🌟 Spotlight on Collaborations in Philanthropy 🌟 We're excited to share our latest newsletter, highlighting several of our collaborative funding partnerships from 2024. This edition also features our recent report, 📚“Supporting Nonprofit Leadership Transitions: A Foundation's Journey. In it you'll find learnings and recommendations for funders looking to better support grantees during a critical stage in the organizational lifecycle. 🔗 Read the full newsletter below #LeadershipTransitions #philanthropy #grantmaking
Cricket Island Foundation
Philanthropic Fundraising Services
New York, NY 660 followers
Bold strategies to support youth-led social change.
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The mission of the Cricket Island Foundation is to develop the capacity and commitment of young people to improve their lives and communities, as well as the world around them. We support organizations that offer meaningful opportunities for youth to contribute to positive societal change. Proposals for funding support are by invitation only; the Foundation is not currently soliciting any applications from new grantees.
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❗ Time to call your reps! If you are in the nonprofit sector, have ever relied on an organization like Planned Parenthood Federation of America or a food bank, or generally enjoy having human rights, take a few moments to make some phone calls. There's a scary bill that will go to a full house vote this Thursday morning, allowing nonprofits to be stripped of their tax-exempt status without evidence or much recourse. Check out these resources and actions from Rusty Stahl: 1. Sign the petition: https://lnkd.in/gAupWREr 2. Call your Rep (Ds & R’s!) today & urge them to vote NO on 9495. Check if a Dem who voted YES last week is your Rep: bit.ly/3YYPkoO 3. Activate your networks! 4. Read Vu Le’s blog post (bit.ly/4fP4gMY) and Nonprofit Quarterly’s Isaiah Thompson report on hearing: bit.ly/3ZclOgy
Update: vote now may be tmrw after noon (Wed 11/20). Action agenda re 9495: 1. Sign petition: https://lnkd.in/gAupWREr 2. Call ur Rep (Ds & R’s!) & urge them to vote NO on 9495. Check if a Dem who voted YES last week is your Rep: bit.ly/3YYPkoO 3. Activate your network! 4. Educate ur self. Read Vu Le’s blog (bit.ly/4fP4gMY) and Nonprofit Quarterly’s Isaiah Thompson report: bit.ly/3ZclOgy. NPQ Excerpts: The House’s Rules Committee on Monday passed a bill, HR 9495, that, if enacted, would give US treasury secretary the power to strip nonprofits of tax-exempt status if unilaterally deemed by the Treasury to be “terrorist-supporting” organizations—a hazy definition that would allow the Trump administration to selectively and arbitrarily target nonprofits viewed as political enemies, critics say. The bill now goes to a full vote on the House floor. The bill was defeated by House Democrats—though 52 broke from their caucus to support the measure—after failing to obtain a two-thirds vote required for procedural reasons. Today, the Rules Committee passed the measure by a majority vote along party lines, with Republicans voting in favor and Democrats opposing. Rep. Mary Scanlon (D-PA): “We all oppose terrorism and organizations that actually materially support terrorism should not enjoy tax-exempt status but that’s not what this bill is about,” said Scanlon. “This bill gives the president, any president, a broad authority to target and silence civil society groups the president does not agree with, and then the groups have no way to challenge this determination. Regardless of one’s party we should all be wary of giving any president an authority like the one that is proposed in this bill.” Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA): “Many of us are deeply concerned that this will be misused by the incoming president, who has labeled mainstream organizations in this country as ‘terrorist’ organizations and he will be able to use this, if it ever became law, to deny organizations their tax-exempt status, to punish them, to try to silence them, without any due process, without any hearing, without any nothing,” said McGovern just before the vote. “This is a dangerous pathway this committee is paving for us to go down.” The bill, first introduced with bipartisan support amid widespread campus protests over the war in Gaza, has drawn criticism and alarm from nonprofits across the sector. The ACLU’s Kia Hamadanchy told NPQ that “the fear is that this is the sort of thing that a Trump administration could weaponize against civil society—not just organizations involved in protests regarding the conflict in Gaza, but civil society writ large.” The bill’s fate remains uncertain, but passage by the full House appears likely, unless significant numbers of Republicans break with their party and Democrats who already voted in favor of the bill change their minds. If passed, the bill would proceed to the US Senate, where Democrats hold a narrow majority.
Bill Threatening Nonprofits Advances in US House—Again - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
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20 organizations have now participated in the Leadership Transition Fund: a multi-year program of grantmaking, technical assistance, and peer support. In this report, we share our learnings and recommendations for funders, including suggestions on how we can support the people, planning, and processes involved in all aspects of a #LeadershipTransition. https://lnkd.in/e9WEeQ8d
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🚨 Exciting Session Alert! 🚨 Join us this Friday at the #2024ExponentConference for an essential funder session on BIPOC Leadership Transitions. BIPOC #leadershiptransitions are on the rise, but current funder practices aren't providing the necessary support to navigate these changes. It’s crucial for funders to understand these challenges and develop better strategies to support organizations and new leaders effectively. In preparation for the session, check out our recently released report 📚 "Supporting Nonprofit Leadership Transitions: A Foundation's Journey". It delves even further into insights and lessons learned from our lean funder approach to transition support. Learn more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e9WEeQ8d
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A successful nonprofit #LeadershipTransition can be more complex than anticipated. Explore the ‘before, during, and after’ stages in our new report. https://lnkd.in/e9WEeQ8d
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We're looking forward to connecting with fellow #leanfunders at #2024ExponentConference! We hope you join us for our interactive session with Carrie Harlow and Neva Walker (session details below).
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North Star Fund's new report, “Youth Power Now: Lessons from Youth Organizers in New York” highlights the incredible work and perspectives of youth organizers from across NYC and the Hudson Valley, including #CIFgrantee New York State Youth Leadership Council (NYSYLC). As a long-time funder of #youthorganizing, we know that listening to young people and investing in their leadership is crucial for building equitable and sustainable communities. We invite you to watch this short video recap of the Youth Organizing Summit below and join us in supporting youth-led social change. Check out the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eKKAcDdM #YouthPowerNow
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✨ Exciting News! ✨ We are thrilled to announce that our Executive Director Liz Sak, has been named a finalist for Exponent Philanthropy's 2024 Outsized Impact Award! Liz's dedicated leadership and funder organizing have led to the expansion of our capacity-building initiatives for grantees, specifically the establishment of CIF's Leadership Transitions Fund (now in its third cycle!). In partnership with Leading Forward, Liz engages with the broader funder community to normalize discussions around nonprofit transitions and to promote a more equitable and supportive philanthropic approach to grantees throughout the process. We invite you to join us in congratulating 🎉Liz and encourage you to vote for her in the final round. Click the 🔗to learn more and cast your vote (by 10/14/24): https://lnkd.in/eYr_HuFc #OutsizedImpactAward #philanthropy
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Great point Liz Sak! So glad that Leading Forward is holding space for funders to talk through how we can expand capacity-building to include leadership transitions. We'll be there-RSVP below to join us! ⬇
For most nonprofits, a #LeadershipTransition is a moment of insecurity and vulnerability. Many funders are already providing capacity building support but we are not always including transitions as part of that work. RSVP to join me and other funders from the Leading Forward community on 9/19 at 2 pm EDT to discuss ways we can invest in capacity building to help our grantee partners be better prepared and more resilient throughout these changes. https://lnkd.in/gGmWjwrt
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Are you a #funder looking to support a nonprofit #LeadershipTransition? If so, please consider these four essential areas that nonprofits must address during the process: ✔️Bylaws ✔️Board development ✔️Pay structures ✔️Building and revising roles For more insight check out our latest report 📚"Supporting Nonprofit Leadership Transitions: A Foundation's Journey" to discover what we learned from #nonprofit leaders navigating an #ExecutiveTransition. https://lnkd.in/ep3imnvj
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