Good day –
As the nonprofit world gears up for what’s next after yesterday’s elections, please know that all of us at the
Chronicle of Philanthropy are doing all we can to help you navigate a new political era.
No matter your mission, the consequences of a sweeping shift in the White House and Congress will be significant. We are eager to hear from you about what questions you have and how we can help you assess what’s coming and be prepared to act.
Already we have offered plenty of thinking on how to
help your staff members, what to say now that the election is behind us and
how to say it, and what
issues even a divided America is eager for philanthropy to pursue.
Among the key areas we’ll be watching in the days ahead:
- How federal policy changes could affect all charities, as well as the specific causes that might see the most challenges and opportunities. We’ll give you a road map to ideas that might change nonprofit regulation as well as what to expect for nonprofit and foundation missions.
- The outlook for charitable giving and nonprofit finances. We’ll help you figure out smart year-end strategies for fundraising in a changed political environment and better understand what kinds of giving incentives might be on the table as the 2017 Trump tax cuts expire. And we’ll keep you up to date on how Trump’s budget plans might affect the flow of government funds to nonprofits and what his economic proposals are likely to mean to donors large and small.
- How nonprofits and foundations that work to bridge divides and strengthen democracy are rethinking their work. When we debuted our new Commons project in April, focusing on all the ways organizations are working to heal fissures across the United States, we pledged that this was not just a short-term effort ahead of the election. Yesterday’s results reinforced the need to give you the tools and ideas you need to get things done in a polarized world.
- What smart thinkers are saying. We’re assembling commentary from people who can offer advice and insights in their own words so you have direct access to people who can offer the big picture about what’s next.
You can keep up with everything we publish by subscribing to
Philanthropy Today – and we hope you’ll share the newsletter with all your colleagues. Aside from reading our coverage, I hope you can join me for our forthcoming Commons in Conversation events. Next week I’ll be interviewing
Joe Goldman, head of the Democracy Fund, about what’s ahead — and in December I’ll interview
Judy Woodruff, whose PBS series “America at Crossroads” has helped me better understand what’s happening in communities across the nation.
Everyone on our staff is motivated by the belief that in times of big change, philanthropy plays a critical role — and that organizations like yours are crucial to the vitality of communities around the country and around the globe.
We also know that in a time when misinformation runs rampant, you need a trusted partner to help you gather the facts, and that’s the role we have been proud to play for more than 35 years. Many of my colleagues have covered other big moments of change in the nonprofit world, from the Great Recession to the racial reckoning of 2020 to multiple White House transitions. They’ll bring their knowledge to you every day.
