Emily Haynes

2 months ago | philanthropy.com | Emily Haynes

February 10, 2025 Subject: Ways to Protect Your Nonprofit's Finances Amid Funding Uncertainty Under Trump The nonprofit world was stunned by the Trump administration’s January 27 memo to pause all federal funding. And while some breathed a sigh of relief when the order was halted by a lawsuit and then rescinded by the administration, experts warn that nonprofits are still in the danger zone. We're sorry. Something went wrong.

Jan 24, 2025 | benningtonbanner.com | Emily Haynes

In the starkness of winter, squirrel dreys reveal themselves in the tree canopy. They’ve been there all along — just screened by trees’ leafy crowns for much of the year. Dreys are shaggy masses of leaves nestled against a tree trunk or cupped in a fork of branches 20 to 40 feet above the ground. Squirrels not only rear their kits in them but also use them as shelter during many months of the year.

Oct 29, 2024 | philanthropy.com | Emily Haynes

In just a few years, generative artificial intelligence has changed much about cybersecurity. Chatbots like ChatGPT are enabling even unsophisticated hackers to sound more realistic, write in many languages, and attempt more cyberattacks with minimal effort. Sophisticated cybercriminals can use existing images, voice recordings, and even videos to make so-called deepfakes, creating convincing digital replicas that can, for example, mimic an executive on a Zoom call.

May 22, 2024 | philanthropy.com | Emily Haynes

Six years after a district court order stopped the Trump administration’s family-separation policy and required it to reunify immigrant families, a handful of immigration nonprofits are still working to bring families back together and provide them with legal aid and services. “We all know each other and are in touch,” says Hannah Chotiner-Gardner, chief development officer at Kids In Need of Defense, or KIND. Now, those groups are staring down a deadline.

May 16, 2024 | philanthropy.com | Emily Haynes

In 2017, the board of Caritas of Austin, a nonprofit dedicated to ending homelessness in Austin, Tex., noticed something. Trustees had never looked much like the people the organization served, who are disproportionately Black men. “Historically, our board had been either exclusively or majority white,” says Jo Kathryn Quinn, chief executive of the group. That needed to change, trustees decided. Ahead of implementing new recruitment goals, Quinn, who is white, embarked on a listening tour.