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:
- “Long COVID Has Forced a Reckoning for One of Medicine’s Most Neglected Diseases Only a couple dozen doctors specialize in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Now their knowledge could be crucial to treating millions more patients.” The Atlantic
- “Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech Friday, declaring his annexation of four Ukrainian regions, was likely the most consequential of his nearly 23 years in power. But rather than a clarion call to restore Russian greatness as he clearly intended, the address seemed the bluster and filibuster of a leader struggling to recover his grip — on his war, and his country.” Washington Post
- “The nationwide protests challenging Iran’s authoritarian leadership, now in their 10th day, have fed on a range of grievances: a collapsing economy, brazen corruption, suffocating repression and social restrictions handed down by a handful of elderly clerics. On Monday, they showed no sign of abating, and neither did the harsh government effort to suppress them despite international condemnation.” New York Times
Top 10 Nonprofit Tweets:
- Lucy Bernholz: We’re not counting all that counts #HowWeGiveNow What happened to giving money to charity? @DigCivSoc @StanfordPACS
- Chronicle of Philanthropy: Young nonprofit workers can be quick to leave a job if they think the pay is bad or if they don’t see an equitable work culture or the potential for professional growth, experts say. In a hiring crisis, nonprofit leaders would be smart to start listening. What Young Nonprofit Workers Want [Ed. Access may require registration.]
- David Fahrenthold: On today’s episode of The Daily: In Minnesota, 49 people allegedly stole $240 million in taxpayer money during the pandemic. Why did the government make itself so easy to rob?
- Chronicle of Philanthropy: Two scholars of public administration set out to identify the point beyond which spending more on overhead stops enhancing an organization’s operations. Here are their findings: Nonprofits May Need to Spend a Third of Their Budget on Overhead to Thrive — Contradicting a Donor Rule of Thumb
- Carmen Rojas: The team at @caseygrants is doing revolutionary work to rethink how we fund sustainable movements. By investing in the intersection of ideas and community organizing, we can create durable movements that will flourish from the ground up! “From the Ground Up.” A Funder Looks to Translate Social Justice Scholarship Into Action
- Jed Emerson: Excellent review of the Patagonia deal and how it works. The Patagonia Structure in the Context of Steward-Ownership by Purpose
- Stacy Palmer: An interview with Laurene Powell Jobs, who brings an entrepreneurial mindset to philanthropy and established Emerson Collective as an LLC rather than as a charitable organization. Laurene Powell Jobs Is Giving It Her All via @WSJ
- Gene: Harlem Clergy Took Secret Cash As They Sold Churches To Developer: AG
- Linda Rosenthal: Insurrection-Group Revocation?: Newsom Veto May Be Overridden
- Gene: IRS Exempt Organizations Technical Guide TG 6 IRC 501(c)(6) Business Leagues
Racial Equity and Justice:
The Cherokee Nation is again calling on Congress to deliver on a 200-year-old promise (Harmeet Kaur, CNN)
EPA Launches New National Office Dedicated to Advancing Environmental Justice and Civil Rights (EPA)
On the Front Lines: Street Violence, Gun Culture and Relationships in Communities (Race in America, NBC Bay Area)
Elijah McClain’s death caused by ketamine injection, amended autopsy report says (Deon J. Hampton and Erik Ortiz, NBC News)
Migrant relocations echo a dark past: Reverse Freedom Rides (Code Switch, NPR)
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