Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 8/11/24

Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week.

Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources:

10 Major Legal Threats to U.S. Civil Society (International Center for Not-for-Profit Law)

Study Concludes TCJA Reduced Charitable Giving by $20 Billion Annually (darryll k. jones, Nonprofit Law Prof Blog) [Ed. Summary of Working Paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research.]

California’s Homelessness Is a Failure of Will (Matthew Desmond, NY Times)

Health-Equity Trailblazer Robert Ross Discusses Lessons Learned and the Future of DEI (Stephanie Beasley, Chronicle of Philanthroopy)

The Left’s Fragile Foundations (Robert Kuttner, American Prospect)

M.V.P.s of civic renewal (William Schambra, Philanthropy Daily) [Ed. While I don’t agree with some of the generalizations, this article from 2019 identifies several issues and areas worthy of consideration.]

21st Century Churches and Federal Tax Law (Ellen Aprill & Lloyd Mayer)

Exempt Organizations Technical Guide TG 3-4: Exempt Purposes – Scientific – IRC Section 501(c)(3) (2/1/24)

Ten-Year Anniversary of the IRS Form 1023-EZ: No Celebrations in Sight (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law Group) [Ed. I’m also not a fan of the Form 1023-EZ because of the ease of obtaining and abusing 501(c)(3) status without filing any substantive information and simply dissolving within a few years with little risk even if it unlawfully facilitated deductible contributions to be used for electioneering.]

Has the Long Friendship of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett Reached Its Final Act? (Anupreeta Das, NY Times)

Significant Events:

• “Vice President Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate, opting for a former high school teacher and Midwestern Democrat to complete a newly assembled presidential ticket. In a social media post, Harris said Walz’s “convictions on fighting for middle class families” stood out.” Washington Post
• “Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search, a federal judge ruled on Monday, a landmark decision that strikes at the power of tech giants in the modern internet era and that may fundamentally alter the way they do business.” NY Times
• “Former President Donald J. Trump keeps adding new tax cuts to his list of campaign promises, and their projected costs keep piling up. … Independent analyses suggest Mr. Trump’s plans could add close to $4 trillion over the next decade to America’s already fast-growing national debt, even after factoring in additional revenues from new taxes he wants to impose on imports.” NY Times

Equity and Justice Related Articles & Resources:

Does DEI training discriminate against White people? Courts will decide. (Taylor Telford and Julian Mark, Washington Post)

More than 900 Native American children died at U.S. boarding schools (Dana Hedgpeth and Sari Horwitz, Washington Post)

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (UNESCO)

Climate Change and Pollution Articles & Resources:

Climate change deniers make up nearly a quarter of US Congress (Oliver Milman and Dharna Noor, Guardian)

“Forever Chemicals” Are Endangering Our Collective Health (Tonie Marie Gordon, Nonprofit Quarterly)

When Will Climate Change Break the Atlantic? Two Scientists Have An Answer. (Sandra Upson, Mother Jones)