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If they can use force to break into independent nonprofits - where is the line? Are private companies next? Is the concept of private property under threat?

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

Disgusting that no one helped her everyone just sits there and films

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

Trump weaponized audits against his perceived enemies in his first term (e.g. James Comey). Expect 100X the same, plus targeting of nonprofit orgs, foundations, universities, members of Congress, prosecutors. No one is safe. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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A nonprofit, Psst, aims to help whistleblowers build strength in numbers—and connect them with journalists who can tell their stories. www.cjr.org/politics/whi...

submitted 46 days ago • 2 comments

A new bill in Minnesota aims to restrict nonprofits from using tax dollars to sway elections, pushing back against the influence of "dark money" in politics. Click to read more! #MN #PublicBenefit #MinnesotaNonprofits #CampaignFinance #PoliticalTransparency #CitizenPortal

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I can’t think of one legitimate reason why Elon Musk needs individual tax data on every taxpayer. I can think of lots of illegitimate ones. Has Congress lost its mind?

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

Elon Musk is demanding access to IRS data that "includes detailed financial information about every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country." What does Elon Musk want with your personal financial information? How could he use it against you? www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Nonprofits are starting to censor themselves in wake of Trump maneuvers. Our latest via @npquarterly.bsky.social by @girardinl.bsky.social #npsky #nonprofits #nonprofitsky #nonprofit nonprofitquarterly.org/nonprofits-s...

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Tips from Bolder Advocacy about how a nonprofit can prepare for a politically motivated attack. afj.org/resource/tip...

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

Has anyone seen anything like this? A nonprofit had Google Ads running for the past year. 3 ads were flagged this week for violations because of the phrases "removing barriers to education" "equity in music education." #GoogleAds #Google #Censorship

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Everyone is asking: What, practically, can we do? Here is an answer, from Anat Shenker-Osorio. the.ink/p/lessons-fr...

submitted 57 days ago • 8 comments

Department of Government Efficiency

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I remember a public hearing in 2019 when @aoc.bsky.social exposed Zuckerberg’s inadequacy as the head of any organisation, by showing that he was unwilling to answer questions about how his company undermines democracy by profiting from targeted disinformation campaigns. thehill.com/policy/techn...

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"Elon believes he should be emperor of the world," one close associate says. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/e...

submitted 56 days ago • 5 comments

What does Elon Musk believe?

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BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge in New York barred Elon Musk and other allies outside the Treasury Department from accessing any sensitive payment records — and ordered any who have received such info to destroy it — until at least Feb. 14. - Politico’s Kyle Cheney

submitted 56 days ago • 11 comments

This is an act of violence. This is a coup. This is a Fascist take-over.

submitted 56 days ago • 36 comments

Elon Musk is moving fast and breaking things that can’t afford to be broken.

submitted 57 days ago • 133 comments

What the chances Musk is feeding our data to his ai?

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A non-government business that contracts with the federal government received notice today that in order to do business with the government they must certify that they don’t participate in DEI. So it’s not just the feds, it’s any private biz that contracts with the feds. Here’s the message they got:

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Oops 😬

submitted 56 days ago • 1026 comments

Candid.org has a new analysis of how government grants help #nonprofits help Americans. Losing these funds would harm veterans and people who put in long hours but still struggle to live. blog.candid.org/post/how-man...

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

Trump admin is going after the #nonprofit / NGO sector hard. Latest WH memo calls for "review" of all federally funded orgs and stop funding any that "that undermine the national interest." #npsky #nonprofitsky Our latest via @npquarterly.bsky.social: nonprofitquarterly.org/trump-issues...

submitted 56 days ago • 1 comment

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

submitted 60 days ago • 1318 comments

NEW VIDEO: In a blockbuster decision a federal judge has BLOCKED Donald Trump's effort to freeze federal spending and loans. Paige and I discuss the impact of this big victory! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPTJ...

submitted 60 days ago • 167 comments

This is an emergency for nonprofits across the country- the Trump administration is illegally, summarily, without notice or due process defunding nonprofit social service organizations without regard for the devastating consequences

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

If you’re having trouble keeping up with all the Executive Order headlines, check out this helpful summary from the National Council of Nonprofits (updated regularly): www.councilofnonprofits.org/files/media/...

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments

If you are not familiar with work of Lucy Bernholz, no time like now to start. She is focusing on digital civil society, but if you are at least a bit familiar with the topic you know that means everything that matters. www.linkedin.com/pulse/author...

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

From Lucy Bernholz: Nonprofits and foundations that have built your entire communications strategy around billionaire-owned platforms - what are you going to do when your posts on healthcare, education, the environment, criminal justice, democracy or anything else…start being "shadowbanned?"

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Persistant urban myth

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

I just heard from a nonprofit in Massachusetts that helps veterans with transitional housing. Trump's shutdown of gov funding hurts their ability to buy and prepare food for 100+ veterans. Rent is due in 5 days. The loss of funds could mean some veterans face eviction.

submitted 67 days ago • 366 comments

If they can use force to break into independent nonprofits - where is the line? Are private companies next? Is the concept of private property under threat?

Disgusting that no one helped her everyone just sits there and films

Trump weaponized audits against his perceived enemies in his first term (e.g. James Comey). Expect 100X the same, plus targeting of nonprofit orgs, foundations, universities, members of Congress, prosecutors. No one is safe. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

A nonprofit, Psst, aims to help whistleblowers build strength in numbers—and connect them with journalists who can tell their stories. www.cjr.org/politics/whi...

A new bill in Minnesota aims to restrict nonprofits from using tax dollars to sway elections, pushing back against the influence of "dark money" in politics. Click to read more! #MN #PublicBenefit #MinnesotaNonprofits #CampaignFinance #PoliticalTransparency #CitizenPortal

I can’t think of one legitimate reason why Elon Musk needs individual tax data on every taxpayer. I can think of lots of illegitimate ones. Has Congress lost its mind?

Elon Musk is demanding access to IRS data that "includes detailed financial information about every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country." What does Elon Musk want with your personal financial information? How could he use it against you? www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Nonprofits are starting to censor themselves in wake of Trump maneuvers. Our latest via @npquarterly.bsky.social by @girardinl.bsky.social #npsky #nonprofits #nonprofitsky #nonprofit nonprofitquarterly.org/nonprofits-s...

Tips from Bolder Advocacy about how a nonprofit can prepare for a politically motivated attack. afj.org/resource/tip...

Has anyone seen anything like this? A nonprofit had Google Ads running for the past year. 3 ads were flagged this week for violations because of the phrases "removing barriers to education" "equity in music education." #GoogleAds #Google #Censorship

👏👏👏👏👏

Everyone is asking: What, practically, can we do? Here is an answer, from Anat Shenker-Osorio. the.ink/p/lessons-fr...

Department of Government Efficiency

"Elon believes he should be emperor of the world," one close associate says. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/e...

What does Elon Musk believe?

BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge in New York barred Elon Musk and other allies outside the Treasury Department from accessing any sensitive payment records — and ordered any who have received such info to destroy it — until at least Feb. 14. - Politico’s Kyle Cheney

This is an act of violence. This is a coup. This is a Fascist take-over.

Elon Musk is moving fast and breaking things that can’t afford to be broken.

What the chances Musk is feeding our data to his ai?

Oops 😬

Candid.org has a new analysis of how government grants help #nonprofits help Americans. Losing these funds would harm veterans and people who put in long hours but still struggle to live. blog.candid.org/post/how-man...

Trump admin is going after the #nonprofit / NGO sector hard. Latest WH memo calls for "review" of all federally funded orgs and stop funding any that "that undermine the national interest." #npsky #nonprofitsky Our latest via @npquarterly.bsky.social: nonprofitquarterly.org/trump-issues...

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

NEW VIDEO: In a blockbuster decision a federal judge has BLOCKED Donald Trump's effort to freeze federal spending and loans. Paige and I discuss the impact of this big victory! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPTJ...

This is an emergency for nonprofits across the country- the Trump administration is illegally, summarily, without notice or due process defunding nonprofit social service organizations without regard for the devastating consequences

If you’re having trouble keeping up with all the Executive Order headlines, check out this helpful summary from the National Council of Nonprofits (updated regularly): www.councilofnonprofits.org/files/media/...

If you are not familiar with work of Lucy Bernholz, no time like now to start. She is focusing on digital civil society, but if you are at least a bit familiar with the topic you know that means everything that matters. www.linkedin.com/pulse/author...

From Lucy Bernholz: Nonprofits and foundations that have built your entire communications strategy around billionaire-owned platforms - what are you going to do when your posts on healthcare, education, the environment, criminal justice, democracy or anything else…start being "shadowbanned?"

Persistant urban myth

I just heard from a nonprofit in Massachusetts that helps veterans with transitional housing. Trump's shutdown of gov funding hurts their ability to buy and prepare food for 100+ veterans. Rent is due in 5 days. The loss of funds could mean some veterans face eviction.

A federal judge has called a 4pm conference in the emergency lawsuit brought by nonprofit groups to halt President Trump's federal aid freeze:

Sign up today. It’s a nonprofit. Test for free. www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/m...

Don't let fascists kill nonprofits actionnetwork.org/letters/reje...

You may be paying a higher tax rate than a billionaire. Our story from 2021: