Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. This week’s summary was compiled and curated while I was in Oxford for the Skoll World Forum (you can read about my Skoll experience here, here, here, and here).
Notable Events of the Week:
- “President Trump announced Sunday that Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned as secretary of homeland security, marking the exit of a second top immigration official in a matter of days as the White House continues to grapple with an influx of migrants on the southern border.” Washington Post
- “The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested on Thursday in London to face a charge in the United States of conspiring to hack into a Pentagon computer network in 2010, bringing to an abrupt end a seven-year saga in which he had holed up in Ecuador’s embassy in Britain to avoid capture.” NY Times
- “In the hours after President Donald Trump tweeted a video that spliced together an edited clip of Rep. Ilhan Omar speaking and footage from the Sept. 11 attacks, frontrunners for the 2020 Democratic nomination expressed their outrage.” Time
Top 10 Nonprofit Tweets:
- Skoll Foundation: Thanks to all who joined us in Oxford for #SkollWF! Watch the highlights and relive the most inspiring moments from the week that was: https://youtu.be/zRH4C3u3f34
- Benjamin Soskis: I’m happy to announce the publication of the first two historical case studies of high-impact philanthropic initiatives, in a series that @urbaninstitute’s Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy is producing w/ support from @open_phil. Urban Institute
- Pro Publica: The vastly wealthy dodge taxes more than any other demographic. But the IRS fails to audit the ultrawealthy properly. This explains how and why: The IRS Tried to Take on the Ultrawealthy. It Didn’t Go Well.
- Stacy Palmer: The New Yorker puts philanthropy in the spotlight in its Sunday morning reading roundup Sunday Reading: Modern Philanthropy
- Chronicle of Philanthropy: A New York Times story about a controversial plan to use Uber stock to provide bonuses for employees at @charitywater set off a torrent of criticism on social media. Twitter Erupts Over Uber Partnership With Charity: Water
- Notre Dame Law: Professor Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer (@NDNonprofitProf) speaks to the @latimes in “How a lax IRS let the college admissions scandal continue for years.”
- BDO Nonprofit: Are the words “#nonprofit” and “business” completely at odds? We explain why not: Nonprofit Heart, Business Mindset: The Business of Impact
- Consumer Health Foundation: How and why grantmakers should be funding movements. via @NCRP State of Foundation Funding for the Pro-Immigrant Movement
- BoardSource: Do you know the proper terminology for nonprofits and boards of directors? This glossary will help you navigate your responsibilities as a board member, including essential documents, legal obligations, types of committees, and more. Board Service Glossary https://hubs.ly/H0hkZtR0
- Independent Sector: The new Value of Volunteer Time is here! Visit http://independentsector.org/valuevolunteers to learn about the value in your state (including DC and Puerto Rico!). #ValueVolunteers #NVW #NationalVolunteerWeek
Themed Media Selection:
Game of Thrones Watching Guide (NY Times)