The Nonprofit Raising $180 Million for LGBTQ Rights

Plus, the limits of collaboration; and the Weingart Foundation nails down its leadership ADVERTISEMENT [Philanthropy Today Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. GOVERNMENT AND REGULATION [As LGBTQ Rights Come Under Threat, Lambda Legal Mounts Effort to Raise $180 Million]( By Stephanie Beasley [STORY IMAGE]( The group is urging donors to support its efforts to take on more cases, particularly at the state level, where more than 500 bills targeting LGBTQ+ people were proposed and nearly 90 were enacted last year. ADVERTISEMENT [As LGBTQ Rights Come Under Threat, Lambda Legal Mounts Effort to Raise $180 Million ]( ADVOCACY [An Activist and an Adversary Found Common Ground. Making Change Proved Harder]( By Marc Gunther [STORY IMAGE]( Leah Garcés ran hard-hitting animal-rights campaigns. Craig Watts raised 700,000 chickens on a factory farm. Their partnership can be celebrated, but collaboration has its limits. TRANSITIONS [Weingart Foundation Promotes Joanna Jackson to President and CEO]( By M.J. Prest [STORY IMAGE]( Plus, Sandy Ho will be the next executive director of the Disability and Philanthropy Forum, and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation has named a new leader. HEWLETT TRAINING SERIES [June 18 and 25 (June 4 on demand) | Register Now]( [STORY IMAGE]( Join us for Build a Thriving Nonprofit Culture, a series of three, 75-minute online sessions designed for leaders of small nonprofits who want to create a vibrant organizational culture to attract and retain top talent from all backgrounds. You’ll get strategies and tactics for creating a positive work environment from the inside out — without breaking the budget. The complimentary registration includes three sessions: Create an Inclusive Nonprofit Culture | Attract, Motivate, and Retain Top Talent | Foster a Culture of Well-Being. All sessions will be recorded and available on demand. SPONSOR CONTENT | The California Endowment [Why are California Communities the Center of the Health Transformation?]( Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online The Southern Poverty Law Center has cut more than 60 employees, amounting to one-fourth of its staff, according to the union that represents them. The civil-rights nonprofit did not confirm the number, but said that in consolidating and eliminating some programs it took “a difficult but necessary decision to focus and align our work with our programmatic priorities and goals.” The union said the cuts would have “a catastrophic impact” on the work of the SPLC, which has been a fundraising powerhouse. 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Next50’s Changing Aging program supports economic well-being for older adults in the United States and the organizations that serve them through systems-level and programmatic innovations in three priority areas: ending ageism, advancing digital equity, and supporting aging in place. Next50 will support a wide range of initiatives including research, start-ups, pilot projects, direct services, policy, and more. Applications accepted from July 1 to July 31. [Youth Sports:]( Game On-Community Places to Play, an initiative of The DICK’s Sporting Goods Foundation and Local Initiatives Support Corporation, provides funding and technical assistance to community-rooted organizations working to create and renovate multi-use youth sport spaces for youth in under-resourced communities across the country. The goal is to improve the quality, safety, and accessibility of local athletic spaces for young people ages six to 24 years old. 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