How Pittsburgh’s industrial past is being leveraged for an AI future.
Data as Destiny in the Steel City
The Long-Term Futures Work of Building a Better Democracy
The gap between individual excellence and field-level insufficiency is an opportunity to build toward a longer-term vision of democracy.
The Crisis Facing Organizing Isn’t Just Scale. It’s Also Structure.
The conceptual confusion between digital organizing and field organizing has led to structural issues within our organizations. If organizations collapse the distinction between the two, our organizing can become more impactful.
The Polluters Down the Street—EPA Changes Put Lives at Risk
In a policy reversal under Trump, the EPA will no longer consider human lives saved when setting air pollution guidelines. Instead, it will measure the cost to the industry.
The Palestine Exception: Interrogating Philanthropy’s (Non) Response to Genocide
The failure of the philanthropic sector to respond to the genocide in Palestine speaks to the need to recenter justice in philanthropy.
A Strike Against ICE Heats Up in Minneapolis
Minnesotans have mobilized against the invasion of ICE in their city and now call for a general strike on January 23.
Funders Must Support Advocates Fighting Back Against Pronatalism
The Trump administration is eroding civil rights and bodily autonomy for marginalized people through heteronormative pronatalist ideals. Advocates say progressive funders must step up to curb this policy agenda.
Does the Executive Director Belong in Board Executive Committee Meetings?
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.
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?