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:
Voices in Action (Independent Sector, Nonprofit VOTE, League of Women Voters, and Alliance for Justice’s Bolder Advocacy program) [Ed. You can subscribe to monthly emails to help nonprofits engage their communities in the democratic process.]
Trump administration’s Freedom 250 organization allegedly misdirected donors away from bipartisan America250 charity (Sarah Webber, Conversation)
Federal Grants: A Constitutional Primer, Part One (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)
Slow Philanthropy (Jeffrey L. Bradach, SSIR) [Ed. You can find the full essay on the Bridgespan website – Slow Philanthropy: Why giving by the ultra-wealthy often lags behind their ambitions—and what could help move money faster.]
Opinion: As local banks vanish, foundations should fill the lending gap (Anthony Bugg-Levine, Chronicle of Philanthropy)
Nonprofits Face Challenges in the Fight Against Dark Money (María Constanza Costa, NPQ)
With a Series of Big Donations, State Department Restores Some Global Health Aid (Stephanie Nolen, NY Times)
What do Black-led nonprofits and their leaders need right now? (Kyoko Uchida, Candid)
How to Build a Superteam That Keeps Getting Better (Ron Friedman, Harvard Business Review)
How Nonprofits Are Resisting Trump’s War on Immigration at the State Level (Nawal Irfani, Alliance for Justice)
Significant Events:
- “The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it would move forward with a plan to eliminate hundreds of federal regulations governing Head Start, in what advocates fear is a push to gut a 61-year-old antipoverty program aimed at helping the nation’s most impoverished young children. … Critics say the changes will gut the core components of a singular institution that has served 30 million young children with high classroom standards and more health and antipoverty services than most states provide.” NY Times
- “Abdul El-Sayed is Democrats’ Senate nominee in Michigan, a seismic victory for progressives that carries massive implications for both the Senate battlemap and the Democratic Party’s future.” Politico
- “To America’s allies, President Trump’s war in Iran, now in its sixth month, seems headed for a strategic defeat. … For the moment, Iran is seemingly resolute under a more radical government, its nuclear and ballistic missile programs are degraded but not destroyed, and the Strait of Hormuz is effectively under its control. The war has left both the United States and Israel in weaker positions …” NY Times
Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:
Americans Are Turning on Trump (David A. Graham, Atlantic)
The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta (Anne Applebaum Atlantic)
Trump administration targets children amid push to ‘deport at all costs’ (Alexandra Villareal, Guardian)
Climate Change and Environment Articles & Resources:
For climate-change deniers, the heat is on (The Independent)
Democrats’ ‘climate hushing’ prompts activists to turn up the volume (Dharna Noor, Guardian)
British Columbia is logging its last old growth. Protesters are sleeping in the road to stop it (Annika Hammerschlag, AP)
Democracy Articles & Resources:
Opinion: The Democrats have one last chance to halt the erosion of US democracy – and it’s less than 100 days away (Timothy Garton Ash, Guardian)
America at 250 Needs More Than Commemoration. It Needs Civic Listening. (Wei Soo, NPQ)
From Bernie to Mamdani, how the Occupy movement transformed American politics (Natasha Lennard, Guardian)
A.I. Articles & Resources:
New California AI Rule Becomes Operative (Heather Egan, Minna Lo Naranjo, Armen Nercessian, Kevin M. Papay, Morgan Lewis)
The Impending, Inescapable Deluge of A.I. (Adam Satariano, Paul Mozur, Jacqueline Gu and Cade Metz, NY Times)
“This is the largest scale infrastructure build-out in the history of humanity,” said Rob Wachen, a co-founder of the microchip firm Etched, which has raised more than $1 billion to meet the growing demand for A.I. components.
White House Whipsaws Silicon Valley (and Itself) Over A.I. Rules (David McCabe, Mike Isaac, Ana Swanson, and Kate Conger, NY Times)
Good Vibes:
Hairspray (San Francisco Playhouse) [Ed. This production was awesome! Support nonprofit theatre.]