Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 12/8/24

Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. I preface this week’s lists with notice of two upcoming webinars I hope many of you will attend:

Purpose-Driven Board Leadership – Webinar Registration (BoardSource – December 10) [Ed. This is a free webinar, and I can’t emphasize enough how important I think this governance model is to nonprofits whose values include equity and justice, including climate/environmental justice.]

#OpenDialogue 16 Jan 2025. Blueprint 2025 Release with Dr Lucy Bernholz (Stanford PACS)

Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources:

GivingTuesday Raises $3.6 Billion for Charity, Up From Last Year (Rasheeda Childress, Chronicle of Philanthropy)

What if Charity Shouldn’t Be Optimized? (Emma Goldberg, NY Times)

In a world of great need there are more ways to donate money than ever. How should you give? (James Pollard, AP)

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy agree on ‘need to scrutinize’ US funding for NGOs (Alex Nitzberg, Fox News) [Ed. Another warning sign for nonprofits, particularly those dependent on federal funding, and particularly those dependent on federal grants for programs the incoming administration appears to have targeted for cuts or termination, like HeadStart, which has served nearly 40 million children and their families.]

Snapshot Summary: Charity Fraud Awareness Week 2024 (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)

Major Revisions to California AG’s Guide to Charities (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)

BPS Foundation to Close, Signaling End of Nonprofit NIL Collectives (Daniel Libit, Sportico)

Opinion: In the Face of Conservative Populism, Darren Walker Gets It Right (William Schambra, Chronicle of Philanthropy) [Ed. While I’m not in agreement with the general perspective from which this opinion is written, knowing and having some understanding of Schambra’s (and many others’) conservative views in this piece are important.]

In Election’s Final Days, Dark Money and ‘Gray Money’ Fund Hidden Agendas (Theodore Schleifer and Kenneth P. Vogel, NY Times)

Major donors give to so-called dark-money organizations, usually nonprofit groups that are not obligated to disclose their donors. Those groups then give the money to super PACs, which are technically required to disclose their donors. But the trail goes cold when those super PACs list dark-money organizations, instead of individual donors. … Gray money is particularly useful when partisan operatives and donors want to meddle on the other side of the aisle, as when supporting third-party candidates to siphon votes.

Corporate Transparency Act Blocked Nationwide by Texas Court (John Woolley, Bloomberg Law)

Significant Events:

“Syrian rebels battled government forces for control of the key city of Homs on Saturday and advanced towards the capital Damascus as front lines collapsed across the country, throwing President Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule into the balance.” Reuters
“South Korean lawmakers’ attempt to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol ended in failure on Saturday night, prolonging the political upheaval and uncertainty that has roiled the country since his short-lived imposition of martial law this week.” NY Times
“House Republicans will enter the new Congress with an even narrower majority than many expected, complicating President-elect Donald Trump’s push to quickly enact his conservative policy plans. … The House Republican conference will consist of 220 lawmakers, two fewer than the five-seat majority that the GOP struggled to manage in this Congress. If Republicans want to pass bills without relying on Democrats, they can lose support from only two GOP lawmakers to reach the 218 votes needed to approve legislation.” Washington Post

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