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From: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Subject: Verdict on George Floyd Murder Can Be Pivotal but the Work Isn’t Done, Nonprofit Leaders Say
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Racial JusticeDonors, activists, and nonprofit leaders must seize this rare and special moment in the fight for racial justice — and be more willing to wade into the thorny issue of police conduct in particular, say grant makers, activists and criminal-justice experts. -
ResearchCharities that directly responded to the health crisis or advocated for relief saw giving grow at nearly twice the rate as those that didn’t, according to a new poll.
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Grants RoundupAlso, Wayfair has given $20 million to LISC for its Black Economic Development Fund, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation gave $1.4 million to Michigan State U. for its Enslaved.org database to document the genealogy of families during the historical slave trade.
Nonprofit News From Elsewhere
George Floyd's death expanded the racial justice movement, spurring white people to join Blacks in protest and to educate themselves about systemic racism. But while many Americans remain committed to the cause, volunteering, donating, or offering the resources of the large corporations they run, many others have retreated into their political bubbles or have stopped short of real sacrifice. The challenge for the movement now seems to be ensuring that it remains part of mainstream discourse and that it's not only people of color doing the unheralded work of uprooting racism in housing, health care, policing, education, and virtually every major institution of American life. (New York Times)
Plus: Opinion: Reform Movements Can’t Last Without Hope. The Chauvin Jury Gave Us Some. (Washington Post)
The Department of Agriculture has extended a decision to make it easier for more children to get free school meals through the 2021-22 school year. The move means that more families can continue to collect meals whether children are in school or learning remotely, and they have the flexibility to pick up multiple meals at once or outside usual meal times. An estimated 12 million children in the United States are dealing with food insecurity. The department will reimburse schools at a higher rate than usual during the school year to account for the increased safety and sanitation expenses of the pandemic. (Washington Post)
As New York City's arts venues emerge from their pandemic hibernation, they will likely have to rethink their modus operandi. Being forced to take all its programming online allowed the storied 92nd Street Y to find a broader audience, although its revenue dropped by more than half, chief executive Seth Pinsky said. But the previous model of running at a loss while being subsidized by donors and steadily hiking ticket prices — thereby whittling down the audience even further — was not sustainable, he said. Though he cautioned that at this point it's conjecture, Pinsky predicted that an increased online presence that makes the programming more accessible will likely be part of breaking that cycle. (Bloomberg CityLab)
More News
- Obama Foundation Looks to Raise $400 Million for Presidential Center Construction, Other Investments (Chicago Tribune)
- $1,000 a Month With No Strings Attached: Guaranteed Basic Income Could Be Coming to L.A. (Los Angeles Times)
- How Crypto Billionaires Will Transform Philanthropy (Bloomberg)
Nonprofit Innovation
- What the Nonprofit Murder Accountability Project Is Doing to Put a Spotlight on Unsolved Killings in the U.S. (Inside Edition)
- As Underserved Areas of Los Angeles Grapple With Vaccine Inequities, Sean Penn’s Nonprofit Joins Effort to Get Doses to Residents (Los Angeles Times). Plus: See the Chronicle's article on Sean Penn's nonprofit and others like it
The Arts
- The Lyric Removes the Modell Name from Its Historic Baltimore Theater, Severing Relationship With Benefactors (Baltimore Sun)
- A New Museum Dedicated to the Tulsa Race Massacre Lets Visitors Choose to See the Full Grim Picture or Take an ‘Emotional Exit’ (Artnet News)
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Diversity, Equity, and InclusionFoundations are putting unprecedented billions into racial equity, but some grant makers worry that too little is going to grassroots movements.
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NewsBlack-led groups see a rare opportunity to advance racial justice. The question is whether foundations will give them what they need to step up.
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OpinionInviting people of color into structures in which we are accountable to white millionaires and billionaires is not an invitation to share power. Real power comes from appointing people of color into top roles and actively dismantling the power structures that marginalize millions, say the author of Decolonizing Wealth and the head of the Groundswell Fund.
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OpinionI am tired. First, there was the unfathomable health and economic catastrophe caused by Covid-19. And now there is this.
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Diversity, Equity, and InclusionNonprofits have been talking about diversity for a long time. But making sure fundraisers feel included and nurturing a sense of belonging require a level of intention most haven’t mustered.
