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 What If We Had Fourteenth Amendment People? https://www.policylink.org/resources/commentaries/what-if-we-had-fourteenth-amendment-people  The idea of Fourteenth Amendment people—people who live out and defend the nation’s commitment to equal protection— offers a powerful possibility for collective identity and solidarity. Such a movement would not be built around a single issue, but around a shared belief that a democracy’s legitimacy rests on its ability to treat every person fairly and with dignity. Where other movements focus on individual liberties, a Fourteenth Amendment movement would focus on collective belonging, and the idea that the nation thrives only when its institutions protect and serve all of its people. Fourteenth Amendment people would stand in solidarity around the right to live in a nation that governs for all—where all can participate, prosper, and reach their full potential.

Foundations Must Lead With Guts, Not Just Grants It’s no secret: charitable foundations may be the next American institutions to come under attack. And that matters, because millions of people depend on nonprofits for food, shelter, education, health care, and advocacy. Those nonprofits, in turn, rely on foundations to keep their doors open. The warning signs are already here: revenue freezes, politicized investigations, executive orders targeting institutions. Oversight dressed up as intimidation. We’ve seen this before, in our own history and across the globe. And if philanthropy waits quietly, we risk becoming easy targets. As leaders of foundations with more than a century of collective experience, the authors put it plainly: complacency is complicity . Foundations must step up, not only with resources but with courage. Here’s how: 1. Prepare, but don’t obey in advance. Time is short. Foundations need legal and crisis plans ready, reserves in place, and a clear commitment to defen...

Beyond 2025 Action Hub A suite of resources, tools, and data to help social workers, public health advocates, and others take collective action to protect democracy, advance equity, and build a healthier, more just society.  The Beyond 2025 Action Hub is a growing movement space for social workers, public health practitioners, and community advocates determined to protect our collective well-being, human rights, and shared humanity in the face of persistent policy threats. Anchored in values of equity, dignity, and care, the Hub provides the knowledge, tools, and connections needed to take meaningful action. Our comprehensive policy database tracks more than 1,300 proposals—from “Project 2025” and the “America First Agenda” to current Congressional bills and executive orders. Whether new to advocacy or a seasoned organizer, our action toolkit, curated resources, and critical conversation series will help you meet this moment with purpose and power. Beyond 2025 is more than a resour...

While ACT UP and Steve Bannon’s "flood the zone with shit" strategy are ideologically worlds apart, both represent media-savvy, and insurgent tactics aimed at overwhelming established power structures. Exploring their overlap reveals much about how power can be seized or contested through narrative, spectacle, and decentralized disruption—whether for liberation or authoritarian ends. 🧭 Overview of Both Strategies Aspect ACT UP Steve Bannon (Flood the Zone) Core Goal Mobilize public pressure to force government and pharma to act on AIDS crisis Undermine institutional trust and control public narrative through chaos Primary Tactic Direct action + emotionally compelling truth-telling Narrative overload + disinformation to exhaust critical thinking Media Philosophy Use bold, emotional imagery to communicate neglected truths Use confusion, contradiction, and sheer volume to destabilize meaning Structure Decentralized, affinity groups with clear ta...

The House Ways and Means Committee released today its draft tax legislation, which is the core of a major tax reconciliation package that Republicans hope to enact by summer. The draft tax bill includes many provisions which, if enacted, could have a significant impact on nonprofit organizations nationwide and the people they serve. Please urge your Republican Representatives and Senators to: OPPOSE granting unprecedented authority to the Executive Branch to revoke nonprofit status from organizations without due process. This provision allows Administrations to target charitable nonprofits based on ideological grounds. OPPOSE new or expanded taxes on nonprofit organizations, including private foundations. These proposals divert scarce resources away from essential services, undermine the ability of charitable nonprofit organizations to meet needs in their communities, and put greater strain on government. See NCN’s one-pager on protecting nonprofits in tax reconciliation for more infor...

With many of the provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) (P.L. 115-97) expiring at the end of 2025, the 119th Congress is crafting tax legislation through the reconciliation process that will extend the TCJA and included the Republican majorities’ priorities.  On Monday, May 12, the House Committee on Ways and Means released the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, which contains key tax provisions. The Committee will mark up the legislation on Tuesday, May 13.  This page analyzes key provisions from the bill, how they may impact the philanthropic sector and charitable giving and when and if the provisions expire. This page will be updated regularly as the legislation moves through the legislative process.  We will continue to update this page with provisions that impact the sector:  https://cof.org/page/one-big-beautiful-bill-impact-philanthropy  

Resources and information regarding the deconstruction of the US sociopolitical structure as relating to the nonprofit sector.  Updated:  This post was last updated on  July 2, 2025 This post started as a private list shared person to person. I've now created a dedicated page to host the list and will track new additions as blog posts. I might go back and turn older entries into posts as well—but we’ll see. That way, each entry or set of related entries can have its own highlight, and make it easier to feature new material. Actions/Advocacy New Mexico  Federal Fund Freeze - If your program is unable to access funding or is facing other disruption due to the freeze, please complete the form below.  https://nmdoj.gov/get-help/federal-fund-freeze/  Defend ABQ: Information on the funding threats we’re facing, the City's response, and how you can help:  https://www.cabq.gov/connect-abq/defend-abq   Grantee Survey on Executive Order Impacts  https...