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From: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Subject: Supreme Court Poised to Hear Landmark Case Involving Donor Privacy
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Government and RegulationThe justices will hear oral arguments Monday on a California law that requires charities to disclose the names of major donors to state regulators. Their decision, expected later this year, could have far-reaching implications for nonprofits nationwide. -
TransitionsAlso, the National Human Services Assembly has named its new executive director, and the CEO of the National Audubon Society is departing.
Coming Tuesday: Trabian Shorters on Leadership
Trabian Shorters, a veteran leader of efforts to train Black leaders and help foundations, nonprofits, and other organizations advance their diversity, equity, and inclusion work, will join the Chronicle’s editor, Stacy Palmer, for a keynote interview that kicks off the American Express Leadership Academy Global Alumni Summit. You can watch live on Tuesday, April 27, at 10 a.m. Eastern.
Nonprofit News From Elsewhere
Elon Musk has publicly committed about $150 million to charity so far this year, significantly more than all of his previous public donations. Although he once embraced anonymous giving, the Tesla founder has alternately teased and heralded his recent gifts, which include $100 million for the winner of a climate contest that he launched this week; $31 million to schools, urban revitalization, and a food bank in Texas, Tesla's new corporate home; and funding for coronavirus researchers, global internet access, and other causes. Before 2021, his publicly disclosed philanthropy amounted to about $100 million. Musk, who has said the bulk of his charity will come later in his career, has reportedly been sounding out other philanthropists to find ideas for giving. (Vox)
Corporations that made statements and wrote checks during last year's wave of racial-justice protests have to go further, said Derrick Johnson, president of the NAACP. For starters, Johnson said, they must use the lobbying "muscle" that they have long employed in self-interest to protect democracy and voting rights and to push for "a standard of policing." They must also stop supporting politicians who want to restrict voting access, pay their workers more, market to a broader customer base, diversify their C-suites, and do their contracting with a more diverse range of entrepreneurs. "It is a business imperative to be engaged in creating a just and equitable society. It is not charity," Johnson said. (New York Times)
More News
- This Climate Policy Expert Is Taking Over Jeff Bezos’s $10 Billion Earth Fund (Vox)
- Harris Meets With Foundation Heads on Root Causes of Migration (Hill)
- Wildlife Is in Peril, but That Doesn’t Mean Conservation Has Failed (Vox)
- Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro Receives Record $50 Million Gift (Triad Business Journal)
- N.Y. Boosts Funding for Nonprofit Arts Groups (Wall Street Journal — subscription)
Opinion
- Patent Protections Are Thwarting Global Vaccination Efforts (Washington Post)
- Penn Museum Owes Reparations for Previously Holding Remains of a MOVE Bombing Victim (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Inspiration
- The 4,978 Schools That Changed America (Wall Street Journal — subscription)
- Opinion: The Fresh Air Fund Offers a Summer Escape. (New York Times)
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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.
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Foundation GivingThe Kataly Foundation funds nonprofits in areas that have been shut out of the economic mainstream, makes sure investment returns stay in those neighborhoods, and builds relationships with small organizations led by people of color.
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OpinionThe pandemic gave nonprofits a glimpse of how A.I. can change giving. Now foundations and nonprofits need to join forces to use these tools to jump-start a revolution in giving and ensure that organizations of all sizes and causes benefit.
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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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GivingHistorian Benjamin Soskis takes stock of the past year’s crises and discusses how fundraisers and philanthropy leaders can adapt to a changed giving landscape and prepare for an uncertain future.
