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:

Money worries cloud voter mobilization efforts (Alex Daniels, Chronicle of Philanthropy)

Beyond November: Democracy needs philanthropy to think past the next election (Joe Goldman and Joanna Lydgate, NPQ)

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: Safe …At Last? (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)

‘Contrary to law’: Judge strikes down Trump admin’s definition of ‘medically frail’ in Medicaid work requirements (Alice Miranda Ollstein and Robert King, Politico)

Our Favorite Management Tips on Delegating Effectively (Harvard Business Review Editors)

Equity Guide for Nonprofit Technology (NTEN) [Ed. The Equity Guide also comes with a companion piece for boards – The Tech 28 for Boards.]

Ford’s ‘absolutely seismic’ reboot comes into focus (Alex Daniels, Chronicle of Philanthropy)

Trump’s Golf Empire Is A Billion-Dollar Tax Shelter (Dan Alexander, Forbes) [Ed. The article describes the charitable contribution deduction that President Trump may be seeking by claiming a conservation easement on a golf course he will continue to own. It could shelter close to $1 billion in taxable income. H/T Prof. Darryll Jones, Jonesing For Nonprofits.]

Dentons Secures Landmark Religious Freedom Victory for Iowaska Church of Healing (Dentons) [Ed. The Church’s accompanying press release expresses its intention to now re-apply for recognition of 501(c)(3) status, even if it is not required of a church, and more than five years after its prior application was denied due to its use of a controlled substance, ayahuasca, that is illegal under federal law. The Church just received an exemption from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration permitting the drug’s sacramental use based on the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.]

Client Alert: IRS Private Letter Ruling Confirms Large Grant Can Be Excluded From Public Charity’s Support Test as an “Unusual Grant” (Shumaker)

Significant Events:

• “With the pivotal November elections looming, President Donald Trump’s approval rating earlier this month dropped to the lowest point of his second term—and the lowest level any President’s has reached heading into the midterms in decades. … Trump’s approval rating fell to 30% in early October, according to polling from the Pew Research Center.” Time
• “The Central Elections Committee (CEC) published the final results of the 2026 national election in the early hours of Friday morning. … The final voter turnout was 77.9% of eligible voters — the highest figure in decades — with 5,716,665 votes cast. … These results leave the pro-Netanyahu bloc with 53 seats, the anti-Netanyahu bloc with 48 and the Arab factions with 19.” Times of Israel
• “A woman who had accused President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her in 1993 described it to congressional staff as rape and said the interaction left her bleeding and bruised, according to a report released Monday by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee examining Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein.” Time

Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:

Latinos Are Now America’s Most Important Swing Voters (Jennifer Medina and Ruth Igielnik, NY Times)

Voting While Indigenous: 3 Perspectives on the Role of Voting in Our Ongoing Battle for Liberation (LandBack, NPQ)

Dolores Huerta (Dolores Huerta Foundation) [Ed. Dolores Huerta, renowned American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers union, died on October 28, 2026, at the age of 96. She leaves behind a profound legacy for labor rights, civil rights, organizing, movements, advocacy, and justice. “¡Sí, se puede!”]

Climate Change and Environment Articles & Resources:

How Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free Pass (Eric Lipton and Maxine Joselow, Graphics by Mira Rojanasakul, NY Times)

Opinion: What the 2026 Election Could Mean for the Climate Crisis (Karyn Strickler, Common Dreams)

Why the Future of the Amazon Could Depend on Brazil’s Election (Sergio Peçanha and Ana Ionova, NY Times) [Ed. The presidential runoff resulted in Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the Brazilian president, winning over Flávio Bolsonarohas, his far-right challenger.]

Democracy Articles & Resources:

Democracy Constrained (Michael Waldman, Brennan Center for Justice)

Opinion: Trump Has Failed. Hold Him to Account. (Editorial Board, NY Times)

Facing an electoral wipeout, Trump goes after the system (Andrew Howard, Erin Doherty, Alec Hernandez, Samuel Benson, and Lauren Fedor, Politico)

A.I. Articles & Resources:

America Is About to See What Happens When Voters Turn to AI (Will Oremus, Atlantic)

C.E.O.s Say the A.I. Rollout Is Going Well. Employees Feel Differently. (Jordyn Holman, NY Times)

Welcome to the Valley of Pain: An explosion of AI-powered hacks will reshape life online. (Matteo Wong, Atlantic) [Ed. One sentence from another article in The Atlantic, A Mathematician Reads the AI Future, captures so much of the tension I feel about AI: “But for many “pure” mathematicians—those who look inward at math’s most theoretical aspects, at its inner beauty and structure, using human creativity, imagination, and logic—AI feels more ambiguous because machines can discover the truths we’re seeking, at the cost of robbing us of the struggle and joy of discovering them ourselves.”]

Good Vibes:

Brazil’s Vote Is a Victory for the Amazon, Environmentalists Say (Quinn Glabicki, NY Times)