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Sara Herschander is a staff reporter for the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Before coming to the Chronicle, she worked in podcasting at Futuro Media and as a freelance journalist covering social movements, labor, and housing. Sara previously worked in education, refugee services, and homeless services. She is a graduate of Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies and received her M.A. in bilingual journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.

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What Happens When Federal Funding Disappears? A Preview From the Bronx

Over 84 percent of nonprofits based in the Bronx that received government grants would be at risk of not covering their expenses, according to an analysis by the Urban Institute.

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Gabriel Salguero: The Faith Leader

He isn’t afraid to speak out about the second Trump administration’s rippling impact on his congregation and others.

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Abigail Disney: The Philanthropist

The philanthropist is using her “weird voice and weird position” as an heir to the Disney fortune to challenge rich Americans who are afraid to step up.

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Tens of Thousands Have Lost Nonprofit Jobs to Federal Cuts. Here Are 6 of Them

These workers — at different stages of their careers and representing various fields — illustrate the personal fallout from the federal government’s defunding of the nonprofit sector.

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‘NGOs Gone Wild’: House Republicans Target Nonprofits in Hearing

Republican lawmakers alleged a “money laundering” scheme funneling taxpayer dollars to Democratic officials. Democrats claimed the Trump administration is “weaponizing the federal government” to chill nonprofit activity and speech.

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5 Key Findings From Our Nonprofit Technology Survey

The <i>Chronicle of Philanthropy</i> survey reveals a sector at a crossroads, where organizations that can afford to modernize are pulling ahead, while those that can’t fear being left behind.

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Old Ways, New Tech World

Charity leaders are trying to improve their organizations’ use of technology, but they’re running into roadblocks. Chief among them: a lack of money and expertise.

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How a Single Instagram Post Cost One Nonprofit a Quarter of Its Budget

When a progressive group posted in support of Palestinians in Gaza, it saw funding evaporate. Similar fissures are reverberating across the nonprofit world.

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What We Know — and Don’t Know — About the Nonprofit Layoff Crisis

As federal budget cuts ripple through an uncertain economy, at least 23,000 documented, full-time positions have been eliminated since Inauguration Day.

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What We Know — and Don’t Know — About the Nonprofit Layoff Crisis

As federal budget cuts ripple through an uncertain economy, at least 23,000 documented, full-time positions have been eliminated since Inauguration Day.