Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 7/4/26

Washington Crossing Delaware painting by Emanuel Leutze (cropped to fit)

Emanuel Leutze, Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851). Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public domain.

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:

We Did Not Come Here to Celebrate, We Came to Build (Linda Sarsour, Carmen Perez-Jordan and Saru Jayaraman, NPQ)

For 250 Years, Philanthropy Helped Build America. Now It Must Stand Up for It (Jeff Raikes, Inside Philanthropy) [Ed. See also the Bridgespan article it references, The Changing Role of Civil Society in the United States: Reflections for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Leaders (Sam Whittemore, Atharva Sinha, Jeffrey Bradach).]

Nonprofit Leaders Have Some Blunt Advice for Their Funders (Cindy Downing, Chronicle of Philanthropy)

“Change, Not Charity”: The Rise of Progressive Philanthropy (David Callahan, NPQ)

What Funding Everyday Acts of Courage Taught Us About America (Tonya Allen, Deepak Bhargava and John Palfrey, Chronicle of Philanthropy)

Democracy at 250: The Cost of Undercutting Youth-Led Movements (Nia West-Bey, NPQ)

SSRN Review & Roundup: Eyal Reviews Hemel’s Madisonian Nonprofit Law and Checks and Balances (Sloan Speck, TaxProf Blog)

Treasury Secretary vows law-breaking leftist nonprofits to face prosecution, asset seizures (John Solomon, Just the News) [Ed. Bessent threatening crackdown on left-wing (with no mention of right-wing) nonprofits and their board members and grantmaking to “nefarious causes”; also on 501(c)(3) organizations that make grants to 501(c)(4) organizations that engage in election activities.]

MacKenzie Scott alone accounted for one-third of America’s $19.2 billion in megagifts last year (Sydney Lake, Fortune)

About That High-Noon Budget Showdown in Sacramento? There’s a Deal! (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)

Significant Events:

“President Donald Trump didn’t get what he wanted in some of the biggest Supreme Court cases this year: tariffs, birthright citizenship and the attempted firing of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. … But he also emerged from the term with even greater power. … His immigration crackdown was largely upheld, his call to redistrict for partisan advantage marched ahead and his ability to control federal regulatory agencies expanded dramatically when the court overturned a 90-year-old precedent.” AP
“President Trump reaped a stunning windfall in his first year back in the White House, including about $1.4 billion from his family’s cryptocurrency businesses, a new filing shows. … All told, the president pulled in at least $2.2 billion … One of his biggest hauls in 2025 came when an investment firm tied to the United Arab Emirates bought nearly half of the Trump family’s main crypto company ….” NY Times
“Israelis See Their Friendship With the U.S. Slipping Away Criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza, anger over the Iran war and election results in New York all suggest Israel’s solid support from Washington may be on borrowed time.” NY Times

Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:

Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes participating in women and girls’ sports (Nina Totenberg, NPR)

These Justices Are Not Impartial (Adam Serwer, Atlantic)

Trump’s actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn (Annie Ma, AP)

Climate Change and Environment Articles & Resources:

Beyond Denial How Oil Execs Shaped a Landmark Climate Study (Maddie Stone, Drilled; additional reporting by Amy Westervelt, Drilled, and Katie Worth, ProPublica)

The End of Climate Politics (Leah Aronowsky, Foreign Policy)

Trump Administration Pays Duke Energy $129 Million to Halt Offshore Wind Farm (Maxine Joselow, NY Times)