Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources:

New Trump Order Injects Politics Into Federal Grant Decisions (Alex Daniels, Chronicle of Philanthropy)

Executive Branch Oversight of Federal Grantmaking: A New Era? (Mehrin (“Mir”) Masud-Elias, Pari R. Mody, Amy Budner Smith, Sara Garofalo Linder, Arnold & Porter)

2025 Federal Grants Guide (Revised) (Matt Watkins, LinkedIn)

The Elephant in the Room (David Callahan, Inside Philanthropy)

Legal Defense Funds Protect Nonprofits Under Political Attack by Trump Administration (Lauren Girardin, NPQ)

Opinion: How Funders Can Protect Grantees — and Themselves — From Civil Society Attacks (Carroll Bogert, Chronicle of Philanthropy)

What’s Next? Why Co-ops Are Essential in the Fight for Democracy (Esteban Kelly, NPQ)

Findings from Our Strategic Partnerships Survey (La Piana Consulting)

Centering Purpose in Times of Change: A Guide for Purpose-Driven Boards (BoardSource)

From Wish List to Reality: Managing Tech Change in Nonprofits (Afua Bruce, NPQ)

Significant Events:

• “President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia concluded their summit in Alaska on Friday without declaring agreement on any issue, much less the one Mr. Trump said was at the top of his agenda, ending the war in Ukraine. … Throughout this interview, Trump has continuously complimented Putin, and repeatedly brings up compliments that he received from Putin during the summit.” NY Times
• “National guard troops began to arrive at their headquarters in Washington DC on Tuesday as Democratic mayors warned Donald Trump against expanding his law and order power grab in other major cities. … The US president announced on Monday that he was sending the national guard into the nation’s capital and putting city police under federal control, even though the violent crime rate is at a 30-year low.” Guardian
• “A gauge of underlying inflation in July showed prices increasing at the fastest annual pace in five months, a sign that businesses are passing along tariff-related costs to customers.” NY Times

Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:

Why Texas’s Power Grab Is So Dangerous (Julian E. Zelizer, Foreign Policy)

Pete Hegseth reposts video that says women shouldn’t be allowed to vote (Coral Murphy Marcos, Guardian)

When Teachers Learn a Complete View of Asian American History, Students Benefit (Ki Sung, KQED)

Climate Change and Pollution Articles & Resources:

World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns (Damian Carrington, Guardian)

America Is Living in a Climate-Denial Fantasy (Zoë Schlanger, Atlantic)

Plastic Pollution Talks Collapse as Oil States Oppose Tough Treaty (Hiroko Tabuchi, NY Times)

Good Vibes:

Making Waves: The Rise of Asian America (film, Jon Osaki & Josh Chuck) – Encore Screening | Q&A Panel [Ed. I’m looking forward to attending the encore screening in San Francisco’s Japantown where Jon Osaki has long led JCYC, an amazing organization that has been enriching the lives of youth from diverse communities in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1970.]