Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 6/14/25

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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:

Nonprofits Are Under Siege: Why It’s Time to Get Loud, Get Legal, and Get Moving (May L. Harris, For Purpose Law Group)

What To Do Now: How Philanthropy Can Help Win the Fight for America’s Future (David Callahan, Inside Philanthropy) [Ed. Also read David’s earlier article How We Got Here: Six Reasons Liberal Philanthropy Is Losing the Battle for America’s Future amplified on our Nonprofit Resources of the Week post on March 29, 2025.]

Chairmen Green, Brecheen Launch Probe Into 200+ NGOs Over Their Use of Taxpayer Dollars During the Biden-Harris Border Crisis (House Committee on Homeland Security) [Ed. Brazen attack by the Senate Committee against nonprofits and immigrants. Separately, at least three organizations have received letters from Josh Hawley, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, like this one, regarding their “alleged role in financing and materially supporting the coordinated protests and riots that have engulfed Los Angeles.” ]

Trump’s Threat to Nonprofits: How the Government is Using Tax Law to Pressure Nonprofits and How Nonprofits Can Respond (Lloyd Hitashi Mayer, Verfassungsblog)

How Much Should Foundations Care About Public Opinion? (David Callahan, Inside Philanthropy)

Solidarity Leadership: What If Philanthropy Encouraged Collaboration Rather Than Competition? (Devi Leiper O’Malley, Ruby Johnson, Swatee Deepak, CEP)

Investing in Racial Equity Through Charitable Grants and Services (Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law)

5 Key Findings From Our Nonprofit Technology Survey (Sara Herschander, Chronicle of Philanthropy)

Revisiting Henry Hansmann: Higher Ed Endowments, Financial Buffers, And Three Threats To Institutional Autonomy (Allison Tait, HistPhil)

Trump’s plan to begin ‘phasing out’ FEMA after hurricane season burdens states, experts warn (Gabriela Aoun Angueira, AP)

Significant Events:

“Donald Trump is targeting Los Angeles, the biggest city in deep-blue California – a sprawling metropolis shaped by immigrant communities that the president described on Tuesday as a “trash heap” – with a show of force many years in the making. … It’s the made-for-TV clash Trump has been waiting for: visually gripping scenes of unrest in a Democratic-run city furious over his administration’s mass deportation agenda. … “What’s happening in Los Angeles is straight out of the Trump playbook,” California senator Alex Padilla said, “manufacture a crisis and provoke violence to distract from terrible headlines.”” Guardian
“Iran vowed to retaliate as waves of Israeli strikes devastated its military chain of command and struck key nuclear facilities. The attacks began before dawn and were continuing after night fell. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said that Israel “should anticipate a harsh punishment.” Some of Israel’s European allies expressed worry that Israel was ratcheting up its military conflict with Iran.” NY Times
“A person pretending to be a police officer assassinated a Democratic state legislator in Minnesota and killed the lawmaker’s husband in “an act of targeted political violence,” law enforcement officials said Saturday. The assailant also shot and injured another Democratic lawmaker and his wife, officials said.” NY Times

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