Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 10/20/24

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:

National Network of Fiscal Sponsors [Ed. I’m looking forward to learning more about the the past week’s Annual Gathering from my Co-Principal Erin Bradrick, who spoke at the event what fiscal sponsors can and can’t do.]

Prepared for Any Election Outcome (Ben Gose, Chronicle of Philanthropy)

Growth of the Nonprofit Sector: More Charities, Better Solutions (Jack Salmon, Patterson Sheehan, Philanthropy Roundtable)

2024 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report: Key Findings (Council on Foundations)

Choosing AI’s Impact on the Future of Work (Daron Acemoglu & Simon Johnson, Stanford Social Innovation Review)

Confronting Nonprofit Burnout: A Conversation with Beth Kanter (Isaiah Thompson and Beth Kanter, Nonprofit Quarterly)

Government-Contract Reform for Nonprofits: What’s Next? (LInda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)

How the Ultrawealthy Use Private Foundations to Bank Millions in Tax Deductions While Giving the Public Little in Return (Jeff Ernsthausen, Pro Publica)

JD Vance Campaign Event With Christian Right Leaders May Have Violated Tax and Election Laws, Experts Say (Andy Kroll, ProPublica; Phoebe Petrovic, Wisconsin Watch; and Nick Surgey, Documented)

Japanese NGO Awarded Nobel Prize for Peace: Introducing Japanese Civil Society (darryll k. jones, Nonprofit Law Prof Blog)

Significant Events:

  • “Israeli forces in Gaza killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year’s attack on Israel that sparked the war, the military said Thursday. … U.S. officials expressed hopes for a cease-fire with Sinwar out of the picture. But eliminating him may not end the devastating war, during which Israel has destroyed much of the Gaza Strip and killed more than 42,000 Palestinians.” AP
  • “Justin Trudeau has accused India of making a “horrific mistake” in violating Canadian sovereignty, amid an escalating diplomatic row over the murder of a Sikh separatist in British Columbia and allegations of a broader campaign of threats and violence against Indian exiles.” Guardian
  • “Former President Donald J. Trump on Saturday spewed crude and vulgar remarks at a rally in Pennsylvania that included an off-color remark about a famous golfer’s penis size and a coarse insult about Vice President Kamala Harris.” NY Times

Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:

Gender and Equity: The Advocacy Playbook for Gender and Reproductive Justice (Alliance for Justice)

Brown’s Legacy: Race-Conscious, not Colorblind, Policies Can Fix Systemic Inequities (India Heckstall, Center for Law and Social Policy)

The climate vulnerability gap: Developing a metric to advance racial equity and more just climate investment (Manann Donoghoe, Brookings)

Climate Change Articles & Resources:

Rising disaster costs leave U.S. confronting fiscal risks of climate change (Tony Romm, Washington Post)

Where climate change poses the most and least risk to American homeowners (Michael J. Coren, with Naema Ahmed and Kevin Crowe, Washington Post)

Public Perception Of Climate Change: Separating Fact From Fiction (Monica Sanders, Forbes)