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:

Testimony of Diane Yentel, President and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits Before the House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) Hearing on “Public Funds, Private Agendas: NGOs Gone Wild” [Ed. As one can tell from the title of the hearing, there is no question about DOGE’s disinterest in learning about the essential need and impact of America’s nonprofit sector. The Guardian describes the hearing in the following article: Marjorie Taylor Greene accused of assembling ‘rogues’ gallery’ to attack NGOs. Thank you to Diane Yentel (listed on the DOGE Subcommittee hearing page as “Minority Witness”) and the National Council of Nonprofits for speaking on this regardless. Diane’s testimony contains valuable information that needs to be shared with all of our representatives and the general public.]

Together We Stand (David V. Johnson, SSIR) [Ed. SSIR editors state their stand against the rise of authoritarianism in the United States and refer to one of the publication’s new articles, The Future of Innovation Is Collective, as highlighting the way forward.]

Culture Is Philanthropy’s Soft Power — And It’s Time to Use It (Greg Propper, Inside Philanthropy)

Our Funding Was Frozen by the Trump Administration. Here’s How We’re Fighting Back. (Beth Bafford, Chronicle of Philanthropy)

What Changes Matter? (Lucy Bernholz, Philanthropy 2173)

Is this really the right time for philanthropic reform? (Philanthropy Project)

IRS Exams and Revocation of Tax-Exempt Status – What Nonprofits Need to Know and How to Be Prepared (Venable)

Opinion: Trump’s ‘Nihilistic’ Crusade Against Harvard Is About Much More Than Harvard (Thomas B. Edsall, NY Times)

Supreme Court Backs Catholic Charity Denied Exemption in Tax Case (Adam Liptak, NY Times)

Nonprofit Board Minutes: What Not to Do (And How to Fix It) (May L. Harris, For Purpose Law Group)

Significant Events:

• “The sweeping Republican bill for President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda is projected to add $2.4 trillion to the national debt over the next 10 years, according to a new estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. … The budget office also estimated that the package would increase the number of people without health insurance by 10.9 million by 2034 because of spending cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.” NBC News
• “Ukraine said it secretly planted a swarm of drones in Russia and then unleashed them in a surprise attack on Sunday, hitting airfields from eastern Siberia to Russia’s western border. … The assault set several Russian aircraft on fire, stunned the Kremlin and dealt a strategic and symbolic blow to Moscow’s relentless bombing campaign in Ukraine. … Ukraine said that 117 drones were used in the attacks, causing about $7 billion in damage.” NY Times
• “A man posing as a gardener to get close to a group in Boulder holding their weekly demonstration for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza planned to kill them all with Molotov cocktails, authorities said Monday. … Twelve people were injured in the Sunday attack. … The attack happened on the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot and barely a week after a man who also yelled “Free Palestine” was charged with fatally shooting two Israeli embassy staffers outside a Jewish museum in Washington.” AP

Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:

Discrimination cases unravel as Trump scraps core civil rights tenet (Julian Mark and Laura Meckler, Washington Post)

Half of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders faced hate in 2024, study finds (Minnah Arshad, Guardian)

The End of Rule of Law in America (J. Michael Luttig, Atlantic)

From across the ages, Frederick Douglass is crying out that we Americans never forget: “The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”

Climate Change Articles & Resources:

Climate change adds extra month of extreme heat for 4bn people: Report (Al Jazeera)

Trump officials open up millions of acres in Alaska to drilling and mining (Richard Luscombe, Guardian)

Opinion: As nations abandon climate goals, cities are more important than ever (Simone Mangili, The Hill)

Good Vibes:

Crater Lake National Park [Ed. I had the privilege of visiting this national gem this week. Our national parks are critically important for myriad reasons. Please support them and contact your representatives to advocate for their protection and against the budget cuts and reductions in staff that will do irreparable harm. See also U.S. National Parks Are at Risk Amid Staff Shortages and Budget Cuts. Here Are 6 Ways to Support Them (Bailey Berg, AFAR).]