Issue Highlights
The Global LGBTI Funding Summit - Alliance magazine
Hosted by the Global Philanthropy Project (GPP), the Global LGBTI Funding Summit took place from November 9th to 11th in Cape Town, South Africa, ahead of the 2024 ILGA World Conference. At this event, communities came together to advance the rights of LGBTI individuals on a global scale.
Why risk aversion won’t help civic funders in 2025 | Inside Philanthropy
in the face of attempts to divide, foundations need to build stronger, broader coalitions. The targeting of civil society tends to grow until funders learn to stand together in cross-partisan solidarity and defend the independence of their sector.
Calling All Donors (and Would-Be Donors): The Vital U.S. Nonprofit Sector is Under Threat and Must Be Protected | The Center for Effective Philanthropy
Three developments, in particular, worry me: a drop in rates of giving to nonprofits; widespread staff burnout; and an increasing effort to target nonprofits based on their missions and values.
How Trump Could Target Nonprofits — and How to Protect Yours
Expect donors and organizations to be attacked by name, harassed and threatened online, and investigated on questionable grounds, says the author. Here’s how groups can defend themselves.
Can Trans Rights Survive in a Republican-Controlled Congress? | Them
as a new GOP-controlled Congress signals that anti-trans legislation is a top priority and President-elect Donald Trump takes office, a wave of federal anti-trans laws and executive orders is on the horizon.
LGBTQ Social Justice
What to believe? Uganda's possible next president vows to repeal Kill the Gays Law
Son of President Museveni calls for repeal of Anti-Homosexuality Act in a tweet — now deleted
Over the years, Uganda murals keep fighting gender-based violence
“Using murals/street art, we empower communities to speak up, raise awareness and change the whole narrative,” he says of Uganda-based East African Visual Artists (EAVA) , where he is executive director.
2024 LGBTQ rights global update: Progress and reversals in Africa
Second in a series of updates about LGBTQ rights internationally, region by region
Donald Trump erases transgender people from federal rules
As one of his first executive orders since returning to office on Monday, President Donald Trump declared that the federal government would no longer recognize transgender people. The sweeping directive, titled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” defines sex as strictly male or female based on the “immutable biological reality of sex” characteristics at birth. The new Republican administration claims this move will “defend women’s rights” and restore “trust in government itself.”
Trump revokes Biden's order that lifted trans military ban, clearing way for new ban
“Kicking nearly 15,000 service members out of the military solely because of their identity would be catastrophic to our military readiness and recruitment,”
New HHS Report Condemns Nonconsensual Surgeries on Intersex Youth | Them
Intersex advocates say it’s the first report of its kind from the U.S. government.
Biden's final actions as president leave some transgender people feeling unsupported | AP News
“In some ways, the Biden administration has lived up to promises to support trans people, but not nearly to the degree that they could have, nor to what is equal to the current anti-trans onslaught,” Imara Jones, a transgender woman who created “The Anti-Trans Hate Machine” podcast, told The Associated Press.
Biden’s Title IX Protections for LGBTQ+ Students Are Now Blocked Nationwide | Them
Compelling people to use trans people's names and pronouns is a violation of the First Amendment, U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves ruled.
The Trevor Project to undergo layoffs and restructuring in major 'transformation'
The CEO of the nonprofit LGBTQ youth suicide prevention organization said it is in the midst of a “perfect storm” that will result in a “difficult but necessary” shakeup.
Great Apes & Gibbons
Mother Chimp and Daughter Share a Special Sign - The New York Times
Humans are known to invent private hand gestures. Chimps in the wild do, too, a new study suggests.
Agroforest vital for rare small apes - Chinadaily.com.cn
Skywalker gibbons display unexpected adaptability to environmental changes
Philanthropy
How to Keep Hope Alive in 2025 and Beyond | Inside Philanthropy
“Grassroots groups need — and deserve — unearmarked funding that shows trust in your beneficiaries’ ability to make investments that meet their needs,”
From the margins to mainstream: Learning from Dreilinden's investment in global LGBT+ communities - Alliance magazine
The Dreilinden Foundation in Germany appears to be something of an outlier in this space. It is experimenting with social investment for LGBT+ people in different continents to help grow safety, stability and life chances for LGBT+ and a better society for everyone.
Laughing Gull Foundation’s Progressive Southern Giving | Inside Philanthropy
The foundation leaned into a planned spend-down early in its existence, believing that moving its assets out quickly and effectively is a “moral imperative.” If everything goes according to plan, assets will be completely spent by 2036
Succession Planning Practices to Know | Inside Philanthropy
“We recommend a transition committee,” Varma said. Such a committee should be able not only to nail down all the immediate tasks and responsibilities that need to be completed in the absence of key leaders, but also consider whether an interim leader should step in while the board selects a new head.
A new operating model for funding networks - Alliance magazine
Networks are relational. Funding a network is funding the network’s membership. They have the potential to contribute to systems change because they can embody the elements of a system and through active, meaningful engagement by network members, new forms of behaviours, patterns, and structures can emerge. This engagement is what funders must support.
Reimagining equity with AI: What philanthropy can do
AI has the potential to act as an equalizer for underserved and under-resourced communities.
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New book makes strong case for participatory grantmaking | Inside Philanthropy
a new book titled “Participatory Grantmaking in Philanthropy: How Democratizing Decision-Making Shifts Power to Communities,” is a significant contribution to the field. Co-edited by philanthropy consultant Cynthia Gibson and MacArthur Foundation Managing Director of Discovery, Exploration and Programs Chris Cardona, it includes trenchant analysis, case studies penned by leaders at participatory grantmaking practitioners like the Disability Rights Fund, the Haymarket People’s Fund and the New England Grassroots Environment Fund, and evidence-based approaches in areas ranging from climate justice to disability rights.
The Philanthropy Project centers nonprofits in reform | Inside Philanthropy
The Philanthropy Project’s organizers are focusing on four specific areas of reform that directly reflect some of nonprofit funding’s most notable regulatory weak points as codified in the Tax Reform Act of 1969: aligning the timing of tax deductions for DAF contributions to the movement of those dollars to nonprofits; restricting private foundation-to-DAF transfers; narrowing the expenses that are included as qualified distributions by foundations; and tightening transparency requirements for philanthropy and its associated financial services industry.