Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 3/15/25
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week.
Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources:
Trump demands admissions overhaul and influence over academics at Columbia University (Jake Offenhartz, AP) [Ed. This enormous intrusion on a nonprofit’s lawful structures, policies, and free speech bodes poorly not only for the nonprofit sector but also for the country and its national security.]
Resiliency Strategies for Nonprofits in Times of Political and Financial Instability (Sarah Young, Elizabeth Searing, and Kimberley Wiley, NPQ)
Challenging Times: How U.S. Nonprofit Leaders Are Experiencing the Political Context (Center for Effective Philanthropy)
Stalled Audits and a Skeleton Staff: Inside Trump’s War on the I.R.S. (Andrew Duehren, NY Times) [Ed. “President Trump is planning to gut the work force while trying to turn the I.R.S. into a more political agency.”]
Nonprofit Radio for March 10, 2025: Politically Motivated Attacks: Who, What & How (Tony Martingetti Nonprofit Radio, guest: Tim Mooney)
Foreign students say the threat of Trump’s executive orders is getting real (Tovia Smith, NPR)
Another Preliminary Injunction in OMB Memorandum (M-25-13) Litigation (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group)
FAQs on Responding to Recent DEI Executive Orders (March 3, 2025) (Public Counsel)
Opinion: How to Build a Climate Funding Strategy in the Age of Trump (Jacob Harold, Chronicle of Philanthropy)
The Growing Threat to Tax-Exempt Status (Nonprofit Law Prof Blog)
Significant Events:
- “In a dramatic break with much of their party, ten Senate Democrats voted alongside Republicans on Friday to pass a six-month funding bill, averting a government shutdown with just hours to spare. The move defied a majority of the chamber’s Democrats who opposed the measure, underscoring deep divisions over how to confront President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress.” Time
- ““He who saves his Country does not violate any law,” Trump posted on Musk’s X earlier this month, channeling Napoleon Bonaparte. The comment, combined with overt threats that Trump and his people have made against judges who dare stand in their way, have prompted a question that previously would have been unthinkable: is the president willing to defy the rule of law itself?” Guardian
- “Dangerous pathogens left unsecured at labs across Africa. Halted inspections for mpox, Ebola and other infections at airports and other checkpoints. Millions of unscreened animals shipped across borders. … The Trump administration’s pause on foreign aid has hobbled programs that prevent and snuff out outbreaks around the world, scientists say, leaving people everywhere more vulnerable to dangerous pathogens. … That includes Americans.” NY Times
Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:
Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial Run (Adam Serwer, Atlantic)
Breaking: Court Rebuffs Administration, Reaffirms Injunction Against President’s Anti-DEIA Policies (Democracy Forward)
What Does the Education Department’s DEI Guidance Really Mean? (Sara Weissman, Insider Higher Ed) [Ed. The articles refers to this FAQ document from the Department of Education.]
Climate Change Articles & Resources:
Why fear of billion-dollar lawsuits stops countries phasing out fossil fuels (Phoebe Weston and Patrick Greenfield, Guardian)
‘A new phase’: why climate activists are turning to sabotage instead of protest (Damien Gayle, Guardian)
Farmers called their work climate-smart to get federal funds. Now it may cost them. (Nicolás Rivero and Sarah Blaskey, Washington Post)
Good Vibes:
25 Feel-Good Films You’ll Want to Watch Again—And Again (David Sims, Atlantic)
