In this issue of Ask a Nonprofit Expert, Jan Masaoka answers a reader’s question about who should and shouldn’t be involved in executive committee meetings.
Does the Executive Director Belong in Board Executive Committee Meetings?
Palestine at the Center: Donor Organizing as Movement Work
How does a donor back movements while remaining respectful of movement leaders? It starts with the recognition that donor organizing is a form of movement organizing.
From Minneapolis to Portland: State Violence and How Communities Are Responding
The United States is seeing an upswing in political violence, including due to increased state abuses. But community safety and de-escalation strategies can be effective.
The Trans Athletes at the Center of Supreme Court Cases Don’t Fit Conservative Stereotypes
Lawyers for Lindsay Hecox and Becky Pepper-Jackson argued that their rights were violated when they were banned from competition.
Holding the Line Together: Civil Society and the First Year of the Trump Administration
January 20 marks one year since Donald Trump was sworn into office for the second time. Since then, the administration has attempted to demonize and constrain civil society over the past year. But what lies ahead in 2026?
S.O.S.—Nonprofits Need Funding for “Staff Operating Support”
For too long, funders have ignored the nonprofit workforce that powers our sector. But dedicated “staff operating support” would change that.
Environmental Advocates Confront Trump’s Fossil Fuel Agenda
Nonprofits and advocacy groups see Trump’s relaxed car emission standards as a direct attack on vulnerable communities. How are they responding?
Not One Drop: How an Arizona Community Came Together to Fight a Data Center
Here’s how a Tucson-based coalition, committed to their land and people, mobilized against a forthcoming data center and won.
Why It Matters that Renee Nicole Macklin Good Was a Poet
After her death at the hands of ICE, Renee Good’s legacy as a poet is much more than her one published poem.
For Movements to Win, Organize People and Money
Why organize donors and funders? The reason is simple: For social and economic justice movements to achieve their goals, it is vital to organize the broadest possible network.
The Danger ICE Poses to the Disabled Community
Disabled people face increased rates of violence, abandonment, and medical neglect in ICE custody.
Damn the Torpedoes! Trump Ditches a Crucial Climate Treaty in Latest Move to Dismantle America’s Climate Protections
On January 7, President Donald Trump declared he would pull the United States out of the UNFCC, the most important global treaty on climate change.