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
A Polarization Expert on What Nonprofits Need to Do — and Stop Doing
Mónica Guzmán of Braver Angels talks about how her family handles its fundamental disagreements about politics — and how bridge-building groups mistakenly try to change minds rather than listen.
By Chronicle Staff
Contributor
Boom, Bust, Layoff? Democracy Groups Race to Shore Up Funding
Support typically drops off after elections, even though the work goes on year-round. Will that change this time?
By James Pollard
Associated Press
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
PBS Journalist Judy Woodruff on What Ails America, and How to Fix Things
In a Chronicle interview, the veteran reporter talks about her two years exploring what is tearing Americans apart — and the nonprofits working to bring people together.
By Chronicle Staff
Contributor
What Philanthropy Can Learn About Race From a Megachurch
Black and white members of the nation’s third-largest church came together in a program they designed — not one imposed on them by grant makers.
By Hahrie Han
Contributor
A Welcome Mat, Not a Wall: How Nonprofits in One City Embrace Newcomers
Philanthropy — from a billionaire’s family foundation to the YWCA — has helped make Tulsa, Okla., one of the most welcoming places in America for immigrants and refugees.
By Kristi Eaton
Contributor
The Movement to Bring Americans Together Sees an Opportunity. Do Funders?
Exhaustion from three divisive presidential elections plus curiosity about a broadened Trump coalition may be leading to a reset of attitudes on the left and right, leaders say.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Post-Election Analysis: Why Philanthropy Needs to Pivot — Fast
Democracy Fund president Joe Goldman on what’s next, how funders can show up for their grantees, and the need for a more ideologically diverse coalition to strengthen democracy.
By Chronicle Staff
Contributor
Funding the Resistance Is Not a Winning Strategy. Here’s What Is.
Billions spent fighting Trumpian populism hasn’t worked. Practicing a pluralistic approach to grant making will.
By Daniel Stid
Contributor