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Essay
The Pluralism Pope: A Light for Our Dark Divisions
In word and deed, the pontiff preached a gospel of pluralism that is illuminating for advocates working to bring Americans together. -
Fundraising
‘There’s a Hurricane Coming': Latino-Led Nonprofits Brace for Hardship Under Trump
Every Monday morning for the past five months, staff at the Chicago-based nonprofit Alianza America have held a virtual meeting with roughly 20 to 30 of their partners in the United States and abroad to discuss how they will continue their work to support migrant communities amid the Trump… -
Q&A
Hispanic Federation Chief Describes Defunding, Harassment Facing Latino Nonprofits
Funding shortfalls and the growing public perception that Spanish-speaking people are “potential invaders and potential criminals” are putting Latino organizations in crisis mode, said Frankie Miranda, president of Hispanic Federation. -
Foundation Giving
Seeking Rapid Response Grants? These Funds Are Offering Help.
Some emergency funds are ramping up and others are winding down as we near the first 100 days of Trump administration cutbacks on federal funds for nonprofits. -
Q&A
60 Years of Government Outsourcing to Nonprofits Could Be Coming to an End
Claire Dunning, author of “Nonprofit Neighborhoods: An Urban History of Inequality and the American State” talks about how the 1964 war on poverty expanded federal grants to nonprofits to provide social services in low-income communities and how Trump appears to be dismantling that strategy. -
Foundation Giving
Nonprofits Are Struggling. These Emergency Funds Are Offering Help
The philanthropic response to the federal government’s defunding of nonprofits has been sluggish, but emergency funds are starting to emerge. The Chronicle of Philanthropy provides a list. -
Social Services
Can GiveDirectly Show the Value of Universal Basic Income?
GiveDirectly has delivered more than $800 million to over 1.6 million people, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa. Now it is experimenting with, and learning from, cash payments to recipients in the United States. -
Government and Regulation
Nonprofits Feel ‘Defeated,’ Unsafe as Trump Rolls Out Policy Changes
Nearly 70 percent of nonprofit leaders say Trump’s policies have hurt their organizations’ work, and data shows much of the sector would collapse if federal funding were discontinued. -
Communities
Are Nonprofit ‘Trusted Messengers’ More Important Than Ever? A Report From Rural America
Experts brandishing statistics aren’t always trusted in this age of polarization. So in gun-owning communities, advocates are turning to gun owners themselves to stop the increasing rate of rural suicide. -
In Case You Missed It
‘Don’t Tell Your Strategy': Bernice King Has Advice for Nonprofit Leaders
“I think everybody has to start looking at language,” says the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. “It doesn’t mean you have to go do away with your core mission, but you’re going to have to wordsmith to get through this season.”