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Editor's note:
The domestic policy bill that President Donald Trump signed on Friday will add new stresses to nonprofits already reeling from the president’s executive orders, Ben Gose reports in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The bill will cut nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid over 10 years and slash billions from food assistance programs – hurting the poorest Americans that many charities serve – while making giving incentives to nonprofits somewhat unpredictable.
Harsh criticism came from foundations and charities that serve the country’s poor. “At its core, the bill violates everything we know about fighting poverty and sparking economic opportunity,” said Richard Buery Jr., CEO of Robin Hood, New York City’s largest poverty-fighting organization.
Elizabeth McGuigan, CEO of Philanthropy Roundtable, whose members are largely conservative, praised the bill. “Government spending is shrinking – which is a good thing – and generous Americans are ready and willing to support causes and communities around the country,” she said.
News and trends
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Support from big grant makers, an eye for earned revenue and a CEO who both courts and critiques tech leaders have helped to fuel the group’s success.
By Eden Stiffman/Chronicle of Philanthropy
Commentary and analysis
Conservatives notch 2 victories in their fight to deny Planned Parenthood federal funding through Medicaid
A provision in the big legislative package and a related Supreme Court ruling mark the culmination of a strategy to defund the health care provider that was in full swing by 2007.
By Rachel Rebouche, Temple University, for The Conversation U.S.
To survive future scrutiny, foundations need to reform how and where they give.
By Craig Kennedy, Giving Review, for the Chronicle of Philanthropy
Other nonprofit news of note
- Dispute over Golden Globes heats up (New York Times)
- Why evangelicals turned their back on PEPFAR (The Atlantic)
- Iowa City crisis service line plans layoffs as government halts 988 support for LGBTQ+ youth (USA Today)
- Meet the 91-year-old Brookline philanthropist and scientist on a quest to develop artificial blood (Brookline.News)
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