Nonprofits Eye Added Security Amid Threats, Violence

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September 18, 2025

From: Philanthropy Today

Subject: Nonprofits Eye Added Security Amid Threats, Violence

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Leadership

Nonprofits — and Their Leaders — Seek Security Amid Threats

By Ben Gose September 18, 2025

After last week’s killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, organizations are assessing their risks and taking steps to protect staff, buildings, and events.
Foundation Giving

George Soros’s Philanthropy Grapples With Limits to Its Power

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press September 18, 2025

The Open Society Foundations has spent significant time developing new programs and has searched for new ideas as it’s redesigned its work.
Analysis

Trump Threatens Progressive Foundations, but Proving Wrongdoing Would Be Difficult

By Beth Gazley September 18, 2025

Under the Bill of Rights, the U.S. has strong protections in place that shield nonprofits. Still, there are some precedents for attempts to repress them.

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Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online

Amid Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push for a mid-decade gerrymander, two good-government groups in California are finding that sticking by their principles is neither easy nor clear-cut in an era of deep partisanship. The League of Women Voters and Common Cause have gone neutral on Newsom’s plan after initially opposing it. The switch came after internal debates and partly in response to attempts by the “no” campaign to co-opt an early League statement against the gerrymander. The turnabout led half of Common Cause’s 10-person state board to quit. (New York Times)

More on Politics and Nonprofits

Trump Invokes Kirk’s Killing in Justifying Measures to Silence Opponents (New York Times)
- Background from the Chronicle: 100-Plus Foundations Stand United as White House Goes on the Attack
A New Democratic Think Tank Wants to Curb the Influence of Liberal Groups (New York Times)
Why Critics Are Alarmed About the Influence of PragerU’s Educational Videos (PBS News)

Cuts and Closures

Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Could Hamper Efforts to House the Homeless (New York Times)
NPR to Trim $5 Million This Year as Public Radio Stations Struggle to Pay Bills (NPR)
North Texas Nonprofits Lost $127 Million in Six Months, Mostly From Federal Sources, Survey Finds (Fort Worth Report)
- Background from the Chronicle: Nonprofits and the Trump Agenda

More News

Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Quits After 47 Years, Cites Loss of Independence Under Unilever (Wall Street Journal— subscription)
OpenAI Is Giving Its Nonprofit $100 Billion. Critics Aren’t Convinced. (Business Insider— subscription)

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