Nonprofit Resources of the Week, the #11 nonprofit blog to follow in 2026 according to Feedspot (7/14/26), 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:
White House Faces Stiff Pushback on Subjecting Grants to Political Review (Tony Romm, NY Times)
IRS Proposes Regulations Changing Education Institution 501(C)(3) Status (Richard H. Levey, Nonprofit Times) [Ed. Thanks to nonprofit organizations attorney Jeff Tenenbaum, who is quoted in the article, for the tip.]
Good News in Pushback Against Government Overreach (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)
DAF Sponsors Should Stand Up for Nonprofit Sector Independence (Harvey P. Dale, Daniel J. Hemel, Jill S. Manny, NYU School of Law, SSRN)
Philanthropy and Community Sharing Power: What It Looks Like from the Field’s Perspective (Bebhinn Francis, Erika Gaines, Andreina Kniss, Jenay Manley, Randall Taylor and Libby Viera-Bland, NPQ)
Online-Fundraising Ethics and the GoFundMe Scandal (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)
Demystifying nonprofit earned income: Generating revenue to drive mission (Kyoko Uchida, Candid)
Policy Primer: Fiscal Sponsorships (Bill Osmulski, Philanthropy Roundtable) [Ed. I don’t agree with the article’s description of fiscal sponsorship as a conduit, but it represents a conservative viewpoint of the benefits of fiscal sponsorship and the unnecessary measures of trying to identify, regulate, and monitor fiscal sponsorship relationships.]
Resilience Is Built Before the Crisis (Francisco Segovia & Carolina Ortiz, SSIR)
Prudential Pluralism, Historical Perspective, And The Defense Of Civil Society (Part 1) and (Part II) (Benjamin Soskis, HistPhil)
Significant Events:
- “A week after the United States and Iran signed a preliminary deal aimed at ending the war, an Iranian drone slammed into a cargo ship sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. … There were no casualties or major damage, but the June 25 attack set off a chain of hostilities that would put the two countries on a path back toward all-out war less than a month after they agreed to stop fighting.” AP
- “The president overruled his own administration after getting furious pushback from his MAGA base over the ICE order suspending most vehicle stops. White House officials told us that Trump had heard a litany of complaints from hard-line allies over the past day.” Atlantic
- “The House on Wednesday rejected a measure to eliminate U.S. aid to Israel, but almost half of Democrats supported the move, reflecting a rapid and dramatic shift within the party away from decades of unequivocal support for the Jewish state.” NY Times
Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:
Protecting Rights Beyond the Game: Nonprofit Advocacy for Human Rights at the World Cup (María Constanza Costa, NPQ)
Judge rules OMB can’t retroactively nix grants based on new rules (Jannifer Scholtes and Kyle Cheney, Politico)
Trump administration revives rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits (Gisela Salomon, AP)
Climate Change and Environment Articles & Resources:
Trump threatens Canada over wildfire smoke choking U.S. cities (Jean Chemnick, Amelia Davidson, and Chelsea Harvey, Politico)
How to Abandon Your Climate Commitments and Get Away With It (David Gelles, NY Times)
Trump, Ending Decades of Protection, Opens Wild Habitats to Drilling and Mining (Catrin Einhorn and Maxine Joselow, NY Times)
Democracy Articles & Resources:
Trump’s Plan for November Is Failing (David A. Graham, Atlantic)
Donald Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process (Bill Barrow, AP)
House Republicans resurrect Save America Act by adding it to spending bill (Chris Stein, Guardian)
A.I. Articles & Resources:
Generative AI Is an Engineering Disaster (Alex Reisner, Atlantic)
The Most Important Words in the Battle Over AI (Calder McHugh, Aaron Mak, Brendan Bordelon, Gabby Miller, Politico)
How to Use AI Without Compromising Your Sustainability Values (Rasheeda Childress, Chronicle of Philanthropy)
Good Vibes:
Homalco Wildlife & Cultural Tours (I was privileged to go on a whale watching tour offered by Homalco in Campbell River and look forward to returning.)