How to Use Donor Data to Boost Your Fundraising

Plus, nonprofit leaders tell the stories of their turning points; and Cedars-Sinai gets $100 million gift ADVERTISEMENT [Philanthropy Today Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. FUNDRAISING [10 Ways to Make the Most of Donor Data]( By David L. Wheeler [STORY IMAGE]( Don’t assume the analytics that works for other nonprofits will work for yours, and more tips from a wide variety of experts. ADVERTISEMENT [10 Ways to Make the Most of Donor Data]( LEADERSHIP [Want to Be a Better Nonprofit Leader? Start With Your Own Story]( By Sara Herschander [STORY IMAGE]( An event at the Ford Foundation involving a partnership between the BUILD program and the storytelling nonprofit the Moth showcased nonprofit leaders’ personal journeys into advocacy. GIFTS ROUNDUP [$100 Million Windfall for Cedars-Sinai From Randalls]( By Maria Di Mento [STORY IMAGE]( Plus, Harvard gets $20 million after taking a fundraising beating when controversies around campus protests prompted several major donors to pull back. WEBINARS [Thursday: June 13 at 2 p.m. ET | Register Now]( [STORY IMAGE]( Many nonprofits focus their grant seeking on large national foundations, even though community foundations are often more accessible, with stronger local ties. Join us for Attracting Support for Community Foundations to learn from Samuel Bellamy of the Coastal Community Foundation and Irfan Hasan of the New York Community Trust. They’ll explain how to approach and engage program officers, write proposals that rise above the competition, and more. 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Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online A jury in Minneapolis has convicted five people of stealing more than $40 million from a pandemic-era federal food program for children. Two other defendants were acquitted in what prosecutors say was part of a $250 million fraud scheme involving 70 people, with more trials to come. Last week, a juror was dismissed after officials said the juror received $120,000 in an apparent attempted bribe to vote for acquittal. ([New York Times]( The Concord Fund, a conservative nonprofit affiliated with legal activist Leonard Leo, paid Leo’s consulting firm $6 million from July 2022 through June 2023, a new tax filing shows. The D.C. attorney general is investigating a network of nonprofits linked to Leo for possible violations of nonprofit tax law for self-enrichment. The fund’s president did not return a request for comment, but through its lawyer, the consulting firm, CRC Advisors, denied the payment amounted to self-enrichment. 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EDITOR'S PICKS SOCIAL SERVICES [Foundations Are Funding Tiny Home Villages for the Homeless. Is It a Worthwhile Effort?]( By Stephanie Beasley [STORY IMAGE]( The Oak Foundation, Sobrato Philanthropies, and the Dell Foundation are funding tiny home villages as homelessness spikes. OPINION [To Fight Antisemitism, Improve Holocaust Education]( By Deborah M. Lauter [STORY IMAGE]( Broad philanthropic support for combatting antisemitism — and protecting democracy — must include greater investment in teaching about the Holocaust. BEST PRACTICES [Mega-Gift Fiasco at Florida A&M Shows Nonprofits What Not to Do]( By Maria Di Mento [STORY IMAGE]( A questionable $240 million gift illustrates what can happen when nonprofit leaders ignore warning signs. 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