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:
The state of diversity in the U.S. nonprofit sector (Clerkin, C., Diomande, M., Koob, A., Candid)
Proposed Restrictions on Foreign Grantmaking by U.S. Tax-Exempt Organizations (Michael Kuczynski, Jacob Zerkle, L. Maverick Flowers, Toni Ruo, Lisa M. Schultes, Polsinelli)
Federal Electioneering Communication Rules Apply Starting September 6; May Impact Your Grassroots Lobbying (D. Mark Renaud and Andrew Woodson, Wiley Rein)
Heritage Foundation Spreads Deceptive Videos About Noncitizen Voters (Ken Bensinger and Richard Fausset, NY Times)
On Gov. Newsom’s Desk: Two New Nonprofit Bills (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)
The Upper 7s: Nonprofit Law Defends Nonprofit News (darryll k. jones, Nonprofit Law Prof Blog)
S.F. nonprofit scandals: This is Mayor Breed’s plan to boost oversight (Michael Barba, SF Chronicle) [Ed. For additional context, see Ex-leader of embattled nonprofit SF SAFE arrested, charged with 34 felonies, Joe Eskenazi, Mission Local.]
Can Divestment Campaigns Still Work? (Kian Braulik, Boston Review)
Family Office Symposium 2024 | Key Takeaways (McDermott Will & Emery)
Bad Bosses, Big Dreams, and Broken Philanthropy; What young leaders want from their nonprofit careers (Nandita Raghuram, Chronicle of Philanthropy)
Significant Events:
- “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday pushed back against a new wave of pressure to reach a cease-fire deal in Gaza after hundreds of thousands of Israelis protested and went on strike and U.S. President Joe Biden said he needed to do more after nearly 11 months of fighting.” AP
- “Four people were killed and at least nine were injured in northern Georgia on Wednesday when an Apalachee High School student opened fire inside the school. … The US’s expansive view of civilian gun ownership has been so ingrained in politics, in culture, and in the law since the nation’s founding that there’s no telling how many more people will die before federal lawmakers take further action.” Vox
- “The Road to a Gaza Cease-Fire Runs Through Qatar The emirate has used its influence with Hamas to press for a truce with Israel. But “the last word is with those on the battlefield,” one expert said.” NY Times
Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:
Organizing the South—How Black Workers Are Challenging Corporate Power (Erica Smiley, Nonprofit Quarterly)
Project 2025 Is Coming After LGBTQ Americans (Charles Kaiser, The Nation)
Tucker Carlson Sharply Criticized for Hosting Holocaust Revisionist (Katie Robertson, NY Times)
Climate Change & Pollution Articles & Resources:
Something’s Poisoning America’s Land. Farmers Fear ‘Forever’ Chemicals. (Hiroko Tabuchi, NY Times)
Opinon: To really tackle climate change, here’s what Washington needs to do (Editorial Board, Washington Post)
Boiling Point: Is it ethical to have children in the face of climate change? (Hayley Smith, LA Times)