Amy Marquis

3 weeks ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Amy Marquis |Aine Creedon

Within days of taking office in January, President Donald J. Trump kept his word and began to target diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives with a series of executive orders framing DEI as “illegal and immoral discrimination programs.”Trump followed up with a memo from the Office of Management and Budget that ordered a temporary halt to all federal financial assistance related to nongovernmental organizations, among other institutions and initiatives.

2 months ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Amy Marquis

Whitney Plantation is Louisiana’s only museum devoted to telling the story of slavery. When President Trump began rolling back DEI Initiatives and clamping down on federal grant spending, the nonprofit’s executive director, Ashley Rogers, immediately started sorting through Trump’s executive orders to determine what directly affected the museum and how the organization’s approach might have to adapt. “Museums went harder under Trump’s first term, saying, ‘No, we’re telling inclusive narratives.

Jan 16, 2025 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Amy Marquis |Aine Creedon

When former Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab Director Joi Ito met Jeffrey Epstein at a conference in 2013, it would lead to lab funding and investments in Ito’s funds powering startups. This seeming windfall would ultimately become one of the most threatening image crises in MIT’s history. Epstein’s 2019 arrest for sex trafficking and sex crimes involving minors brought his relationship with the university to the forefront.

May 6, 2024 | einnews.com | Amy Marquis

April is Global Volunteer Month ATLANTA, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES, May 6, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- April celebrates Global Volunteer Month, which recognizes volunteers around the world and is the perfect time to make a plan to volunteer in the community. Points of Light Launches PSAs Inspiring People to “Join the Movement” Through Volunteering. Volunteering is critical to strengthening communities. But it’s on the decline, which means now is the time to jump in.

Mar 5, 2024 | independentsector.org | Amy Marquis |Hannah Freedman

Skip to Main Content 2024 marks the 5th annual Global Volunteer Month, a celebration throughout April that recognizes the profound impact each of us can make through volunteering.