Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week.
Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources:
Charities Push Feds To Keep Combined Federal Campaign (Paul Clolery, Nonprofit Times) [Ed. See also the letter from the National Council of Nonprofits and the United Way to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.]
Labor Day 2025: What’s Next for Unions? (Bernadette King Fitzsimons, NPQ)
US: Rights Report Mixes Facts, Deception, Political Spin (Human Rights Watch)
The report omits several categories of rights violations that were standard in past editions, including women, LGBT people, persons with disabilities, corruption in government, and freedom of peaceful assembly. The administration has also grossly mischaracterized the human rights records of abusive governments with which it has or is currently seeking friendly relations.
State of the Field: Temp Check – Federal Policy Impacts on Fiscal Sponsors (Social Impact Commons) [Ed. Download.]
Gates Foundation Quietly Cuts Ties With Firm Linked to Democrats (Theodore Schleifer, NY Times) [Ed. A likely example of federal policy impacting one of the richest men in the world and consequently a fiscal sponsor that is perceived as adversarial to the policies of the current administration.]
Recommended Board Practices (BoardSource)
How Nonprofits Can Tap Technology in Lean Times and Avoid AI Hype (Eden Stiffman, Chronicle of Philanthropy) [Ed. Interview with Jim Fruchterman, author of the new book Technology for Good: How Nonprofit Leaders Are Using Software and Data to Solve Our Most Pressing Social Problems.]
First-of-its-kind Stanford study says AI is starting to have a ‘significant and disproportionate impact’ on entry-level workers in the U.S. (Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune)
Regulation and Incentives for “Social Enterprise” in the United States: But First Greater and More Substantive Differentiation (John Tyler, De Gruyter Brill) [Ed. John also wrote a similar article for lawyers and law professors in the NYU Journal of Law and Business published earlier this year.]
How to Encourage the Corporate Heart (Gareth Goh, SSIR)
Significant Events:
- “Both domestically and internationally, the U.S. armed forces are tackling threats once assigned to police officers, Drug Enforcement Administration agents, Coast Guardsmen, and other law-enforcement personnel. They are escorting immigration officers as they arrest undocumented immigrants in American cities, combatting crime with their presence in the U.S. capital, and stopping drugs at the southern border. … Yesterday’s strike in the Caribbean [killing 11 persons] came after Trump secretly signed a directive authorizing Pentagon action against drug smugglers earlier this summer.” Atlantic
- “But dramatic shifts in the geopolitical landscape – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and, crucially, the re-election of Donald Trump – have combined to bring Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un together in what many observers are calling a dramatic redrawing of the global balance of power.” Guardian
- “President Donald Trump’s administration violated federal law in the use of National Guard troops during Southern California immigration enforcement operations and accompanying protests, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.” AP
Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:
Gender Pay Gap Persists for Nonprofit CEOs and Could Worsen Amid DEI Backlash (Stephanie Beasley, Chronicle of Philanthropy)
Most Employees Support DEI, Revealing Talent Risk From DEI Retreat (Michelle Travis, Forbes)
Rebranding equity as ‘belonging’ won’t advance justice — it’s DEI rollback in disguise (Simon Blanchette, Conversation)
Climate Change Articles & Resources:
Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report (Lisa Friedman and Sachi Kitajima Mulkey, NY Times)
Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals (Lisa Friedman, NY Times)
The Life of Plastic (Phoebe Weston, Tess McClure, Guardian)
At the top of the food chain, humans consume at least 50,000 microplastic particles a year. They are in our food, water, and the air we breathe. Fragments of plastic have been found in blood, semen, lungs, breast milk, bone marrow, placenta, testicles and the brain.
Good Vibes:
Ted Lasso [I’ve been enjoying my rewatch of the series immensely. My first watch inspired the following post – Nonprofits: 10 Lessons from “Ted Lasso” and “Succession” – which subsequently led to a presentation for NASCO.]