Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week.
Notable Events of the Week:
- “Russian forces laid siege to urban areas across Ukraine on Thursday, hitting apartment buildings, pharmacies and a hospital, as the Kremlin’s grinding offensive surrounded southern cities and drove thousands of refugees toward western borders.” NY Times
- “Senior Biden administration officials are preparing to dramatically expand the number of Russian oligarchs subject to U.S. sanctions, aiming to punish the financial elite close to President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine, according to three people briefed on internal administration deliberations.” Washington Post
- “President Biden delivered his first State of the Union address Tuesday night, after a year marked by continued struggles with the coronavirus pandemic, declining electoral fortunes for him and his fellow Democrats and, now, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.” Washington Post
Top 10 Nonprofit Tweets:
- Nonprofit Times: .@GlobalGiving has raised $2M toward a goal of $5M while a small NYC-based grassroots volunteer organization, @razomforukraine, expects to be able to deploy $1.8M toward relief efforts in #Ukraine – http://ow.ly/b0qh50I6loF #nonprofit #philanthropy #charity #fundraising
- Leslie Barnes: How 501(c)(3)s can comment on tonight’s #StateOfTheUnion. Note: written a few years ago but the rules are the same 😉 Thx @Alevineafj #SOTU The State of the Union and You
- Tim Mooney: A reminder, if you’re a nonprofit that will be supporting Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to SCOTUS, we did an entire episode on #RulesoftheGame on how you can do it. Check it out! #JusticeForAll #ConfirmJackson Supreme Court Nomination Advocacy Revisited
- Nonprofit Quarterly: Work that goes beyond “DEI training” is increasingly disrupting how organizations approach strategy development and planning. @JeanneBellNP, @DominiqueSamari & @SpectrumSteve on linking organizational strategy and race #equity work: https://bit.ly/36MExXj #leadership
- Mother Jones: Inside movement workplaces, the rhetoric about race often doesn’t match reality. “Everybody loves to quote Audre Lorde. But somehow, nobody wants an Audre Lorde to be their executive director.” How the Mainstream Movement Against Gender-Based Violence Fails Black Workers and Survivors
- Center for Effective Philanthropy: NEW on the blog, Patricia Eng & Miki Akimoto (@mcakimoto1) call for both AANHPI community members and allies to step up & speak up for AANHPI leaders & communities, and share tips for those unsure where to start. #philanthropy #Overlooked #AAPI Step up, Speak Up, and Join Us in Supporting AANHPI Communities
- Peace and Security Funders Group: Re: #Ukraine many in philanthropic circles have asked, “What can funders?” BLUF: a lot! Here’s @AlexandraIToma’s take (for short- and long-term response): The War in Ukraine Requires a Major Philanthropic Response and Overall Increase in Peace and Security Funding @Philanthropy @WarPrevention @UrgentAct @funds4disaster @762project @KyivIndependent
- Linda Rosenthal: The Delicate Dance of the Nonprofit Board and Staff
- Gene: 501(c)(3) vs. 501(c)(6): What You Need to Know @ASAEcenter
- Eric Lipton: NEW: Florida fund-raiser planned for April that was to feature Melania Trump has been called off. State regulators concluded that the company working with the Melania to organize the charitable event had not properly registered to solicit contributions. Melania Trump Event Called Off After Officials Question Fund-Raising
Racial Equity / BLM:
America Needs To Admit How Racist It Is | The Problem With Jon Stewart Podcast with Bryan Stevenson (YouTube)
Opinion: Who’s Afraid of Ketanji Brown Jackson? (Sherrilyn A. Ifill, NY Times)
Opinion: We Need a New Language for Talking About Race (Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Andrew S. Curran, NY Times)
Opinion: Will Asian Americans Bolt From the Democratic Party? (Thomas B. Edsall, NY Times)
12 Angry Men Is More Relevant than Ever in the Age of Trump (Nathan Rabin, Vanity Fair)
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