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It's Giving Joy: How Drag Is Joining the Climate Movement | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (846+ words) This story was originally reported by Jenae Barnes, Climate Reporter of The 19th. Meet Jenae and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Under a single spotlight, a tall figure in a hooded robe strutted onto the stage,…...
Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Gunfire (Commentary) | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
19+ hour, 1+ min ago (394+ words) That reckoning must include America's relationship with guns: how violence became normalized across generations and embedded into the fabric of the American life we've inherited today. For those engaged in the work of social change, understanding this history is essential....
We Were Never Waiting, but this Moment Calls for All of Us | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (513+ words) The conversation has spent years diagnosing youth disengagement as a cultural problem, a motivation problem, and an attention span problem. It is none of those things. It is a structural problem. For as long as I can remember, young people…...
Beyond What Is: Reimagining the American Project | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (480+ words) Within the span of two weeks each year, the nation marks two declarations of freedom: Juneteenth and the Fourth of July. This series brings them into conversation to examine what they reveal, together, about the American project. Taken together, these…...
Her Grandparents Fought to Join American Democracy. She's Fighting to Complete It. | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
20+ hour, 43+ min ago (931+ words) This story was copublished with'The 19th, an independent, nonprofit newsroom reporting on gender, politics, policy, and power, as well as #We The Civic: America 250, a narrative movement centering the multiracial nonprofit and civil society workers, organizations, and communities in America 250 narratives. This…...
Change, Not Charity: The Rise of Progressive Philanthropy | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (799+ words) The last 250 years of US history have seen a series of epic struggles to push our nation to live up to its founding ideals. Many of the key players in this long battle are well known: abolitionists, suffragists, labor organizers,…...
Overcoming an Empathy Deficit in US Hearts | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (644+ words) Make America kind again. Although I have lived through 15 presidential elections, the past decade has been the saddest time for me'and for others around the globe who regret the dwindling of compassion in American politics and the Trump administration's attempts…...
Why State Legislators Need Global Strategy | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (594+ words) Inside the States provides a clear-eyed look at the policy dynamics unfolding under state capitol domes. Blending emerging trends, behind-the-scenes context, and stories of cross-sector collaboration, this column equips nonprofit leaders to engage strategically in the state-level arena where so…...
The Closure of Identity Alaska Underscores the Need for Queer-Focused Care | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (581+ words) In May 2026, a mere year before the 50th anniversary of its founding, Identity Alaska shuttered its doors. The only health clinic dedicated to the queer community in the state of Alaska was closing. Among the reasons for closing, the nonprofit organization's…...
The New Fight for Women's Equality: Why Nonprofits Must Defend the Legacy of Title IX | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (829+ words) As Title IX states, "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial…...