Notes from the Frontlines

Aine Creedon

July 23, 2025

In Notes from the Frontlines, Deepa Iyer highlights the stories, needs, and solidarity of organizations on the frontlines of the struggle for a multiracial and equitable democracy in the United States.

Deepa Iyer is a South Asian American writer, lawyer, and activist. Each column explores how organizations are responding to crises in the current political landscape—and what the entire nonprofit and philanthropic ecosystem can do to support them.

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About the author

Aine Creedon

Aine Creedon is Nonprofit Quarterly's Director of Digital Operations and has worn many hats at NPQ since 2011. She has extensive experience with social media, communications and outreach in the nonprofit sector, and spent two years in Americorps programs serving with a handful of nonprofits across the nation as well as a community organization in Dorchester, Boston. Aine currently resides in Denver, Colorado where she enjoys volunteering, seeing live music, and hiking with her pups Frida and Tucker.

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