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New research reveals that financial gains for many Black-led nonprofits after George Floyd’s murder were short-lived. According to a study by Candid and ABFE, only a subset of large, Black-led nonprofits saw temporary funding increases. Smaller organizations saw no change. New funders tended to finance Black-led nonprofits only for one year, foregoing more transformational relationships that sustain grant recipients’ longer-term goals. The pattern of disinvestment put many community groups at even more of a disadvantage when President Donald Trump’s policies curtailed funding for diversity, equity and inclusion. In light of the report, ABFE CEO Susan Taylor Batten is calling on foundations to build more relational, trust-based connections with Black-led nonprofits.

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Police in London are investigating a suspected antisemitic hate crime attack after four vehicles belonging to a Jewish ambulance service were set on fire. Though it has not been classified as a terrorist incident, counterterror officers have been put in charge of the investigation. No one was injured. The London Fire Brigade says ambulances belonging to Hatzola Northwest, a volunteer organization that provides emergency medical response, were damaged by the fire early Monday morning. Multiple oxygen cylinders on the vehicles exploded, causing windows to break in an adjacent apartment block.

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Nonprofits and airport communities across the country are feeding Transportation Security Administration officers who keep working without full pay during the partial government shutdown. On Thursday, Feeding San Diego started handing out food boxes near the airport. Groups are also delivering meals at Washington-area airports and setting up pantries in places like St. Louis. Organizers are working closely with airports and TSA because ethics rules restrict gifts to federal employees. Unions say they can accept donations and pass them to members. TSA workers report missed bills, eviction notices, and trouble buying basics. They say support helps, but that they need their paychecks most.

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The outgoing head of the Ms. Foundation says the fight for political equality in the U.S. is far from over. Teresa Younger has led Ms. Foundation for twelve years, a term that spanned the MeToo movement and the rollback of abortion rights nationally. In that time, Younger took on domestic abuse by professional football players and raised more than $100 million for the foundation's endowment. Ms. Foundation also launched its landmark report about the very small amount of philanthropic funding that goes to women and girls of color. Ms. Foundation was founded in 1973 by Gloria Steinem and other feminists.

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A film charity has uncovered two episodes of sci-fi series “Doctor Who” that were long believed lost. The charity Film is Fabulous found the 1960s episodes in the belongings of a deceased collector. “Doctor Who” first aired in 1963 and is now a much-loved classic. But scores of episodes were lost because the broadcaster wiped the tapes for re-use. The BBC has restored the two rediscovered episodes and plans to release them next month on its streaming service. The episodes come from 1965 and star William Hartnell as intergalactic adventurer the Doctor in a storyline involving iconic villains the Daleks. Ninety-five episodes still remain missing.