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Liz Thompson, a major donor, and Abby Falik, CEO of Global Citizen Year, discussed how women’s giving differs from men’s and offered advice on how fundraisers can best cultivate women donors.

Also, Grantmakers in Health chooses a seasoned federal health leader as CEO, McKnight Foundation selects an interim leader, and Paul Grogan is departing the Boston Foundation after 18 years.

If the past is any prediction, things will probably worsen for females when the pandemic ends, setting back decades of progress on human rights.

Grant makers can promote an economy that puts a premium on caring for everyone and provides support for feminist movements that can gain strength even at a time of social distancing, writes a top official of the Open Society Foundations.

What it takes to attract female donors to your cause, plus six easy ways to build long-term relationships with women.

Foundation leaders and individual donors will miss out on key investments if they don’t diversify whom they invest in.

In other news about people in philanthropy, Deepak Bhargava, president of the Center for Community Change, plans to depart after the 2018 midterm elections.

Plus, Fidelity Investments taps a new head of social impact, and a philosopher explains effective altruism

A study released today shows that only 20 percent of foundation grants in a typical year went to the issues girls themselves identified as critical priorities, such as mental health and affordable housing.

Plus, nonprofit employment has finally recovered from jobs lost to Covid, and Open Philanthropy gives $150 million for global health, climate, and education