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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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5 Conservative Proposals That Could Reshape Philanthropy — and How to Prepare
Republican lawmakers are committed to nonprofit reform in 2025. That could spell challenges for the field.
By Craig Kennedy
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The Process to Enact State Climate Laws is Broken. Funders Can Help Fix It.
States are the best hope for clean-energy action during the Trump administration. But steps must be taken to prevent new legislation from falling into regulatory black holes.
By Ted Ko
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Obama as Pluralist-in-Chief Shows the Nonprofit World a Way Forward
The former president has long warned of the dangers of purity tests and championed collaboration across differences. Civil society can lead the way to make his vision a reality.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor