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:
3 Steps to Take Amid Post-Election Uncertainty (Tom Bartlett and Sara Gibson, Chronicle of Philanthropy)
Nonprofits Face Backlash for “Controversial” Work, Report Warns (Isaiah Thompson, Nonprofit Quarterly)
Commentary: The Stakes In Washington For Nonprofits In 2025 (Geoffrey Paul, Nonprofit Times)
Lawmakers Reject Bill That Would Let Trump Destroy Nonprofits (Noah Hurowitz, Intercept)
Progressive donors and funders fear Trump investigations (Ben Smith and Shelby Talcott, Semafor)
Impact of the Elections on Charitable Nonprofits (11/12/24 webinar, National Council of Nonprofits, YouTube)
How Nonprofits Can Navigate Political Engagement and Maintain Public Trust (Hana Takagi, Nonprofit Quarterly)
The Public Policy Doctrine and 501(c)(3) Organizations (Congressional Research Service)
Contributions To DAFs, Distributions Both Decline (Paul Clolery, Nonprofit Times)
Nonprofits, The Election, and Burnout on Steroids (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)
Significant Events:
- “Republicans Win Control of House, Cementing a G.O.P. Trifecta Under Trump The party protected vulnerable incumbents and picked off Democrats in competitive districts, handing the president-elect a unified Congress to enact his agenda.” NY Times
- “Trump picks Gaetz and Gabbard for top jobs, daring Senate GOP to defy him Trump’s decision to tap Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Tulsi Gabbard for intelligence and Pete Hegseth for defense will test the Republican-led Senate’s fealty to the president-elect.” Washington Post
- “Donald Trump will take office with a pledge to “make America healthy again”, even as growing evidence shows the president-elect’s conservative policy agenda is associated with worse health. … Population health scientists see Republican-led states, some of which have the worst health outcomes in the developed world, and Trump’s track record as warning signs for the future. … The US south paints one of the starkest examples of ignoring this [scientific] evidence. This longtime conservative stronghold has among the highest rates of diabetes, obesity, infant mortality, maternal mortality, sexually transmitted diseases, cancer and self-reported poor health in the nation, and sometimes the developed world.” Guardian
Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:
Donald Trump’s election win will create a DEI reckoning that forces companies to either stand up for their policies or ‘step away’ (Brit Morse and Emma Burleigh, Fortune)
What The Next Trump Presidency Means For The Future Of DEI (Julie Kratz, Forbes)
The State of Sustainability in 2024: DEI Will Survive (Rose James, Lisa R. Davis, and Faten Alqaseer, Teneo, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance)
Climate Change Articles & Resources:
COP29 (The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change)
Democrats Land at Climate Talks With a Message: Don’t Panic (David Gelles)
Countries promised to ditch fossil fuels. Instead they’re booming. (Chico Harlan, Washington Post)
The United States is producing more oil than any country, ever — a trajectory that is set to accelerate with the election of Donald Trump, who referred to oil and gas as “liquid gold” in a victory speech.