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:
Philanthropy and Digital Civil Society: Blueprint 2025 (Lucy Bernholz, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society)
Philanthropy and Digital Civil Society: Blueprint is an annual industry forecast about the ways we use private resources for public benefit in the digital age. Each year, the Blueprint provides an overview of the current landscape, points to big ideas that matter, and directs your attention to horizons where you can expect some important breakthroughs in the coming year.
Philanthropy’s 2025 Buzzwords: Concerns About Power Will Dominate the Nonprofit World (Lucy Bernholz, The Chronicle of Philanthropy)
Rising From the Ashes: How Nonprofits and Donors Can Help California Wildfire Recovery Efforts (Patterson Bellknap)
Left Organizing Is in Crisis. Philanthropy Is a Major Reason Why. (Nina Luo, The Nation)
The Great Nonprofit Downsizing (Sara Herschander, Chronicle of Philanthropy) [Ed. Just one of several important articles in The Chronicle’s Trends issue.]
Calling All Donors (and Would-Be Donors): The Vital U.S. Nonprofit Sector is Under Threat and Must Be Protected (Phil Buchanan, Center for Effective Philanthropy)
Everyday Donors Want to Give. Here’s How to Find Them. (Ben Gose and Rasheeda Childress, Chronicle of Philanthropy)
When Donor Meets Purpose (Atinuke O. Adediran, UCLA Law Review)
Charities whose purposes are to address racial or economic inequality should seriously consider aligning their donor identity with their purpose as a way of improving their legitimacy in the communities they serve, and to reach previously untapped sources of funding.
Nonprofit storytelling: six reasons to start telling great stories (Carly Euler, National Council of Nonprofits)
CA Budget Time Again: Small Surplus is Back But Catastrophic Needs Ahead (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)
Significant Events:
- “The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, expected to begin its first phase Sunday, has brought relief to the international community but questions about whether the truce will hold — an issue that President-elect Trump will have to oversee when he takes office next week.” The Hill
- “The Supreme Court ruled against TikTok on Friday, rejecting the social media company’s First Amendment challenge to the law that effectively bans it in the United States starting on Sunday.” NY Times
- “Jack Smith’s subtle indictment of the Supreme Court The special counsel’s final Trump-Jan. 6 report breaks little new evidentiary ground but directs plenty of suggestive criticism at the nation’s highest court.” Washington Post
Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:
Why right-wing influencers are blaming the California wildfires on diversity efforts (Lisa Hagen and Jude Joffe-Block, NPR)
Tulsa Massacre Was a ‘Coordinated, Military-Style Attack,’ Federal Report Says (Audra D. S. Burch, NY Times)
Americans are taught FDR was the hero of the Great Depression. For one historian, that’s erasure (Lauren Aratani, Guardian)
Climate Change Articles & Resources:
2024 Brought the World to a Dangerous Warming Threshold. Now What? (Raymond Zhong and Brad Plumer, NY Times)
‘We’re in a New Era’: How Climate Change Is Supercharging Disasters (David Gelles and Austyn Gaffney, NY Times)
California’s worsening wildfires explained (Julie Cart, CalMatters)
Good Vibes:
16 Inspirational Movies That Will Make You Believe Anything Is Possible (Netflix)