Each week we try to bring you a collection of links that highlight political news that impact nonprofits, helpful links for nonprofit professionals, the importance of sharing stories, and something positive to end your week.
Helpful Nonprofit Links
- Some nonprofits have been losing the Adword Grants after Google made changes to their program. Aine Creedon from NPQ explains the issues and restore accounts.
- Beth Kanter shares participant responses from a recent nonprofit workshop focused on how to activate a culture of wellbeing.
- We’ve previously shared links regarding the chaos at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. David Gelles from the New York Times reports on the subject.
- Leeann Alameda from Nonprofit Pro lists seven ways that nonprofits can leverage the power of social media.
Political News
- Bill Chappel from NPQ reports on the fact that the National Fair Housing Alliance, Texas Appleseed, and Texas Low Income Housing Information Service are suing the Department of HUD to compel it to follow a rule meant to help prevent segregation and comply with the Fair Housing Act.
- Rose Eveleth from Motherboard/Vice writes about pregnant researchers rarely get lab safety guidance. This is an important item for science-focused nonprofits to think about in order to be inclusive of expecting mothers in their organization.
- Not only does free school lunch for all students ensure that some students are not stigmatized for getting free meals, research is showing that it also helps keep students healthier. Matt Barnum from Chalkbeat provides the details.
- Tiffany Stevens from Rewire News highlights a critical nonprofit coalition, Project for the Empowerment of Survivors, that formed in Appalachia to protect domestic violence victims.
- Erin Rubin from NPQ shares how civil rights groups are mobilizing after the Trump Administration has ordered mass deportations.
Sharing Stories
- The caravan of mostly Central American migrants traveling through Mexico has made a lot of national news. Many of the migrants are trans women, who are fleeing violence and transphobia in their countries of origin. This video from the Transgender Law Center includes an interview from one of the individual seeking asylum.
Something Fun
- We could all use someone to greet us as enthusiastically as this dog greets its owner at the airport.