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:
Threats And Bluster: The IRS’s Black Cloud Over The Nonprofit Sector (NonProfit Times) [Ed. Shout out to Jeff Tenenbaum, who alerted me to the article and is quoted in it along with two other brilliant nonprofit organization lawyer colleagues – Eric Gorovitz and May Harris.]
How To Build Solidarity Infrastructure for the Long Haul (Adaku Utah and Deepa Iyer, NPQ)
Power and Possibility: The Role of Donor Organizing (Rachel Sherman, NPQ)
Opinion: Nonprofit CEOs Can’t Afford to Stay Invisible (Michelle Flores Vryn, Chronicle of Philanthropy)
How a Year of Funding Whiplash Reshaped the Nonprofit Work Force (Eden Stiffman, Chronicle of Philanthropy)
IRS Vow to Amp Up Audits Puts Tax-Exempt Entities in Crosshairs (Melissa Wiley, Karen Kelly, Bloomberg Tax)
3 ways to spot organizational vulnerabilities and build resilience (Jon Hoffman, Candid)
Is the Endowment for Us? (Jill R. Horwitz, SSRN)
When mission meets the market: Navigating nonprofit spinouts (Michael Santos and Daniel Irvin, Reuters)
Can New York Save the Johnson Amendment? (Seth Perlman, Perlman+Perlman)
Significant Events:
- “The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda. The 6-3 decision centers on tariffs imposed under an emergency powers law, including the sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs he levied on nearly every other country. … The majority found that it’s unconstitutional for the president to unilaterally set and change tariffs because taxation power clearly belongs to Congress.” AP
- “Trump’s rationale is still opaque as he slides closer to war with Iran … President Donald Trump is making hardly any effort to share the rationale for the potential or why military personnel might be asked to risk their lives. And the White House is giving no public sign that it knows what may unfold in Iran if its clerical regime is toppled, an eventuality that could cause enormous reverberations in the Middle East.” CNN
- “In unsparing detail, the documents [the Epstein files] lay bare the once-furtive activities of an unaccountable elite, largely made up of rich and powerful men from business, politics, academia and show business. The pages tell a story of a heinous criminal given a free ride by the ruling class in which he dwelled, all because he had things to offer them: money, connections, sumptuous dinner parties, a private plane, a secluded island and, in some cases, sex [including, abominably, with children].” NY Times
Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:
“We will be the ancestors we want to be”: Tsuru for Solidarity uses Day of Remembrance to decry ongoing incarceration, deportation (Carolyn Bick, Northwest Asian Weekly)
How the Rev. Jesse Jackson transformed American politics (NPR)
Trump’s Backlash to Black History (Hanna Rosin, Atlantic)
Climate Change Articles & Resources:
E.P.A. Faces First Lawsuit Over Its Killing of Major Climate Rule (Karen Zraick, NY Times)
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say (Damian Carrington, Guardian)
Nearly half of Americans think they’ll see catastrophic impacts of climate change in their lifetimes (Alexander Rossell Hayes, YouGov)
Democracy Articles & Resources:
Censorship Comes for Stephen Colbert (David A. Graham, Atlantic)
Democracy for the 21st Century (Learning for Justice Anthology, SPLC)
Getting Youth Engaged in Democracy (Laura W. Brill, SSIR)
Good Vibes:
Joshua Tree National Park [I had the great privilege of visiting for the first time this week. Wow!]
