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:
Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups: Effort would install Trump ally at agency’s criminal unit who has drawn up list of investigative targets (Brian Schwartz, Richard Rubin, and Joel Schectman, Wall Street Journal)
The effort within the IRS coincides with a larger administration effort to probe left-leaning groups for helping to finance organizations that the president says are creating anarchy in Democratic-led cities. … The IRS-CI is a formidable tool. It has more than 2,000 agents, investigates potential criminal violations of the tax code, and assists other agencies in combating financial crime. It is the part of the IRS where agents often carry firearms … Trump’s allies zeroed in on using the IRS-CI after encountering obstacles in a separate effort to strip tax-exempt status from certain nonprofits, according to current and former officials.
It Sure Looks Like Trump Is About to Weaponize the IRS (Michael Mechanic, Mother Jones)
More Thoughts on Presidential National Security Memorandum-7 (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)
Resisting Administration Threats and the Focus on Philanthropic Freedom (Karl Mill, MLC Blog)
Community Foundations and Civic Renewal (Daniel Stid, The Art of Association)
Opinion: A Bipartisan Plan to Raise the Foundation Payout Rate (Craig Kennedy, Chronicle of Philanthropy)
Key Insights From the 2025 Racial Equity in Lean Foundations Publication (Exponent Philanthropy)
Staying Sharp: Practical Strategies for Preserving Cognitive Skills in the Age of Generative AI (Beth Kanter, Philanthropy.org)
Three Emerging Strategies for Renewing Democracy (Josh Lerner, NPQ)
Reinvigorating the Nonprofit Sector: A Conversation with Vu Le (Steve Dubb and Vu Le, NPQ)
Significant Events:
- “Hamas freed the 20 hostages and Israel released some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners as part of a cease-fire. President Trump, in Israel, proclaimed an “end” to the war, but Israel and Hamas have not agreed on next steps in Gaza.” NY Times
- “Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power.” AP
- “Since Donald Trump and his top aides directed a cavalcade of government agencies and tens of billions of dollars toward their effort to deport immigrants en masse, the advocates defending them have become targets, too.” Atlantic
Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:
If the Voting Rights Act Falls (Hanna Rosin and Guests – Stacey Abrams and Vann Newkirk)
Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People (Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz, NY Times)
‘This is so vile’: Young Republicans face backlash after racist chats leaked (José Olivares, Guardian)
Climate Change Articles & Resources:
Opinion: Climate change is not a ‘con job’ (Rebecca Vega Thurber, The Hill)
Three Charts To Set the Record Straight On Climate Change (Somini Sengupta, Leila Medina, Theodore Tae, June Kim and Nikolay Nikolov, NY Times)
The World’s First Climate Tipping Point Has Been Crossed, Scientists Say (Simmone Shah, Time)
Good Vibes:
John Candy: I Like Me (film) [As someone who grew up in Canada, I love pointing out to friends (or anyone who will listen) the disproportionately high number of famous and talented male Canadian comedians and female Canadian singers. Candy is at the top of list … the first one, of course. My mom met John Candy while his movie Who’s Harry Crumb? was filming in her salon (Suki’s). Maybe not one of his best, but there are some funny bits. She said he was very nice and hinted at getting an invitation for a home-cooked meal when hearing that she was taking cooking classes from a local celebrity chef. Not knowing who he was, she politely declined. Aaargh!]