Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 10/25/25

Published on: by Gene Takagi Category:NONPROFIT RESOURCES OF THE WEEK
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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:

Annual Report on State Enforcement and Regulation (National Association of State Charity Officials)

Designing a Legal Framework to Encourage Nonprofit Success (Elizabeth Schmidt, De Gruyter Brill)

Breaking: GoFundMe Reversing Course On Nonprofit Pages (Nonprofit Times)

Another Headache for America’s Charities (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)

Raise Money Like America’s Favorite Charities With These Tips (Rasheeda Childress, Chronicle of Philanthropy)

Matchmakers Help Charities Find Merger Partners (Ben Gose, Chronicle of Philanthropy)

The Next Phase – Nonprofit Mergers & Acquisitions (Karen I. Wu, Perlman + Perlman) [Ed. “Acquisitions” in this article generally refer to asset transfer acquisitions.]

When It Comes to Understanding Donors, Does Size Matter Most? (Cathleen Clerkin, Grace Sato & Edward Moore, SSIR)

From Low Priority to High Stakes: Executive Actions Signal Fresh FARA Risks (Meredith K. McCoy Justin M. Rusk, Venable)

Bold New People-Centered Initiative on AI Launched by Major Foundations (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)

Significant Events:

  • “The Trump administration is barely bothering to pretend that its increasingly belligerent stance toward Venezuela is just about tackling narcotics. President Donald Trump wants Nicolas Maduro out of power — and the only question is how much pressure the United States is prepared to deliver to make it so.” Politico
  • “President Trump said that an anonymous private donor has given $130 million to the U.S. government to help pay troops during the government shutdown. … The move to pay the troops with private donations is highly unusual and a potential violation of the Antideficiency Act, which prohibits federal agencies from spending money in excess of congressional appropriations or from accepting voluntary services.” NY Times
  • “Americans across all 50 states marched in protests against the Trump administration on Saturday, aligning behind a message that the country is sliding into authoritarianism and there should be no kings in the US. … Millions of people turned out for the No Kings protests, the second iteration of a coalition that marched in June in one of the largest days of protest in US history.” Guardian

Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:

‘It’s Never Been This Bad’ (Caitlin Dickerson, Atlantic)

The ‘Anti-Woke’ Tax That All Americans Are Paying (Adam Serwer, Atlantic)

‘Indecency has become a new hallmark’: writer and historian Jelani Cobb on race in Donald Trump’s America (David Smith, Guardian)

Climate Change Articles & Resources:

Climate disasters in first half of 2025 costliest ever on record, research shows (Oliver Milman, and graphics by Andrew Witherspoon, Guardian)

Opinion: Climate change threatens national security — how are the generals responding? (William S. Becker, The Hill)

The Very Hungry Microbes That Could, Just Maybe, Cool the Planet (Raymond ZhongPhotographs and Video by Giacomo d’Orlando, NY Times)

Good Vibes:

Five Ways Hiking Is Good for You (Jill Suttie, Greater Good Magazine)

[Photo below from my recent hike in Sequoia National Park.]