Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 11/1/25

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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:

As Trump talks of designating antifa a foreign terrorist group, experts see danger (Ryan Lucas, NPR)

Nonprofits Facing Heightened Scrutiny via IRS Criminal Investigation Prosecutions May Soon Follow (BakerHostetler)

With Democracy in Peril, Philanthropy Can Make a Difference on California’s Prop 50 (Rebecca Hamburg, Inside Philanthropy) [Ed. November 4 is the date of the special election. It’s super easy and important for every voter to submit their vote.]

What Is Collective Narrative Infrastructure and Why Does It Matter? (Emi Aguilar and Trevor Smith, NPQ)

Philanthropy Should Support Frontline Leadership in Times of Crisis (Rhett Ayers Butler, NPQ)

Why Impact Investing Might Collapse and How to Stop It (Ben Taylor, Zannatul Ferdous & Jason van Staden, SSIR)

A Hawaiian princess bequeathed her inheritance to her people. The schools they set up are being sued (Nick Visser, Guardian) [Ed. See the Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) complaint here. You may recognize SFFA as the nonprofit backed by Edward Blum’s money to sue Harvard and UNC in the 2023 Supreme Court affirmative action decisions. SFFA is now targeting nonprofit private schools focused on educating children of marginalized groups under Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866.]

Going After Charitable-Solicitation Violators: Then and Now (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)

Statement by Higher Education Associations in Opposition to Trump Administration Compact (American Council on Education) [Ed. For more information about the Trump Administration Compact, see White House Looks to Seize Control of Higher Education Policy Through “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” (Alex Wolf, Patrick F. Linehan, Karima Maloney, Dwight J. Draughon, Drew Padley, Tyler Evans, Steptoe).]

The Slow Death of Special Education (Pepper Stetler, Atlantic)

Significant Events:

“The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces this week seized control of the entire Darfur region, after ousting the rival Sudanese army from its last stronghold there. The fighting for control of Sudan has killed over 40,000 people and created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with over 14 million displaced.” AP
“President Donald Trump on Thursday morning said he directed the Pentagon to begin testing nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with Russia and China, an apparent attempt to flex the United States’ military might ahead of a high-stakes trade meeting here with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. … The last nuclear weapon test in the United States was held in 1992, before President George H.W. Bush implemented a moratorium on such exercises at the conclusion of the Cold War.” Washington Post
“A judge in Rhode Island on Friday ordered the Trump administration to keep paying for food stamps during the shutdown, finding that it had acted unlawfully by refusing to tap emergency funds to sustain the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. … Federal funding for several antipoverty programs will dry up this month because of the shutdown, affecting tens of millions of Americans who depend on subsidies for child care and utilities as well as food.” NY Times

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