The Friday Rewind offers a snapshot of PhilanthroNews — that means news stories, articles, events of note, or information updates — from around our network and throughout the broad world of philanthropy. Whether you take a quick skim of the material or a deep dive through each item we hope to help inform your work and inspire your thinking.
- “Multisolving,” or the concept of solving multiple problems with one investment of time and money is incredibly relevant in an age of “complex, interlinked, social and environmental challenges.” The Stanford Social Innovation Review discusses three operating principles and three practices that show up in many projects that implement cross-sectoral partnerships to foster effective change. Read more about those practices here
- Nonprofits have long depended on tax incentives to encourage giving, but with the doubling of the Standard Deduction under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, will that incentive go away? And does it matter anyway? In this podcast from the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, Dr. Philip Knight, Executive Director of the Food Bank Council of Michigan, and Allison Grayson, Director of Policy Development and Analysis at Independent Sector, help us look to history and speculate about the future to uncover the role of state and federal tax incentives on donor dollars.
- The public commenting period for the 2020 Census closes August 7th. By visiting www.censuscounts.org, people can share their opinion on the Census, including the controversial citizenship question. Read more about the ramifications of an inaccurate count, as well as why there is so much opposition to the citizenship question here as well as on the NY Funders Alliance Census Resource page
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently launched an Opioid Misuse Resource Map that is seeking to compile projects addressing the opioid epidemic in each state. The map is far from comprehensive, but is seeking to “give local voices a national stage” and encourages communities to share what actions are being taken in prevention, treatment, and recovery. See the map and share your projects and initiatives here
- Measuring performance in philanthropy is difficult, as there are not always immediate, tangible benefits seen from grant support. There are, however, a few practical guidelines that can be utilized in order to evaluate grantee performance. These guidelines include, ensuring that your organization’s definition of success is aligned with grantees’, accounting for external factors, and defining a streamlined set of measures. Learn more here
Friday Rewind is published each Friday by NY Funders Alliance staff. To submit a story for the Friday Rewind, please email programs@nyfunders.org.
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