Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week.
Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources:
Opinion: How Trump Could Target Nonprofits — and How to Protect Yours (Mike Berkowitz, Chronicle of Philanthropy)
From Fixers to Builders (Trabian Shorters, SSIR)
‘Dark Money’ Is Tainting Washington Think Tanks. A New Report Shows It’s Worse Than You Think. (Michael Schaffer, Politico)
How to Interrupt the Public Funds to Private Profits Pipeline: A California Story (Vinod Paniker and Jason Riggs, NPQ)
In Authoritarian America, first, they came for Wikipedia and the Wayback Machine (Lucy Bernholz, LinkedIn)
Some Early January Thoughts About Gift Acceptance Policies (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)
To Live and Dissolve in California: Nonprofit Dissolution and the California Attorney General (Karl Mill, Mill Law Center)
The Internet Is Worse Than a Brainwashing Machine (Charlie Warzel and Mike Caulfield, Atlantic)
How to Use A.I. Effectively and Protect Your Organization’s Reputation and Values (Rasheeda Childress, Chronicle of Philanthropy)
Board Member Job Description Template (BoardSource)
Significant Events:
- “Ten people have died and more than 9,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed. Experts say L.A. is not out of danger yet and the fires may be the costliest wildfire disaster in U.S. history.” L.A. Times
- “Meta on Tuesday announced changes to its content moderation practices that would effectively end a fact-checking program instituted to curtail the spread of misinformation across its social media apps. Instead of using news organizations and other third-party groups, Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads, will rely on users to add notes to posts that may contain false or misleading information. … The reversal of the years-old policy is a stark sign of how the company is repositioning itself for the Trump presidency in the weeks before it begins.” NY Times [Ed. It appears that extraordinary wealth doesn’t engender courage.]
- “Donald Trump was sentenced without penalty Friday for his felony conviction in his hush money trial, appearing virtually at what was probably his final court hearing as a criminal defendant before he is sworn in for another term in the White House.” Washington Post
Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:
The Supreme Court Case That Will Fuel The Corporate DEI Debate In 2025 (Michelle Travis, Forbes)
Book Review: The can-do spirit that undermines American workers (Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post)
Rerelease: Roy Choi | Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard (YouTube)
Climate Change Articles & Resources:
Fueling Innovation to Navigate the Wildfire Challenge Ahead (Chris Anthony, Genny Biggs, Oliver Brandes, Kevin Brege, Mark Brown, Bill Clerico, Wade Crowfoot, Brian Fennessy, Jennee Kuang, Shefali Lakhina, Dan Munsey, John Nordgren, Nancy Pfund, Mark Quinlan, Bob Roper, Rhea Suh & Jason Weber, SSIR)
Jimmy Carter raised climate change concerns 35 years before the Paris Accords (Bill Barrow, AP)
Climate Models Can’t Explain What’s Happening to Earth (Zoë Schlanger, Atlantic)
Good Vibes:
Recent scientific breakthroughs that could change the world (Devika Rao)