Spontaneous Giving — and How to Win a Second Gift

Plus, the importance of networking organizations; and Carnegie once again supports libraries 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 [How to Encourage Spontaneous Donors to Give Again]( By Rasheeda Childress [STORY IMAGE]( Just 12 percent of all donors give spontaneously, but the share is a little higher among Gen Z and millennials. OPINION [Networking Organizations Can Help Local Nonprofits Succeed — My Experience Proves It]( By Kassaga James Arinaitwe [STORY IMAGE]( Grant makers too often skip funding this critical step when supporting local leaders like me. FOUNDATION GIVING [Carnegie Returns to Its Roots With Millions in Grants to Public Libraries]( By Alex Daniels [STORY IMAGE]( The Carnegie Corporation of New York, founded by steel magnate and library builder Andrew Carnegie, thinks the public institutions can mend today’s societal fractures. 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They’ll discuss what comes next now that the Fearless Fund settled a court case that was widely watched as a barometer of what grant makers can do in the wake of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE [Chronicle of Philanthropy Subscription] Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to nonprofit news and analysis. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online Concerned about hacking by foreign governments, tech entrepreneur and philanthropist Craig Newmark is putting $100 million into efforts to bolster U.S. cybersecurity. Some of the funds will go to a University of Chicago program to train a corps of cybersecurity volunteers to protect local infrastructure as well as a nonprofit that promotes internet safety for children. But most of the money, $88 million, remains to be allocated, and groups can apply on the Craig Newmark Philanthropies website. ([Wall Street Journal]( subscription) A coalition of conservationists and locals, some of whom had once been at odds, came together to stop new oil and gas drilling in a pristine part of Colorado. The Bush administration issued about 80 drilling leases in the Thompson Divide, about 250,000 acres of public land in west-central Colorado. Earlier efforts to save the expanse had foundered on disagreements between cyclists and snowmobilers, on the one side, and conservationists on the other. This time, they found success when they joined forces, and lawyers for an environmental nonprofit discovered legal vulnerabilities in the drilling leases. Nervous energy companies started to back out, and this year the Biden administration put a 20-year pause on new oil and gas development to give Congress time to pass permanent protections for the land. ([New York Times]( Background from the Chronicle: [Suing Government and Business Is a Potent Way to Curb Climate Change. 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EDITOR'S PICKS MAJOR GIFTS [Health Scare Leads Billionaire to Give $360 Million in One Day]( By Maria Di Mento [STORY IMAGE]( Thomas Golisano divided the money among 82 charities in Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse, N.Y. TRENDS [America’s Giving Crisis — and the Plan to Fix It]( By Sara Herschander [STORY IMAGE]( Generosity Commission concludes a three-year study with a roadmap to boost charitable giving and volunteering in the U.S. MAJOR PHILANTHROPISTS [Giving Away a Fortune: What Could Warren Buffett’s Adult Children Support?]( By Thalia Beaty And Josh Funk, Associated Press [STORY IMAGE]( When Howard, Susie, and Peter Buffett have spoken publicly about their giving, they’ve talked about taking risks to confront hard problems or fund ventures others might not. ADVERTISEMENT Upcoming Webinar [Join our webinar]( —We all know program officers are flooded with requests for support. 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