Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources:
Opinion: You May Not Be Trump’s Target This Time. But You Could Be Next. (Vanita Gupta, NY Times) [Ed. Vanita Gupta was the 19th United States Associate Attorney General and served as the third-ranking official at the Department of Justice from 2021-2024.]
President Trump’s actions targeting law firms, judges, media organizations, universities and labor unions have demonstrated a norm-shattering zeal for retribution and punishment of anyone who may disagree with his policies. Now, nonprofit organizations are up.
Big Gifts and the New Tax Law: Boom Now, Bust Later? (Rasheeda Childress, The Chronicle of Philanthropy)
Will the New $2,000 Tax Break Bring Back Everyday Donors? (Ben Gose, Chronicle of Philanthropy)
Judge Indefinitely Blocks Withholding of Medicaid Funds to Planned Parenthood (Zach Montague, NY Times) [Ed. The article states that the judge “found that the policy retaliated against Planned Parenthood in violation of its First Amendment rights and could amount to an unconstitutional “legislative punishment.””]
New Report “Giving Pledge at 15” by the Charity Reform Initiative of the Institute for Policy Studies Highlights How Wealth is Growing Alarmingly Faster Than It’s Given Away — and Warns of Supercharged Dynastic Philanthropy (Institute for Policy Studies)
How Conservative Christians Cracked a 70-Year-Old Law (Elizabeth Dias and David A. Fahrenthold, NY Times)
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: What’s Next for AmeriCorps? (Hillary Kane, NPQ)
Data Empowerment for Nonprofits (NTEN) [Ed. There is a link on this webpage to download the very informative 2025 Data Empowerment Report.]
US placed on rights watchlist over health of its civil society under Trump (Maya Yang, Guardian)
Is the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Dead or Alive? (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)
Significant Events:
- “New cracks emerged in the U.S. economy on Friday after the government reported a significant slowdown in job growth, a sign of the serious and accelerating effects of President Trump’s punishing new tariffs. Financial markets were rattled as investors grappled with the implications — stocks fell and the dollar dropped against other major currencies.” NY Times [Ed. See also “Trump, Claiming [Without Evidence] Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official [Who Was Confirmed 86-8, including by then Senator Vance] Economists said ousting the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics could undermine confidence in government economic data.”]
- “Some of Israel’s most important Western allies, under political pressure from voters appalled by mounting evidence of starvation in Gaza, now say that they will recognize a Palestinian state. … While still blaming Hamas for rejecting a cease-fire, Mr. Trump now seems to understand that Mr. Netanyahu has little interest in ending the war. A lasting truce would force Mr. Netanyahu to make a political choice about Gaza’s future that could collapse his governing coalition, which depends on support from far-right Israeli politicians who favor annexing and resettling the enclave.” NY Times
- “[Emil Bove] personally fired attorneys involved in prosecuting January 6 rioters, pushed other prosecutors to resign rather than go along with what they considered to be unethical orders, and accused FBI officials of “insubordination” for refusing to hand over a list of FBI agents to fire for political reasons. According to a whistleblower, Bove played a key role in encouraging the administration to defy court orders, suggesting that the department should consider telling judges, “Fuck you.” … [I]nstead of being punished, Bove was rewarded with a nomination to a lifetime appointment on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed him to that seat ….” Atlantic
Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:
Fewer Americans see discrimination as anti-DEI push gains traction, AP-NORC polling shows (Terry Tang and Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, AP)
Three Ways to Show Up for Disability Justice (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
A Trillion-Dollar Debacle: How Trump’s Budget Bill Codifies Healthcare Apartheid (James A. Lomastro and Margaret Morganroth Gullette, NPQ)
Climate Change Articles & Resources:
Trump moves to scrap climate rule tying greenhouse gases to public health harm (AP, Guardian)
E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm (Lisa Friedman and Maxine Joselow, NY Times)
World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says (Fiona Harvey, Guardian)
Good Vibes:
Trust your gut and fail bravely: seven influential women on the advice they would give their 30-year-old selves (Madeleine Aggeler, Guardian)
What’s ahead will take courage, but you are ready. Do not shrink to belong. Stand boldly, fail bravely, grow fully and move forward with peace of mind and heart. Start every day with kindness. That’s your superpower. – Michele Yeoh