NPQ (Nonprofit Quarterly)
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Journalism for civil society. Reporting on leadership, climate justice, racial justice, health justice, economic justice, philanthropy, and equity issues.
What should America’s 250th anniversary make possible? From Juneteenth through July 4, NPQ and Liberation Ventures are launching a 16-day #WeTheCivic campaign for the #WeekOfRepair—centering stories of repair, reparations, community, & a thriving future. Submissions are open now at wethecivic.org.
Resilience = practice. May 28 → info.nonprofitquarterly.org/revisiting-m...
Revisiting Maurice Mitchell's Building Resilient Organizations
In this Learn Out Loud, NPQ welcomes Maurice Mitchell, and a panel of experts who continue to work with the article's themes, to revisit his seminal article Building Resilient Organizations.
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The Gatekeepers: For-Profit Platforms, Nonprofit Power, and the Risks to Charitable Giving ~ @npquarterly.bsky.social
The Gatekeepers: For-Profit Platforms, Nonprofit Power, and the Risks to Charitable Giving | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
When for-profit intermediaries prioritize their own best interests, the results can be catastrophic for organizations. Recent scandals at Flipcause and GoFundMe offer grim case studies in what…
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"Many people don’t know that legal aid exists. And if they do, they often don’t know how to access it." How to Access Legal Aid in the ICE Era ~ @npquarterly.bsky.social
How to Access Legal Aid in the ICE Era | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
If you can’t afford a lawyer and are faced with civil litigation, legal aid can help. But the need outpaces what organizations can provide.
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#NationalLibraryWeek may end today but libraries work to ensure books get read, not banned, continues every day of the year—and deserves naming and celebrating every day of the year. @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social nonprofitquarterly.org/whats-happen...
What’s Happening with Book Bans Under Trump? | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
As libraries come under fire by the Trump administration, who’s holding the line against book bans?
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Writers, historians, artists, and nonprofit workers: please pitch #WeTheCivic: America 250—a narrative movement to resist "official" 250-year storytelling.We're uplifting people who actually advance democracy: multiracial nonprofit workers, organizations, and movements. www.wethecivic.org/submit
This is what racist intimidation looks like-govt threatens nonprofits? apple.news/AXMHCxjD9SuG... Democracies don’t do this. @splcenter.org @aclu.org @sojo.net @capitalb.bsky.social @npquarterly.bsky.social @theguardian.com @thenaacp.bsky.social @aajaofficial.bsky.social @bendthearc.bsky.social
Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on charges that it fraudulently paid informants in extremist groups — NBC News
The head of the civil rights organization said the group was
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"Parallel institutions, or alternative institution building, have deep roots in civil resistance history, from colonists in New England resisting British rule…to India’s fight for independence." ~ @npquarterly.bsky.social
Parallel Institutions Are Challenging the Takeover of US Democracy | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
When formal systems and government break down, it is everyday people, building parallel institutions, who fill in the cracks.
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For more on why solidarity is so important to pushing back and withstanding antidemocratic threats—especially as we head into a critical election season—read our column in @npquarterly.bsky.social ⬇️
Holding the Line Together: Civil Society and the First Year of the Trump Administration | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
On January 20, Donald Trump was sworn in for a second time as president and has since attempted to constrain civil society.
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“What Does It Mean for Philanthropy to Be a Community Partner Anyway?” Janet Hernández, an associate director at Democracy Fund, wrote about what it actually takes for philanthropic partnerships to work. nonprofitquarterly.org/what-does-it... @npquarterly.bsky.social
From unauthorized fundraising pages to millions in missing donations, the underregulated for-profit "intermediary economy" is creating a growing power imbalance. My newest @npquarterly.bsky.social article: nonprofitquarterly.org/the-gatekeep... #NPsky #NonprofitSky
The Gatekeepers: For-Profit Platforms, Nonprofit Power, and the Risks to Charitable Giving | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
When for-profit intermediaries prioritize their own best interests, the results can be catastrophic for organizations. Recent scandals at Flipcause and GoFundMe offer grim case studies in what happens...
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Neither our championship of libraries nor our defense of democracy has an expiration date. However, we do love the synergy of bringing back this timely article during National Library Week and during the season we're launching hashtag#WeTheCivic: America 250. nonprofitquarterly.org/how-getting-...
How Getting a Library Card Is a Salute to Democracy | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Public libraries are accessible for many Americans. Now, they strive to represent civil values in their pursuit of authentic democracy.
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What’s changed since 2022? Join us for a live discussion as we revisit @mauricewfp.bsky.social's seminal article "Building Resilient Organizations"on May 28 with @mistinguettes.bsky.social, Allison Conyers and Rebecca Epstein: info.nonprofitquarterly.org/revisiting-m...
Writers, historians, artists, and nonprofit workers: please pitch #WeTheCivic: America 250—a narrative movement to resist "official" 250-year storytelling.We're uplifting people who actually advance democracy: multiracial nonprofit workers, organizations, and movements. www.wethecivic.org/submit
Revisiting “Building Resilient Organizations.” What’s changed—and what hasn’t? Join us May 28. This event is free: info.nonprofitquarterly.org/revisiting-m...
Bridging Funders to the Front Lines: Pluralism and Greater Philanthropic Opportunity nonprofitquarterly.org/bridging-fun... - Alvin Starks & Helen Wong, @npquarterly.bsky.social | movement-rooted #intermediaries
Bridging Funders to the Front Lines: Pluralism and Greater Philanthropic Opportunity | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Two former institutional funders share their analysis on why collaborative funding guided by movement-rooted intermediaries are necessary—yet underutilized—infrastructure to address today’s social and...
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Using AI for #Fundraising Still Requires Human Strategy via @npquarterly.bsky.social
Using AI for Fundraising Still Requires Human Strategy | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Rochelle M. Jerry, CFRM, answers a reader’s question about how leaders should think about the role of AI in their processes.
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For @npquarterly.bsky.social, @deepaiyer.bsky.social goes beyond the headlines to understand the expanding toll of the child detention industry, the impact on families, and how nonprofits - and everyday people - are responding: nonprofitquarterly.org/the-expandin...
The Expanding Toll of the Child Detention Industry | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Since January of last year, at least 3,800 children have been detained by ICE. What’s the impact of immigration enforcement on so many children on the frontlines?
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How Dissolving Your Nonprofit Can Strengthen the Sector nonprofitquarterly.org/how-dissolvi... - Traci Lester, EdD, @npquarterly.bsky.social | Critical question for some orgs nearing insolvency: whether dissolution or merger would better serve its mission and the communities it serves.
How Dissolving Your Nonprofit Can Strengthen the Sector | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
In the nonprofit sector, failure is often viewed as a weakness. Yet surviving is not always synonymous with thriving. In some cases, the most responsible act of leadership is to consider unconventiona...
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AI in the #Nonprofit Sector Is a Question of Governance, Not Just Technology via @npquarterly.bsky.social
AI in the Nonprofit Sector Is a Question of Governance, Not Just Technology | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
AI is being adopted across the nonprofit sector. The urgent question is whether nonprofits will shape how AI is governed, funded, and constrained, or whether those decisions will be made primarily by…
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Join us this Thursday at 2 for NPQ’s Learn Out Loud webinar: How Every Philanthropy, Nonprofit, and Community Member Can Leverage Power in Our Fight Against #ICE Bring a colleague. Bring your questions. This event will not be recorded. Register now: info.nonprofitquarterly.org/webinar-how-...
How Every Philanthropy, Nonprofit & Community Member Can Leverage Power in Our Fight Against ICE
Using lessons from Minneapolis, this session examines how funders can effectively mobilize resources, align narratives, and coordinate action to support communities when it matters most.
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On March 26, NPQ convenes organizers, funders & movement leaders to discuss how philanthropy, nonprofits & communities can strategically leverage power in this fight against #ICE. Free. Live-only. Register: info.nonprofitquarterly.org/webinar-how-... #MovementStrategy #Abolition #Nonprofit
Detention of a journalist exercising legal rights is NOT normal. It is NOT legal. We stand with Estafany. We stand for First Amendment rights. We stand as proud @inn.org member. We exercise our Constitutional rights to protest Constitutional violations and advocate for Estefany's immediate release
Institute for Nonprofit News@inn.org · 5mo agoINN has joined a coalition of 41 press-freedom groups demanding that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immediately release journalist Estefany Rodriguez. Read the statement from @freepress.bsky.social: www.freepress.net/download/pre...
Join us March 19 for a dynamic discussion about Open Board Search, an innovative recruitment practice emerging that is transforming nonprofit #boards. If you’re ready to rethink how your board recruits, this session is for you! npqleadingedge.org/shop/webinar... #governance #leadership
In an Era of Constant Change, #Nonprofits Must Foster Learning Cultures via @npquarterly.bsky.social
In an Era of Constant Change, Nonprofits Must Foster Learning Cultures | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
In perennially uncertain times, organizations that prioritize building learning cultures are better equipped to adapt and thrive.
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“Domestic and international movements have defeated authoritarians by undermining their power and legitimacy, pillar by pillar.” @npquarterly.bsky.social nonprofitquarterly.org/resisting-au...
Resisting Authoritarianism: How to Activate Civil Society’s Pillars of Support | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Can authoritarianism be stopped? Five sectors play critical roles in answering that question and help civil society better uphold democracy.
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Been thinking about AI data centers and water? Us too. This explainer by Uprooter Jay Shah for @npquarterly.bsky.social helps clarify how and why AI data centers use so much water. nonprofitquarterly.org/understandin...
Understanding AI’s Thirst for Water: An Explainer | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Generative AI is what requires those massive data centers that Big Tech is rushing to build. While they are being marketed as energy-efficient, this explainer digs into their cooling systems and…
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