Plus, four universities received big gifts, and a Johnson & Johnson heir left $5 million to a science center. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Also, the Blues Foundation chooses the CEO of the African American Museum in Philadelphia as its next leader, and the longtime CEO of American Public Media Group is departing. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Two experts share insights and advice on how to create a roadmap to navigate your nonprofit’s future in a time of ‘hyper-uncertainty.’ (Note: The link to this briefing in Thursday’s newsletter was incorrect. We apologize for the inconvenience.) Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

How charities are working to keep fundraisers and donors safe in a job that traditionally includes physical contact and close conversation. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

The latest lawsuit against the fundraising software company also asked three nonprofits — Harvard University, Bank Street College of Education, and the Lower East Side Tenement Museum to help donors whose information appears to have been stolen in a ransomware attack. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Experts share simple steps managers can take to ensure fair compensation for women, people of color, and other groups that are often underpaid. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Also, the Kresge Foundation has named a new managing director of its Health Program, and William Gates Sr. has died at age 94. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Democracy Frontlines Fund, a group of grant makers led by the Libra Foundation, is pushing for more support for smaller grassroots organizations working to help improve the lives and build the political power of Black people. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

But just over half reported an increase in the number of donors who gave in the early months of the pandemic. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Donors in California, Florida, and Minnesota have filed four more class-action lawsuits against the fundraising software company Blackbaud whose backup servers were compromised during a ransomware attack identified in May. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

For the first time in modern American history, a sitting president is openly flouting American election norms. What can foundations and donors do about it? Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Also, Orbis International has selected its next CEO, and the Coleman Foundation has announced a new leader. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

For too long, many of us involved in program grants have done too little to push endowment investments to match our mission goals. That’s no longer acceptable. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Nearly 70 percent of organizations reported lower rates of giving compared with the previous year, and 54 percent said fewer new donors supported them, according to a survey conducted by Grenzebach, Glier and Associates. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Charitable interests aligned with corporate corporations indifferent to the plight of the American worker are seeking to suppress discussion about the long-term sustainable level of immigration, writes the head of the Colcom Foundation. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

All of us should expect nonprofits, philanthropists, and the media that covers them to rely on accurate data, provide complicated context, and invite public scrutiny, writes a philanthropy scholar. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Also, the Koret Foundation has granted $10 million to continue scholarships for underrepresented college students in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is giving $1 million to neighborhood-revitalization projects in Flint, Mich. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Nearly 40 percent of those who did said they had done so because they were uncertain how the public-health crisis would affect the economy. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

How to make a better pitch to candidates for board service and six ways to improve recruitment overall. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Donors are pouring money into efforts they say are designed to fix the democratic process. Critics see a thinly disguised effort to use philanthropy to defeat Donald Trump and his policies.  Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>