A Novel Philanthropic Effort to Help Native Americans Build Wealth

Plus, the National Park Foundation names a new CEO; and a podcast explains how to take a positive approach to climate change ADVERTISEMENT [Philanthropy Today Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. RURAL PHILANTHROPY [Native American Group Gives to Individuals to Build Community Wealth]( By Jim Rendon [STORY IMAGE]( The NDN Collective is giving out $25,000 and $50,000 awards, thanks to a $50 million foundation grant. TRANSITIONS [National Park Foundation Names Next CEO]( By M.J. Prest [STORY IMAGE]( Also, the Carnegie Corporation of New York has appointed a new vice president of its international program, and Karen Knudsen will step down as CEO of the American Cancer Society next year. PODCAST | GIVING DONE RIGHT [Podcast: How to Take a Positive Approach to Fighting Climate Change]( [STORY IMAGE]( Instead of apocalyptic imagery, consider what feels good about a world with a healthy climate, what makes people want to roll up their sleeves and work for that outcome, says climate scientist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. WEBINARS [October 10 at 2 p.m. ET | Register Now]( [STORY IMAGE]( Nonprofits that focus on capturing planned gifts can reap big benefits: Charitable bequests totaled $42.7 billion last year. Join us for Steps to Take to Build a Planned Giving Program to learn from Aquanetta Betts, director of planned giving at George Mason University, and Sean Twomey, senior director of planned giving and impact at the Wilderness Society. They’ll share smart advice and examples to help you start or step up your planned-giving efforts. Online Forums [September 24 at 2 p.m. ET | Register Now]( [STORY IMAGE]( Join the Chronicle’s Stacy Palmer for The Future of Race-Based Grant Making, a conversation with Roger Colinvaux of The Catholic University of America, Marc Philpart of the California Black Freedom Fund, Carmen Rojas of Marguerite Casey Foundation, Thomas Saenz of MALDEF, and Olivia Sedwick, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. 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 After some initial delay, large philanthropies are stepping in to help New York City manage an influx of hundreds of thousands of migrants. The Carnegie Corporation of New York recently announced that a gift of $4 million to the city’s public libraries will in part fund more staff who can help connect migrants with services and expand English classes. In addition, the Robin Hood Foundation and the New York Community Trust will donate a total of at least $4 million to nonprofits providing services to migrants. The goal is to help migrants become self-sufficient as the city’s budget is increasingly strained. ([New York Times]( Plus: Refugees in New Hampshire Turn to Farming for an Income and a Taste of Home ([Associated Press]( Thousands of foster children in California could be uprooted as nonprofit foster agencies face an insurance crisis. After large sexual abuse settlements, the Nonprofits Insurance Alliance of California, which says it covers 90 percent of foster agencies, is poised to let policies expire in October. The nonprofits are scrambling to find new insurers, even as many have left the market. Alternatively, short-staffed county agencies would have to start overseeing foster homes, which would trigger a lengthy bureaucratic transfer of responsibility and likely result in fewer “wraparound” services. ([Los Angeles Times]( Background from the Chronicle: [Older Young People in Foster Care Were an Afterthought. A Politician and a Child Welfare Expert Teamed Up to Reform the Safety Net]( More News and Opinion - Opinion: One of the World’s Biggest Health Risks Is a Philanthropic Blind Spot ([New York Times]( - This Nonprofit Is Investing in San Diego Startups, But No One Is Getting Rich ([San Diego Union-Tribune]( - LACMA Ends South Los Angeles Project to ‘De-center’ the Museum Over High Costs ([Artnews]( - Warren Buffett’s Death Plan Dodges Taxes and Will Make His Kids ‘Philanthropic Titans,’ Says Wealth Inequality Guru ([Business Insider]( Nonprofit Finances - Dallas’s Citysquare: An Emerging Case Study in How to Wind Down a Nonprofit and Keep Its Work Alive ([Baptist News]( - More Minnesota Nonprofits Are Facing Financial Crisis Than Any Year Since 2020 ([Minnesota Star Tribune]( - Background from the Chronicle: [The Fiscal Cliff Has Arrived — and With It, Cuts, Layoffs, and Crisis. A Look at 2024’s Hunt for Revenue]( 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. New Grant Opportunities Your Chronicle subscription includes free access to [GrantStation’s]( database of grant opportunities. [Street Design:]( Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Asphalt Art Initiative provides support for arts-driven street redesigns that improve safety, revitalize public spaces, and engage local communities. The Initiative’s current funding round will award ten grants of up to $100,000 each, as well as provide on-call technical assistance and impact evaluation support, to cities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States with populations of 50,000 or more. The focus is on large-scale projects that will make important streets safer and more accessible, create significant new public spaces, or enact other similarly transformative roadway redesigns. Grants up to $100,000; application deadline January 31, 2025. [Access to Food:]( The America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative Food Access and Retail Expansion Fund will support innovative fresh food retail and food system enterprises that seek to improve access to healthy food in underserved areas of the United States through food retail. $60 million in loans, grants, and technical assistance will be provided over five years for the predevelopment, planning, and implementation of projects aiming to increase food access, and strengthen, expand, and innovate within the food retail supply chain. Support will be provided for projects in eligible underserved geographic areas. Grants up to $250,000 for implementation, and $100,000 for early-stage planning; applications due October 14, March 3, 2025, and August 4, 2025. EDITOR'S PICKS 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. ELECTIONS [Can Elections Ever Be Normal Again? These 22 Nonprofit Leaders Have a Plan.]( By Drew Lindsay [STORY IMAGE]( After the tumult of 2020, a new set of organizations aims to reinforce how votes are tallied on November 5 as well as in 2026, 2028, and beyond. 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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