The briefings

Brian Chesky pledged $100 million to San Francisco's parks, the largest single-donor gift the city has received, and Press Forward says its funders have put nearly $600 million into local news, beating a five-year goal two years early. Today is the big day at TAG2026 in Chicago, where the opening plenary shares the first public findings from the 2026 State of Philanthropy Tech survey. On the AI front, new funder programs are paying for responsible AI in Medicaid care and in multilingual classrooms, and a major nonprofit software company added an AI agent that cleans up donor data.

Ford set a 50% floor for multiyear general operating support, Candid launched a new research and learning center, the Packard Foundation created a senior AI advisor role, and TAG2026 opens today in Chicago.

AI in grantmaking runs through almost every story in today's edition, from funder product releases to policy debates over AI-boosted proposal volume. The Climate and Health Funders Coalition reports more than $225 million awarded in its first year, while TAG2026 opens tomorrow in Chicago. Watch December 11 for the OMB grant-rule ban tied to the stopgap spending law.