#GoodNewsFriday In response to attacks on the 1st Amendment, 3 separate coalitions representing #philanthropy, #nonprofits, and a million Americans have drawn a line in the sand. @publiccitizen.bsky.social @borealisphil.bsky.social @solidaire.bsky.social @insidephilanthropy.com

I was never angry about sports, but the point really hits home today.

What a horrible way to die. No one should be put through that, and no one should lose a loved one that way. My deepest sympathies to everyone who knew and cared about him, no matter who they are. Grief comes for all of us equally.

CW: suicide prevention The federal regime has stopped supporting LGBT youth-specific support via the 988 suicide hotline. Fortunately for queer youth, @pivotalventures.bsky.social and other funders have stepped up to support @thetrevorproject.bsky.social. #philanthropy @insidephilanthropy.com

Here's some #GoodNewsThursday: @open-society.bsky.social's latest grantmaking and fellowships in the Global South, featuring three programs focused on #African nations. For @insidephilanthropy.com #philanthropy #Africa #democracy

The key words here are "intermediaries under their control." The idiotic ideas that wealth=wisdom and that wealth should confer power are the particular scourge of our age. One of them, at any rate. The other is that some people's religion should equal anyone else's law. @insidephilanthropy.com

@revolvefund.bsky.social has made roughly $2million in recoverable grants--and helped grantees raise an additional $60 million--in just under 5 years. That's a HUGE #ROI, and all of it benefits underserved people. For @insidephilanthropy.com @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social #philanthropy

For @insidephilanthropy.com, it's Good News Friday!, a.k.a. an update on the Minneapolis/St. Paul GroundBreak initiative and the impact it has already had on two local families. #philanthropy #housingcrisis @bushfoundation.bsky.social @huntingtonbank.bsky.social

For @insidephilanthropy.com, a look at @statesunited.org and the #funders supporting its work. @palfrey.org @democracyfund.bsky.social @pivotalventures.bsky.social "I think we can’t take for granted that we will have another free and fair election.” -- @joannalydgate.bsky.social

First there were 73. Three months later there are more than 700... foundations, that is, all of them saying they have a 1st Amendment right to give as they wish, 47's orders be damned. For @insidephilanthropy.com @palfrey.org @deepakbhargava.bsky.social #philanthropy

Remember when W. was (correctly) excoriated for his "Heck of a job, Brownie?" comment after Hurricane Katrina? Where's the outrage now?

This isn't just a good idea because it's necessary; retaking local control of all sorts of social programs also removes the financial leverage that 47's regime had against them.

Perfect summation of our current situation: according to Dear Leader, protestors who use face masks are criminals. Trigger-happy himbos who wear full face coverings while kidnapping people from the street, courtrooms and classrooms, however, Must Be Obeyed.

For @insidephilanthropy.com, a look at what a recent report and two wildly successful fundraising campaigns tell us about #LGBT #philanthropy. Synopsis -- seriously, #foundations? $.20 per $100 awarded? @lambdalegal.org

A question to those who know re: a non-Substack newsletter platform. People have posted about this before and of course I lost the link. Whatever it is needs to be fairly easy to use for relative non-techies and allow but not require monetization. Tks in advance for any advice!

As I'm mired in shame about the destruction of USAID and so much else about being a US citizen right now, at least there's a bit of good news to share: April's announcement of round 2 of the Black Feminist Fund's Sustain Fund. For @insidephilanthropy.com #philanthropy

For @insidephilanthropy.com, a report on the discrimination faced by #LGBT Orthodox Jews -- and a grant helping one nonprofit do something about it. @ujafedny.bsky.social #philanthropy

For @insidephilanthropy.com, I looked at how @mothercabrini.bsky.social is addressing the #nursingshortage and #burnout epidemic among nurses in #NewYork. IMHO, this is a great use of #philanthropic $$. #philanthropy

For @insidephilanthropy.com, here's a look at @lambdalegal.org's stunningly successful Unstoppable Future campaign to fight the assault against #LGBT rights. #Philanthropy, where are you?!? @horizonsfoundation.org

Sharing to boost the signal. Please do the same. @marisakabas.bsky.social is doing amazing independent journalism.

For @insidephilanthropy.com, here's a great quote from my recent conversation with @woodsfund.org's Michelle Morales: Do you think [funders] fealty to perpetuity makes any sense in a country and world that has been in upheaval since at least the COVID lockdown? No. #philanthropy #racialjustice

For @insidephilanthropy.com, here's a report on the Writing Freedom Fellowships. “the arts matter because they help us to understand how we matter.” -- the old National Endowment of the Arts in 2015. @haymarketbooks.org @mellon.org @fordfoundation.org #philanthropy

The annual Locus Awards are one of my go-to sources for finding new authors to enjoy. It was a pleasure to support this -- and I scored a book by @matociquala.bsky.social!

Trump has declared open season on abortion providers & patients. For @insidephilanthropy.com, a look at funders working to keep abortion clinics safer. @abortionfunds.bsky.social #philanthropy #abortionaccess "Imagine being able to talk about the most intense bomb threat in your workplace..."

For @insidephilanthropy.com I spoke with new Gill Foundation CEO Kate Kendell about her career and the new blast of attacks on #LGBT rights. "I have watched in horror as much of what we gained, that I helped to be a part of and to lead — my legacy — was being eroded..." #philanthropy

Yes, the rich are different, but lucky the rest of us they're not all alike. For @insidephilanthropy.com here's a look at 8 orgs by/for rich people working to dismantle their own privilege. #philanthropy #taxtherich @ewdinstitute.bsky.social @solidaire.bsky.social @patrioticmillionaires.org

For @insidephilanthropy.com, a bit of good news about ReImagine Freedom, a nonprofit by and for marginalized women. “I’ve started two businesses and believed that I could bootstrap them in public housing with my welfare check,” It doesn’t work." @heisingsimonsfdn.bsky.social #philanthropy

BREAKING: I've been wondering about #foundations silence in the wake of Trump's threats to target their #DEI giving. Well, it looks like the silence is over. #philanthropy @jpalfrey.bsky.social @insidephilanthropy.com @rwjf.bsky.social

For @insidephilanthropy.com, here's some good news for a change: a look at @arnoldventures.bsky.social's funding of studies to find evidence that treating #incarcerated people with decency leads to better outcomes for them and for society. #philanthropy #CJreform #prisonreform

EDITED: For @insidephilanthropy.com, here's a look at two funders who are supporting the wellbeing of #nonprofit workers at #abortionrights organizations. #philanthropy

For @insidephilanthropy.com, here's a look at The Just Trust's pivot to become a criminal justice funding intermediary now that their funding from Chan-Zuckerberg is starting to run out. #philanthropy #cjreform #grants

I just signed this petition to free Mahmoud Khalil. I don't believe online petitions help in and of themselves, but if enough people sign that the media picks up on it, that will at least help keep this important story alive.

@peters.senate.gov isn't taking constituent phone calls. All of his numbers say to leave a message and then promptly hang up. About what I've been expecting; his conduct during Trump Pt. 1 was disappointing and I'm sure he's going to cave on the #CR, too.

Now, THIS is election interference. And it means that, unsurprisingly, Trump didn't win -- the conservatives, once again, cheated.

If you're with a #nonprofit in Chicago, this information might be of interest...

For @insidephilanthropy.com, several of the top #LGBT funders we spoke to vowed to continue or increase their giving in response to anti-trans attacks. But this movement is criminally underfunded and needs more help. #philanthropy #transrights

For @insidephilanthropy.com, today's report from Center for Effective Philanthropy & recent @urbaninstitute.bsky.social reports make it clear: large numbers of US #nonprofits will be financially crippled or forced to shut down unless private #funders act. @jpalfrey.bsky.social #philanthropy

For @insidephilanthropy.com, a look at three funders's moves to boost their payout rates. What's the real value of MacArthur's #SetItAtSix decision? What does it mean to be "fiduciarily responsible" in these critical times? #philanthropy #nonprofitcrisis #trumpmuskcuts

Remember who to thank when your tax refund never shows up.

Bye bye, @washingtonpost.com. I'm going to miss the hell out of what used to be a great paper, not to mention Carolyn Hax's live chats. But my subscription money is best spent elsewhere.

An important piece by my colleague @martharamirez.bsky.social, and a reminder of how vulnerable facts and information are in the digital age. #philanthropy @insidephilanthropy.com @waybackmachine.bsky.social

While the Trump/Musk regime kills the #CFPB, the @cfefund.bsky.social is supporting the creation of consumer protection and other financial services at the local level. For @insidephilanthropy.com @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social #philanthropy

For @insidephilanthropy.com, I did a survey of major funders to see how they're responding to Trump's anti-#DEI executive order. Shout out to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Borealis Philanthropy in particular for their courageous stands. #philanthropy

My pleasure, @lizdilauro.bsky.social -- best of luck with this important work!

Sharing to boost the signal.

For @insidephilanthropy.com, here's a look at new information from the @urbaninstitute.bsky.social about potential devastation to #nonprofits being wrought by the Trump/Musk administration's halt of federal grants. #philanthropy #nonprofits #attackondemocracy

It's a small, stupid thing. But I felt about a hair's width better doing it.

For @insidephilanthropy.com, here's the real scoop on what happened between the San Francisco DA's office and two grantmakers, including MacArthur and Crankstart. W/huge thanks to @missionlocal.org for their excellent reporting. #philanthropy #cjreform #grantmaking #oops

With thanks to @pronounced-ing.bsky.social, I just set up my donations to Internet Archive. May I also suggest National Network of Abortion Funds? I've been giving there since roughly a bit post-Dobbs. The need is only going to increase.

If anyone claims that the current anti-trans panic was caused in any part by trans people advocating for our human rights, that person is lying through their teeth. The religious right lost on marriage equality, and immediately started going after trans people instead. That's what happened.