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:
Educating as if Democracy Depends on It (Catherine E. Lhamon, SSIR)
The Shameful Hypocrisy of Schwab’s Donor-Advised Fund Affiliate (Dan Petegorsky, Inequality.org)
Trump Posed an Existential Threat. This Nonpartisan Group Pushed Back (Jim Rendon, Chronicle of Philanthropy)
Amid High‑Profile Fraud Prosecutions, an Accountant Explains What’s Really Going On (Sarah Webber, The Conversation)
When Accountability Overreaches: Proportional Governance and the Misapplication of Financial Investigations in Small Nonprofits (Sushil K. Jain, SSRN)
What If Philanthropy Hoarded Uncertainty, Not Money? (Katya Fels Smyth, CEP)
Nonprofit Security Grant Program: More News and Issues (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)
Every Nonprofit Is a Climate Organization Now, Whether It Recognizes It or Not (Zane McNeill, NPQ) [Ed. I made a similar point at the 2024 SSIR Nonprofit Management Institute as captured in this post.]
I asked a billionaire about his environmental philanthropy. It didn’t go well. (Benji Jones and Sara Herschander, Vox)
The Downfall of TPUSA (Leah Files, Substack) [Ed. This post includes a fascinating review of five stages of nonprofit collapse and is worth a read regardless of whether you’re interested in TPUSA.]
Significant Events:
- “A year ago, the Trump administration withdrew from a global effort to curb offshore tax-dodging by multinational companies. That decision has been a huge gift to corporate America, enabling companies to avoid at least $40 billion in income taxes since the beginning of 2025.” NY Times
- “Senator John Cornyn’s resounding primary defeat in Texas on Tuesday has sharpened tensions between President Trump and Senate Republicans, and threatens to imperil the president’s agenda as allies who have stayed in lock step with him see his actions increasingly diverging from their interests.” NY Times
- “Benjamin Netanyahu has said he has given orders to the Israeli army to seize control of 70% of the Gaza Strip in a move that threatens to torpedo an already fragile ceasefire and create catastrophic humanitarian conditions in the already devastated territory.” Guardian
Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:
This congressman’s family was swept up in WWII Japanese detention. He sees a repeat in today’s raids (Lisa Mascaro, AP)
Oppressing women is how authoritarianism begins. So listen to what Reform is saying (Zoe Williams, Guardian)
The Book That Plunges You Into Messy American History (Lily Meyer, Atlantic) [Ed. The “book” is Karen Tei Yamashita’s novel Questions 27 & 28, a title which references the “loyalty” questionnaire given to Japanese Americans shortly after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor.]
Climate Change and Environment Articles & Resources:
Could nature itself hold the solution to climate change? (Thomas Crowther, Guardian)
How much will climate change affect the world economy? (MIT Climate)
S.E.C. Proposes to Kill Climate Change Disclosure Rule (Maxine Joselow, NY Times)
Democracy Articles & Resources:
Out of the Gerrymandering Darkness, a New Hope for Reform (Russell Berman, Atlantic)
Federal court blocks Alabama’s midterm gerrymandering plan, a blow for Republicans (Andrew Howard and Alec Hernandez, Politico)
Democrats say they were shut out of fraud event after Vance says crackdown ‘should not be a partisan’ (Michael Sainato, Guardian)
A.I. Articles & Resources:
Pope Leo’s Unsettling Vision of the AI Future (Francis X. Rocca, Atlantic)
UK cyberspying chief calls AI ‘an unstoppable force’ and warns about Russia (Jill Lawless, AP)
A Path Through AI Overwhelm (Kimberly Bardy Langsam, Jacqueline Watts & Erin Worsham, SSIR)
Good Vibes:
Sonny Rollins: 12 Essential Albums (Hank Shteamer, NY Times)