Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources:
DHS moves to bar aid groups from serving undocumented immigrants (Brianna Sacks, Washington Post) [Ed. This dubious prohibition targets nonprofits providing disaster relief funded in part by federal grants and awards. Imagine denying emergency medical relief until a disaster victim proves their immigration status.]
Using Generative Governance Principles for Better Boardroom Conversations (BoardSource)
Strategic Planning Without the Stress: 6 Ways to Streamline (David L. Wheeler, Chronicle of Philanthropy)
How China Influences Elections in America’s Biggest City (Michael ForsytheJay RootBianca Pallaro and David A. Fahrenthold, NY Times) [Ed. The article focuses on the reported participation of nonprofits, including 19 registered charities.]
Defying Congress, Trump Moves to Cut $4.9 Billion in Foreign Aid (Catie Edmondson, NY Times) [Ed. From the article: “The move, the latest chapter in an intensive fight between Mr. Trump and Congress over spending powers, drew swift condemnation from the top Republican on the Appropriations Committee, who called it illegal.”]
RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns (Christopher Wiggins, Advocate)
State Foreign Influence Legislation Impacting Nonprofits (ICNL) [Ed. If I’m reading this correctly, if a charity (other than an educational or religious institution) fundraises in Florida, it is banned from soliciting or accepting contributions or anything of value from a “foreign source of concern” (which includes an organization, company, and a non-U.S. citizen in a country of concern like China, Russia, and Iran).]
Supporting nonprofits through uncertainty with flexibility, collaboration, and data (Darius Graham, Candid)
2025 Erwin N. Griswold Lecture Before the American College of Tax Counsel: Memorial Hermann: Rejecting Pro-Taxpayer Regulations under Loper Bright (Ellen P. Aprill, SSRN)
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Significant Events:
- “A shooter opened fire with a rifle Wednesday through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely incomprehensible.”” AP
- “The Lisa Cook Case Could Be the Whole Ball Game If the Supreme Court lets Trump replace Cook with a loyalist, he might soon achieve a full-blown takeover of the Federal Reserve.” Atlantic
- “More than 300 million Americans’ Social Security data was put at risk after Department of Government Efficiency officials uploaded sensitive information to a cloud account not subject to oversight, according to a whistleblower disclosure submitted to the special counsel’s office Tuesday.” AP
Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:
Louisiana asks Supreme Court to gut Voting Rights Act and ban use of race in redistricting (Zach Montellaro, Politico)
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan (documentary, Netflix)
We the People: Why a US Multiracial Democracy Depends on Black Institutions (Marcus Littles, NPQ)
Climate Change Articles & Resources:
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds (Damian Carrington, Guardian)
‘It’s a warning, set to a dance beat’: Jon Batiste on his new song urging climate action 20 years after Katrina (Mark Hertsgaard, Guardian)
Why the US government is trying to revive the climate change ‘debate’ (Kate Yoder, Grist)
Good Vibes:
How to stay motivated when everything is on fire and you look and feel like crap (Vu Le, Nonprofit AF)