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:
- “Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court and a pioneering advocate for women’s rights, who in her ninth decade became a much younger generation’s unlikely cultural icon, died on Friday at her home in Washington. She was 87.” NY Times
- “A Kentucky grand jury determined Wednesday that two officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor were justified in firing their weapons into her apartment, while another was charged with recklessly firing rounds into a neighboring unit, an outcome that has inflamed racial protests nationwide.” Washington Post
- “According to sources in the Republican Party at the state and national levels, the Trump campaign is discussing contingency plans to bypass election results and appoint loyal electors in battleground states where Republicans hold the legislative majority. With a justification based on claims of rampant fraud, Trump would ask state legislators to set aside the popular vote and exercise their power to choose a slate of electors directly.” The Atlantic
Top 10 Nonprofit Tweets:
- Lucy Bernholz: What Now? The Philanthropic Future Our Democracy Needs (Opinion) – The Chronicle of Philanthropy
- Stacy Palmer: Must read in the new @philanthropy issue that went online this am by @RendonJim Reimagine Everything via @Philanthropy [Ed. Important article currently behind a subscription paywall.]
- Jeanne Bell: “The philanthropic sector cannot afford to divest from progressive organizing in the places where hate lives, thrives, and is driving our national politics and the future of our nation.” In the Struggle for Racial and Economic Justice, Don’t Forget Rural America via @npquarterly
- Jeffrey Bradach: Yes. TY @DanCardinali. America’s values–imperfectly lived into since the beginning, for sure–are the heart of who we are as a country and the beacon we represent to the world. A huge amount at stake this year. Let Our Values Be an Example
- Alliance for Justice: It’s crucial that everyone help get out at the vote for this election, and that includes private foundations. Check out @AFJBeBold’s new set of resources about how they can help raise awareness about the election: Voter Engagement Messaging and Activities for Private Foundations
- Sierra Club: For those telling us to “stay in our lane” – this is our lane. It should be every environmentalists’ lane. THREAD! #BlackLivesMatter #BreonnaTaylor [Photo caption: Why environmentalists should be anti-racist]
- Gene: Significant Changes in Final Regulations Issued for College & University Investment Tax – @NDNonprofitProf #IRC4968
- Gene: Looking forward to reading articles from this impressive group: @EOTaxProf @EllenAprill … Pittsburgh Tax Review: Special Issue on the Tax Reform Act of 1969
- Fast Co. Impact: The pitchforks are coming if we don’t reform capitalism, says Davos founder
- Saira Rahman: Things RBG has done for women:
- The right to sign a mortgage without a man
- The right to have a bank acct without a male co-signer
- The right to have a job without being discriminated based on gender
- The right for women to be pregnant/have kids and work
Black Lives Matter:
Breonna Taylor and Perpetual Black Trauma (Charles M. Blow, NY Times)
LDF Issues Statement in Response to President Trump’s Executive Order [Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping]
Black Lives Matter Founders Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi (Sybrina Fulton, Time 100)
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (Robin DiAngelo) [based on the Blinkist 19 min. summary of the best-selling book]
These Black Lives Matter Protesters Had No Idea How One Arrest Could Alter Their Lives (Melissa Chan, Time)