In today’s issue of Ask a Nonprofit Expert, Jeanne Bell answers a reader’s question about remaining committed to the mission during turbulent times.
Staying Committed to Social Justice and Advocacy in Times of Political Crisis
Can Nonprofits Fight Capitalism While Working Within Capitalism?
Can nonprofits advance anticapitalist visions today? It can be done, but only if nonprofits strategically balance their present work with a longer-term vision.
Movement Is Justice
Achieving land justice for Indigenous communities requires land return, but it’s more than that. It is about restoring movement and the right relationship to the land.
After the Election, Mamdani Can Govern Across Generational Divides
In his mayoral campaign, Zohran Mamdani mobilized young voters as few politicians have done. There are lessons in this for nonprofit leaders.
People’s Budgets Insist on Care First—for and by Everyone
Off the media radar screen, city-level “people’s budget” campaigns are gaining ground, building local economic democracy and achieving material gains for everyday people.
Senate GOP Ramps Up Attacks on Left-Wing Nonprofits
A US Senate hearing showcased the Right’s plan to attack and persecute progressive nonprofits.
Facebook and Volunteerism: What Are Some Tricks of the Trade?
Facebook may be old but remains the nation’s second-most used social media platform. To support volunteers, nonprofits need to know how to use it.
Land Justice—and Why It Matters
Our economy and who has power in it is tied to land—who has access to it, who controls it, and who owns it. Economic justice cannot occur without land justice.
An Indigenous Nonprofit Responds to Budget Cuts with a New Strategic Vision
While funding cuts to nonprofits get widespread attention, similar cuts in Indigenous nonprofits have received less coverage, and have required strategic readjustment.
Why the Struggle for a Third Reconstruction Remains the Struggle for Our Times
At a time of racial justice backlash, a call for a full-throated multiracial democracy may seem audacious—it’s also a necessary movement to preserve US democracy at all.
Staying and Fighting: A Conversation with Shirley Sherrod
From Jim Crow to contemporary struggles, civil rights activist Shirley Sherrod has seen a lot. Here, she shares what she has learned from past struggles that might inform activists today.
School Drop-off and Pickup in the Age of ICE
As ICE targets parents at school arrival and dismissal times, what are the impacts to children, families, and the school community?