Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 5/31/25

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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.

Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources:

Politics, Economics Burning Out Staff And Execs (Nonprofit Times) [Ed. Article highlights the State of Nonprofits 2025 report just released by the Center for Effective Philanthropy.]

Webinar: Tax Exemption and the New Scrutiny of Nonprofits (Pace University, Elizabeth Haub School of Law)

Philanthropy’s Role in Revitalizing the Liberal Democratic Project (Peter Teague and Mike Berkowitz, Inside Philanthropy)

Asian American Heritage Month Brings Somberness and Solidarity (Deepa Iyer, NPQ)

Communications Guide (National Council of Nonprofits) [Ed. From NCN’s President and CEO Diane Yentel: “Next week, the House DOGE Subcommittee is holding a hearing that they say is intended to “expose NGOs’ use of federal funds to advance a radical agenda”. Also next week, the House plans to introduce and vote on legislation to codify some of DOGE’s deep cuts to essential programs. It’s a good time to revisit and share NCN’s communications guide for countering lies and conveying important truths about the vital work nonprofits do every day in all of our communities.”]

Opinion: Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death (Michelle Goldberg, NY Times)

The New Dark Age (Adam Serwer, The Atlantic) [Ed. See also World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts, James Glanz, NY Times; Deep cuts erode the foundations of US public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come, Laura Ungar and Michelle R. Smith, AP.)

Listen Now: Leading Amid Economic Uncertainty (Aisha Benson, Myal Greene, Chronicle of Philanthropy)

Opinion: Harvard Derangement Syndrome (Steven Pinker, NY Times)

Update on Nonprofit Security Grant Program (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)

Significant Events:

“Republican Sen. Joni Ernst was met with shouts and groans when she said “we all are going to die” as she addressed potential changes to Medicaid eligibility at a town hall in north-central Iowa on Friday. … A preliminary estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the proposals would reduce the number of people with health care by 8.6 million over the decade. … “This morning, Joni Ernst said the quiet part out loud,” said Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee, in a statement. He added that Republicans do not care “about whether their own constituents live or die as long as the richest few get richer.”” AP
“The Trump Presidency’s World-Historical Heist … He is taking self-enrichment to a scale never seen before in America. … In his first term, he made improper millions. In his second term, he is reaching for billions: a $2 billion investment by a United Arab Emirates state-owned enterprise in the Binance crypto exchange using the Trump family’s stablecoin asset. An unknown number of billions placed by Qatar in a Trump-family real-estate development in that emirate, topped by the gift of a 747 luxury jet for the president’s personal use in office and afterward.” Atlantic
“To understand how much the American right has changed, consider its journey from fiercely resisting President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to expand executive power to surpassing them. A Supreme Court opinion yesterday gave Donald Trump a big win by allowing him to fire members of the so-called independent regulatory agencies. (At least, they used to be independent.) … It essentially overturns 90 years of precedent, and it does so using the Court’s “shadow docket,” which means an unsigned opinion delivered typically without oral arguments.” Atlantic

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