2018 has featured many major events that have affected, and will continue to affect, the nonprofit sector. On January 1, 2018, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the most comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. tax code in over 30 years, went into effect, leaving nonprofits with many unanswered questions about how to comply. Youth advocates demonstrated their power and influence with the March for Our Lives movement and their large voter turnout in the midterm elections. On a judicial front, Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court, ushering in a more conservative court and an understanding that there is much more progress to be made in believing women. Here is a list of 10 significant news events of 2018 affecting the nonprofit sector in the United States and a few links regarding each:

1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

   • Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R. 1 Nonprofit Analysis of the Final Tax Law and 2018 Tax Law Checklist: New Federal Tax Law – Now What for Nonprofit Board and Staff Members? [National Council of Nonprofits]
   • The New Tax Law and Its Impact on Nonprofits – Part 1 and Part 2 [Nonprofit Law Blog]

2. Mass shootings and March for Our Lives

   • Lockdown Generation Roars Back—Enough is Enough! [Nonprofit Quarterly]
   • Turning Point? Philanthropy vs. Gun Violence After the Parkland Shooting [Inside Philanthropy]

3. Brett Kavanaugh hearings and confirmation

   • Implications for Nonprofits of the Brett Kavanaugh Nomination to SCOTUS [Nonprofit Quarterly]
   • With Kavanaugh Hearings as Backdrop, Nonprofit Leaders Call for More Grants to Curb Sexual Assault [Chronicle of Philanthropy]
   • How Is Kavanaugh Likely To Rule On Critical Issues? Here’s A Look At His Record [NPR]

4. Murder of Jamal Khashoggi

   • Jamal Khashoggi Wanted to Launch a Pro-Democracy Group. Then the Saudis Disappeared Him. [The Daily Beast]
   • Why Jamal Khashoggi’s Killing Has Resonated [The New York Times]

5. Midterm elections

   • Nonprofits Have a Lot to Be Thankful for in the Wake of the Midterm Elections [Bolder Advocacy]
   • Is the Future Here Yet? Young Voters’ Critical Influence on the Midterms and Beyond [Nonprofit Quarterly]

6. California fires

   • See how a warmer world primed California for large fires [National Geographic]
   • California Fires Exacerbate State’s Housing Crisis [Nonprofit Quarterly]

7. Migrant family separation and detention of children

   • Trump Administration Diverts Nearly a Half-Billion Dollars to Migrant Children in Custody [Washington Post]
   • Nonprofits Shouldering Care Of Migration Detainees [The Nonprofit Times]
   • Families are Still Being Separated at the Border, Months After “Zero Tolerance” was Reversed [The Texas Tribune]

8. General Data Protection Regulation takes effect

   • G.D.P.R., a New Privacy Law, Makes Europe World’s Leading Tech Watchdog [The New York Times]
   • Europe’s New Data Law: What Nonprofits Need To Know [The Nonprofit Times]

9. Donor information disclosure rules

   • First, Treasury Weakens Donor Disclosure Requirements for Some Nonprofits [Nonprofit Quarterly]
   • Then, Senate votes to overturn Trump donor disclosure rule [Politico]

10. Supreme Court decisions

    • Supreme Court Ruling Delivers a Sharp Blow to Labor Unions [The New York Times]
    • Divided court rules for anti-abortion pregnancy centers in challenge to California law [SCOTUSblog]
    • The Limits and Meaning of the Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision [Nonprofit Quarterly]