How Philanthropy Has Fueled a Women’s Sports Boom

Plus, UCLA receives a $120 million donation; and a letter-writer calls for solar panels on college campuses ADVERTISEMENT [Philanthropy Today Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. TRENDS [New Era in Women’s Sports Fueled by Decades of Women Donors]( By Sara Herschander [STORY IMAGE]( Since Title IX’s enactment in 1972, female athletes, activists, and donors have steadily fueled a slow-burning revolution in women’s sports, culminating in today’s record-breaking participation. ADVERTISEMENT [New Era in Women’s Sports Fueled by Decades of Women Donors]( GIFTS ROUNDUP [Retired Surgeon and Inventor Gives UCLA $120 Million]( By Maria Di Mento [STORY IMAGE]( Plus, three prominent LA museums land an art collection and $15 million for acquisitions, and medical students in Baltimore to benefit from $10 million for scholarships. 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[Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to nonprofit news and analysis. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online Groups that provide aid to Gaza are increasingly having their bank accounts or payment systems shut down as financial institutions seek to avoid running afoul of sanctions regimes. Leaders of the targeted groups say they carefully vet their partners, and the U.S. Treasury last year reminded banks that providing humanitarian aid is permitted. But banks view these groups’ accounts as too small to justify the expense of due diligence to distinguish between legitimate actors and sanctions-evaders, a lawyer with a Palestinian rights group in Europe said. ([Wall Street Journal]( - Plus: Israel Strikes Aid Convoy Organized by U.S. Nonprofit, Killing 4 Palestinians ([Washington Post]( - Background from the Chronicle: [Nonprofits Are Taking a Stance on Gaza — and Paying the Price]( A major donor to Britain’s National Gallery has gotten the last word in a dispute over the building’s design, even though he died in 2022. Workers demolishing the museum’s Sainsbury wing ahead of a reconstruction found tucked inside a false column a note from John Sainsbury, a supermarket magnate whose family reportedly donated millions to build the wing decades ago. “Let it be known that one of the donors of this building is absolutely delighted that your generation has decided to dispense with the unnecessary columns,” wrote Sainsbury, who lost the argument over the column during construction of the wing when then-director Neil MacGregor ruled in the architects’ favor. ([New York Times]( More News - An Austrian Heiress Recruited Fifty People From All Walks of Life to Redistribute 25 Million Euros — If They Could Agree on How to Spend It. ([New Yorker]( - California Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning Legacy and Donor College Admissions ([Los Angeles Times]( - In New Orleans, Nonprofits See New Money and New Inclusive Approach From the NBA Foundation ([Associated Press]( - Layoffs Hit Food Pantries in D.C. as Costs and Need Soar ([Washington Post]( - Background from the Chronicle: [The Fiscal Cliff Has Arrived — and With It, Cuts, Layoffs, and Crisis. A Look at 2024’s Hunt for Revenue.]( - California Struck a Deal With Google to Fund Local Journalism. Journalists Aren’t Happy About It ([Los Angeles Times]( - Background from the Chronicle: [After Shaky Start, Philanthropy Coalition’s $500 Million Local News Effort Takes Shape]( - Do Neighborhoods Really Matter? Columbus Nonprofit Helps Families Move, Gets Big Results ([Columbus Dispatch]( subscription) - Las Vegas Nonprofit Execs Make Big Bucks Helping the Poor ([Las Vegas Review-Journal]( - Nonprofit Signal Is More Than Encrypted Messaging. Under Meredith Whittaker, It’s Out to Prove Surveillance Capitalism Wrong ([Wired]( - Colonial Williamsburg, Where MAGA Granddads and Resistance Moms Go to Learn America’s Most Painful History Lessons ([Politico]( - Background from the Chronicle: [Statues of Confederate Generals Have Come Down. What Should Take Their Place?]( Note: In the links in this section, we flag articles that only subscribers can access. But because some journalism outlets offer a limited number of free articles, readers may encounter barriers with other articles we highlight in this roundup. EDITOR'S PICKS OPINION [Sabbaticals and the Case for More Rest for Leaders of Color]( By Cora Daniels [STORY IMAGE]( Social change isn’t possible when nonprofit leaders are exhausted. Extended paid leave helped me — and can help others. TECHNOLOGY [How Nonprofits Really Feel About A.I.]( By Sara Herschander [STORY IMAGE]( More than two-thirds of nonprofits have already tried using artificial intelligence in their work, despite low comfort levels with the technology and concerns about data protection and bias, a new survey reveals. FUNDRAISING [By Overlooking Women, Nonprofits Are Leaving Billions on the Table]( By Stephanie Beasley [STORY IMAGE]( Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott have become two of the biggest donors in the country. More women could join their ranks as they inherit large fortunes. ADVERTISEMENT LinkedIn Live [Join our live event]( —Future Caucus CEO Layla Zaidane is betting that Gen Z and millennials can bring an end to partisan warfare. 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