Nonprofit Resources of the Week curates timely articles, tools, and commentary to help nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their advisors stay informed about legal developments, sector trends, and emerging issues affecting the nonprofit and philanthropic ecosystem, including those related to equity, climate change, and resilience. The series also seeks to share tools, perspectives, and sources of inspiration that support more effective, thoughtful, and sustainable nonprofit leadership, and that help those working for and with nonprofits carry out their roles with greater confidence, efficiency, and purpose.

Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources:

Holding the Line Together: Civil Society & the First Year of the Trump Administration (Genevieve Nadeau and Ellinor Heywood, NPQ)

Opinion One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. (M. Gessen, NY Times) [Ed. From the article: “We are still a country with a robust civil society. … But … his threats against nonprofits and philanthropies have already altered the way civil society functions. The universities and the foundations aren’t what they were a year ago, and neither is the judiciary, where so much civil-society work is concentrated.”]

When Fear Becomes the Governing Force: Restoring Lawful Mission Clarity and Sound Governance (Nancy Durand, LinkedIn)

January 20, 2026 Letter from House Ways and Means Committee to Scott Bessent and Frank Bisignano, Acting Commissioner and CEO, respectively, of the IRS. [Ed. The letter expresses “concern over tax-exempt organizations manipulating the Tax Code to promote anti-American and/or pro-terrorist ideals that do not further any tax-exempt purpose” and further provides that such concern “cannot be understated.”]

Knock-knock: The IRS is calling for exempt organizations — are you ready? (Carolyn A. Schenck, Reuters)

Leading with Intent: Dashboards (BoardSource) [Ed. From the site: “Following a thorough review and production process, we’re sharing initial findings from the 2023 Leading with Intent national survey. For the first time, results will be presented as concise, actionable briefs—designed so boards can take up, share, and apply insights to lead with clarity and purpose.”]

How Will Your Nonprofit Survive? (Bo Kemp, SSIR)

Davos 2026: the last-chance saloon to save the old world order? (Heather Stewart and Dan Sabbagh, Guardian)

Opinion: In Davos, the rich talk about ‘global threats’. Here’s why they’re silent about the biggest of them all (Ingrid Robeyns, Guardian) [Ed. The subhead to the article clarifies: “Economic inequality is at the heart of all humanity’s major problems, but the wealthiest refuse to confront a system that benefits them”.]

There Are Already New Developments in the CA Budget Saga (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)

Significant Events:

• “Federal immigration agents have broken windows and dragged occupants out of their vehicles. They have forcefully tackled people to the ground. They have pushed and shoved protesters, and deployed pepper spray directly in their faces. … Administration officials have repeatedly said that the operations in Minnesota have targeted violent criminals and people who pose a serious threat to the community. But immigration agents have confronted and interrogated people because of what they assumed their race or ethnicity to be.” NY Times
• “Yet what matters isn’t the specific phrases [of this letter from President Trump to the Prime Minister of Norway], but the overall message: Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee, not the Norwegian government and certainly not the Danish government, determines the winner of that prize. Yet Trump now not only blames Norway for failing to give it to him, but is using it as a justification for an invasion of Greenland.” Atlantic
• “The more that prediction markets are treated like news, especially heading into another election, the more every dip and swing in the odds may end up wildly misleading people about what might happen, or influencing what happens in the real world. Yet it’s unclear whether these sites are meaningful predictors of anything.” Atlantic

Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:

DOJ Sues Minnesota Over Affirmative Action, Certifies Case for Early SCOTUS Fight on Title VII Precedent (Dorsey + Whitney)

Trump Administration Drops Appeal in School D.E.I. Lawsuit (Dana Goldstein, NY Times)

Opinion: Martin Luther King’s Son: ‘Justice Demands Endurance’ (Martin Luther King III and Norman J. Ornstein, NY Times)

Climate Change Articles & Resources:

Trump’s E.P.A. Has Put a Value on Human Life: Zero Dollars (Maxine Joselow, NY Times) [Ed. The subhead to the article explains: “The Environmental Protection Agency has stopped estimating the dollar value of lives saved in the cost-benefit analyses for new pollution rules.”]

Environmental Advocates Confront Trump’s Fossil Fuel Agenda (María Constanza Costa, NPQ)

Environmental nonprofits have emphasized that beyond litigation and policy advocacy, public awareness campaigns remain their most powerful tool. Groups like the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and Earthjustice argue that mobilizing citizens through education and storytelling is essential to counter the administration’s deregulatory agenda. By framing the rollback of emission standards as a direct threat to families’ health and budgets, they seek to broaden the coalition of support for climate action.

Davos’ climate resignation (Karl Mathiesen, Politico)

Good Vibes:

“There’s Still Magic Worth Seeking Out”: These 23 Genuinely Positive Things Happening In America Right Now Are The Relief I DESPERATELY Needed After The Beginning Of 2026 (Kelley Greene, BuzzFeed)