Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 5/3/25

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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. Special recognition: May 1st was both International Workers’ Day and Law Day

Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources:

Harvard Signals It Will Resist Trump’s Efforts to Revoke Tax-Exempt Status ( Andrew DuehrenMaggie Haberman and Alan Blinder, NY Times)

When Academic Freedom Falls, Civil Society Is Next (Zane McNeill, NPQ)

Opinion: ‘Five Alarm Fire’: How New Tax Law Could Decimate Nonprofits — and What Can Be Done (Steve Taylor, Chronicle of Philanthropy)

Nonprofits, Hobbled by Funding Cuts, Now Worry About Losing Tax-Exempt Status (Abby Schultz, Barron’s)

Exclusive: Trump’s D.C. Prosecutor Threatens Wikipedia’s Tax-Exempt Status (Gabe Kaminsky, The Free Press)

The 100 Days That Shook Nonprofits (Alex Daniels, Chronicle of Philanthropy)

Movement Lessons from the First 100 Days (Building Movement Project)

Update on National Council of Nonprofits Litigation (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)

Trump’s latest blow to civil rights law, briefly explained (Andrew Prokup, Vox)

Philanthropy Project (Jan Masaoka and Jon Pratt, Co-Chairs) [Ed. The purpose of this relatively new project and web resource from some of the people I respect most in the nonprofit sector: “Simply put, we believe that U.S. charitable funds should be used to benefit the public.”]

Significant Events:

“‘I RUN THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD’ Donald Trump believes he’s invincible. But the cracks are beginning to show.” Atlantic
“After months of tense negotiations, the U.S. and Ukraine signed a deal that is expected to give Washington access to the country’s critical minerals and other natural resources, an agreement Kyiv hopes will secure long-term support for its defense against Russia.” AP
“Canada’s Liberal party has won a fourth term, capping a miraculous political resurrection for the party – and marking a landmark victory for former central banker and political novice Mark Carney as he prepares to face off against US president Donald Trump.” Guardian

Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:

Trump wants to destroy DEI. But is America really giving up ‘woke ideology?’ (Jessica Guynn, USA Today)

Just 8% of business leaders surveyed by the Littler law firm are seriously considering changes to their DEI programs as a result of the Trump administration’s executive orders. … Some 85% of companies report that their executive teams are just as committed – or even more – to building fair and inclusive workplaces as they were a year ago, according to a recent Paradigm survey.

Trump turns civil rights upside down in ‘biggest rollback’ since Reconstruction (Zachary B. Wolf, CNN)

Why judges blocked the Trump admin’s school DEI crackdown (Cory Turner, NPR)