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:
- “President Donald Trump instructed the U.S. trade representative to consider slapping an additional $100 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods on Thursday in a dramatic escalation of the trade dispute between the two countries.” Time
- “I have never seen a market this volatile to this extent in my career. Now that’s only 66 years, so I shouldn’t make too much about it, but you’re right: I’ve seen two 50-percent declines, I’ve seen a 25-percent decline in one day and I’ve never seen anything like this before.” Jack Bogle, Vanguard Group founder and retired CEO. MarketWatch
Top 10 Nonprofit Tweets:
- Gene: Check out the new website for the National Association of State Charity Officials (NASCO) http://www.nasconet.org/ and the status on the multi-state charity registration and reporting portal. @mtfoerster
- Ginnie Titterton: Charitable Giving by Corporations Is Also About Getting, a New Study Finds NYT
- Stanford Social Innovation Review: When does is it make sense for nonprofits to merge? And how can boards help start the conversation? Advice from @BoardSource’s @AnneWallestad and @BridgespanGroup adviser Katie Smith Milway: http://ow.ly/sUWU30jjQsQ #momentstomerge #ssirlive
- Carrie Levine: And folks say there’s no enforcement of the Lobbying Disclosure Act. Public Integrity
- Elizabeth Boris: Cindy Lott shines light on charity regulation: Bifurcation of State Regulation of Charities: https://urbn.is/2H662tZ via @urbaninstitute
- Nonprofit Quarterly: “This is a movement, not simply a moment, and this is only the first step in our long process.” https://hubs.ly/H0bxZZw0 #guns #guncontrol #Enough #NeverAgain
- Phil Buchanan: Just up today: my new @Philanthropy column reviews #newpower and discusses its implications for philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy
- Chronicle of Philanthropy: Opinion: How Philanthropy Can Work to Give All Black Men an Opportunity to Succeed
- Kevin de Leon: Today we celebrate Cesar Chavez, who led a generation of farm workers to demand representation and better working conditions in California. He was a visionary labor leader whose memory lives on in the men and women who lead our unions now. #CesarChavezDay [Ed. Photo accompanying tweet included the following quotes from Chavez: Once social change begins it cannot be reversed; You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read; You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride; You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.]
- Chris Anderson: After several years in development, we’re truly excited to unveil The Audacious Project, a new model for empowering the world’s change-makers. If you believe in the power of dreams for a better future, please share this! https://is.gd/sYNdvm