Each week we’ll do our best to bring you a collection of links that highlight political news that impact nonprofits, helpful links for nonprofit professionals, and something positive to end your week.
Helpful Nonprofit Links
- Kristen Hay from Bloomerang shares a collection of articles, opinions and resources about fundraising in the wake of a disaster.
- Through the years, Atlantic Philanthropies has supported many organizations. They recently published the first in Atlantic’s “Insights” series, “Giving While Living.” This 56-page publication begins a series of reflections on the Atlantic Philanthropies work over the past 35 years.
- Warning. This next link from Vu Le at Nonprofit Quarterly begins with dispiriting, yet vitally important, statistics on the lack of diversity on nonprofit Board of Directors. However, it shifts to providing seven ways to improve on this.
- Laura Klavon from M+R outlines four ways to use your writing to inspire readers to take action.
Political News
- Many organizations advocate and work towards having open data, an idea that some data should be freely available to everyone to use and analyze. Denice Ross from Slate highlights why open data can be especially helpful recovering from natural disasters. Meanwhile, Lauren Miltenberger from NPQ outlines how the city of Philadelphia has partnered with local nonprofits to review data analytics.
- The US Department of Education rescinded guidelines on how universities and colleges address campus sexual assault. Prachi Gupta of Jezebel provides details on this development. If you’re interested in learning more from nonprofit organizations that are active in this work, please visit End Rape on Campus and the National Women’s Law Center.
- It is alarming and disturbing to know that the Flint water crisis is still ongoing and continues to devastate the Flint community. Recent research shows that since the decision was made to switch to lead-poisoned Flint River water in 2014, there has been a “horrifyingly large” increase in fetal deaths and miscarriages. Christopher Ingraham of the Washington Post reports on the findings.
- Trump-appointed leadership in the interior department have spent 2017 reviewing national monuments. Julie Turkewitz, Nadja Popovich, and Matt McCann of the New York Times detail the 10 National Monuments the Interior Department wants to reduce or change.
Something Positive
- A far-right Australian Conservatives senator tweeted criticism of a local school’s fundraiser that would provide scholarships to girls in Sierra Leone and Uganda. The goal for the school was $900. After backlash and publicity due to the tweet, the school raised more than $180,000.
Justin (he, him) is a Principal and Co-Founder of Social Change Consulting. He has over fifteen years of nonprofit experience, with expertise in online fundraising, digital communications, and data management. Justin helps organizations connect their communication strategy to their income development needs. When he’s not on the clock, Justin is exploring Berlin, running, listening to too many podcasts, and drinking too much coffee.