The ‘Nonprofit Killer Bill’ Seems Scary — but Current Law Is Worse
While widely seen as a threat to civil society, HR 9495 actually gives nonprofits more power to fight back than the existing law.
By Darryll K. Jones
Contributor
As Trump Takes Office, Philanthropy Should Adopt a Pandemic-Like Crisis Response
Lessons learned in 2020 can serve the field well as it faces another period of uncertainty and upheaval, writes Lisa Pilar Cowan in the first in a series of dispatches on Trump’s initial 100 days in office.
By Lisa Pilar Cowan
Contributor
Philanthropy’s 2025 Buzzwords: Concerns About Power Will Dominate the Nonprofit World
From “accelerationism” to “weaponize,” this year’s words reflect who has influence over the people nonprofits serve and the field as a whole.
By Lucy Bernholz
Contributor
Lessons from Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger on the Dangers of Ideological Rigidity
Purity tests, whether in music or the social-change world, stifle creativity and impede progress.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
Your Secret Weapon in These Divisive Times? Fundraisers
They have the skills to break through polarization and build bridges to donors with a wide range of views — exactly what organizations need as the new administration takes office and red-blue tensions simmer.
By Jason Lewis
Contributor
To Fight Growing Militarism, Philanthropy Should Embrace a Feminist Playbook
Around the world, feminist activists have successfully combated autocracy — most recently in South Korea. U.S. grant makers concerned about Trump’s strongman tendencies should take note.
By Christine Ahn, Diana Duarte and Hanni Hanson
A New Year’s Resolution for the Wealthy: Take a Sabbatical From Getting Richer
By donating any wealth accumulated after January 1, people of means can help others and enrich their own lives.
By Garrett Neiman and Otis Pitney
How Trump Could Target Nonprofits — and How to Protect Yours
Expect donors and organizations to be attacked by name, harassed and threatened online, and investigated on questionable grounds, says the author. Here’s how groups can defend themselves.
By Mike Berkowitz
Contributor
Could Term Limits for Nonprofit Leaders Ease the Burnout Crisis?
Instituting fixed terms for executive directors would allow them to focus on their jobs, then exit before exhaustion sets in.
By Chitra Aiyar
Contributor
In 2025, Let’s Build on Racial Equity Wins — Not Retreat in the Face of Pushback
Threats to racial justice work aren’t a sign that philanthropy’s efforts are failing — they’re the opposite.
By Cora Daniels
Contributor