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How Nonprofits Can Navigate Political Engagement and Maintain Public Trust

NonProfit Quarterly

Additionally, the Johnson Amendment helps safeguard public trust in 501c3 organizations. To allow otherwise would lead to a loss of public confidence in the charitable sector and contribute to a polarized society shaped by dark money in elections funneled through charities. See Regan v.

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Mission, message: Nonprofits navigate the new communications landscape 

Candid

The Communications Networks 2025 Pulse Polls | Survey #1 offers a snapshot of how nonprofits and foundations are adjusting their communications strategies under the new administration. Gibbons suggests that every organization is making a different analysis of what risk might mean for them and how to navigate the moment.

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Guarding Trust: Overlooked Factors That Protect Your Nonprofit’s Reputation

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

While many organizations focus on public relations and fundraising strategies, smaller, often overlooked factors can significantly shape how your nonprofit is perceived. Prioritize Transparent Communication Open and honest communication fosters trust, especially during challenges.

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How to Restore Community Economies: Reestablishing the Right to Associate

NonProfit Quarterly

Decades of policy changes, however, often under the radar, today inhibit many diverse kinds of association. [We Public policy needs to facilitate large-scale financing for mutualist enterprises—organizations like cooperatives , employee-ownership trusts , and mutual insurance companies. This must be rectified.

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Nonprofit Legal Compliance in an Unfriendly Political Environment

NonProfit Quarterly

Review your communications and communications policies to ensure that they do not create unnecessary risks of copyright or trademark infringement, defamation, fraudulent misrepresentations, or political campaign intervention. Dissatisfied employees heighten legal risks. The factsheet What Is Lobbying Under the 501(h) Election?

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How the Facing Race Conference Is Meeting the Political Moment: A Conversation with Leslie Grant-Spann

NonProfit Quarterly

I also had done some work facilitating leadership development programming with women of color leaders, specifically Black women who were leading organizations that used community organizing as a strategy. I’ve been doing social justice work for over 20 years now. Louis and Ferguson. What do they want?

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4 Ways Agentic AI Can Help Nonprofits Focus on Their Mission

NonProfit PRO

Clarifying and Communicating Impact With 57% of people trusting nonprofits and 78% of people saying they must trust an organization before supporting them, trust continues to be the cornerstone of successful, transformational relationships between nonprofits and their donors. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad.