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The Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) is a standalone nonprofit news outlet that has dedicated over fifteen years to supporting nonprofit leaders, charitable foundations, educators, independent activists, and others working in the civil sector. NPQ believes that a vibrant, participatory, and occasionally challenging civil sector is essential for a thriving democracy, much like a free and independent press. NPQ aims to become the leading independent news resource for civil society, and we invite your participation to help us achieve this goal.

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In California’s Largest Landback Deal, the Yurok Tribe Reclaims Sacred Land Around Klamath River

1 week ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Anita Hofschneider

Editors’ Note: This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Republished with permission. More than 17,000 acres around the Klamath River in Northern California, including the lower Blue Creek watershed, have returned to the Yurok Tribe, completing the largest landback deal in California history. The Yurok people have lived, fished, and hunted along the Klamath for millennia.
New Study Shines a Light on the Impact of Donor-Advised Funds

1 week ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Chuck Collins

This article introduces a three-part series: Saving Philanthropy: Creating Rules of the Road for Donor-Advised Funds. Coproduced by the Charity Reform Initiative of the Institute for Policy Studies and NPQ, this series examines how to facilitate giving while ensuring donor funds reach operating nonprofits in an efficient and effective manner. Every year, more donor dollars are diverted to donor-advised funds (DAFs), while nonprofits on the ground struggle harder for donations.
As Immigration Enforcement Ramps Up, Elected Leaders Face Increased Threats

1 week ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Rebekah Barber

In recent weeks, there have been at least three instances of elected officials being placed in handcuffs, arrested, or charged with felonies for trying to perform oversight duties as it relates to immigration enforcement in their jurisdictions. On May 9, the mayor of Newark, NJ, and New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka was arrested outside Delaney Hall, a privately owned facility that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) uses as a detention center.
Amid Job Corps Cuts, HBCU Leaders Are Stepping Up

2 weeks ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Rebekah Barber

On May 29, the US Department of Labor announced a phased shutdown of Job Corps, the nation’s largest free residential education and job training program for young adults ages 16 to 24, which Congress created in 1964. The announcement called for the closure of approximately 100 Job Corps campuses across the country, which serve thousands of low-income youth, providing them with career pathways, GED preparation, and vocational training.
New Tariffs Will Likely Deepen Economic Burdens for Women of Color

2 weeks ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Rebekah Barber

Among the plethora of federal layoffs catalyzed by the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE’s) federal spending cuts, women and people of color have been disproportionately targeted. Now, economists and advocates warn, they will be further burdened by the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs. The US Court of International Trade ruled on May 28 that Trump’s sweeping tariffs exceeded his authority.
With Major Sponsors Out, Who Is Stepping Up to Support Pride?

2 weeks ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Alison Stine

Citi, Lowe’s, Mastercard, PepsiCo, Target, and Walmart. These are but a handful of the major corporate sponsors who have backed out of supporting Pride celebrations across the country this year. In a climate increasingly hostile to LGBTQ+ people, many corporations renounced their commitments to Pride festivals and events parallel to dissolving their DEI initiatives.
Using Narrative Power to Advance Liberation: Six Key Elements

2 weeks ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Aine Creedon

In their forthcoming book Liberation Stories: Building Narrative Power for 21st Century Social Movements, coeditors Shanelle Matthews and Marzena Zukowska share a compilation of stories by communications workers from some of the most impactful social movements in the United States. In this excerpt, they share the basis for how a narrative-power framework can help build power and resist oppression.
Trump’s Authoritarian Spectacle: Corruption in US Governance and What Nonprofits Can Do About It

2 weeks ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Zane McNeill

In February 2025, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released a report investigating what it called the “unprecedented corruption” of the Donald Trump administration. As Rebecca Jacobs, a research associate at CREW, wrote, “The most corrupt president of all time is back in office with a slew of new conflicts of interest.”Corruption, of course, is not new to US politics.
Report Uplifts New and Old Challenges Facing Nonprofits

3 weeks ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Rebekah Barber

The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) recently released its third annual report on the state of nonprofits. The report, aptly titled, State of Nonprofits 2025: What Funders Need to Know, builds on the findings of its two previous reports. The report is based on the responses from 585 leaders participating in CEP’s Nonprofit Voice Project, which consists of nearly 900 US-based nonprofits receiving funding from at least one foundation.
Burnout Among the Youngest Climate Activists

3 weeks ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Alison Stine

Parables of Earth is a recurring column from NPQ’s Climate Justice desk exploring the connections between climate and art. Inspired in part by Octavia E. Butler, this column expands our lens on climate justice and taps into our deeply human inclination for creative expression—for joy, for strength, and for imagining new worlds. Emotions about our planet are complex.