The current political and economic circumstances pose steep financial challenges for nonprofits. It also presents an opportunity to address systemic financial vulnerabilities, some that long predate the current administration.
Selling tequila and mezcal is about more than supplying drinks to customers. Part of the work is building community, and that includes standing up for immigrant rights.
The loss of the Regional Farm to Food Bank program continues to impact food-insecure families, farmers, and whole communities, hitting rural areas especially hard.
Fear of deportation is deterring people without permanent legal status from critical care. Doctors are worried for their health — and the health of their pregnancies.
National Guard occupation of the nation’s capital is being used as a test case for authoritarianism. Local residents are mobilizing, but they need national support.
As democratic practices decay in the United States and elsewhere, the tendency is to defend existing institutions. But building new paths is just as important.
The nonprofit sector is in a rut and it needs to change. This includes replacing “best practices” with liberatory practices and centering equity in the work.
Systematic nonprofit underinvestment in information technology allows vendors to exploit organizations. Nonprofits need to act together to own their own data and technology.
For nonprofits to better achieve their missions, they need to rethink how they structure their boards. This includes ending the conflation of governance and fundraising roles.
Diasporic community media journalism keeps immigrant communities informed about social and political issues in both their old and new homes. But it also contends directly with racism and imperialism, offering community-centered resources toward participatory democracy.
A federal whistleblower complaint reveals draconian cuts to fair housing enforcement. The two staff attorneys named on the complaint have both been dismissed.
In the name of “national security,” a federal memorandum from the Trump administration targets nonprofit advocacy. Here are some steps nonprofits can take.