Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week.
Notable Events of the Week:
- “Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S. Arriving in record numbers, they’re ending up in dangerous jobs that violate child labor laws — including in factories that make products for well-known brands like Cheetos and Fruit of the Loom.” NY Times
- “Eli Lilly said it is slashing the prices of commonly prescribed insulin drugs by 70 percent while capping related out-of-pocket costs at $35 a month, a move meant to help address long-standing concerns about the high cost of diabetes care. … “Last year, I signed a law to cap insulin at $35 for seniors and I called on pharma companies to bring prices down for everyone on their own. Today, Eli Lilly did that,” Biden said in a statement.” Washington Post
- “When he made his surprise wartime trip to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv last week, President Biden reassured that country with great confidence that “the Americans stand with you.” But the question that remains unanswered is: For how long?” NY Times
Top 10 Nonprofit Tweets:
- National Council of Nonprofits: The National Council of Nonprofits is proud to be part of the #SocialSectorInfrastructure connecting nonprofits to improve lives across the country. Learn more about the invisible work done to make resilient communities: http://bit.ly/3ZnJQ5L #Nonprofits @urbaninstitute
- Chronicle of Philanthropy: Here’s a closer look at some of the economic data experts say nonprofit officials should be watching. Even as Economy Shows Positive Signs, Nonprofits Aren’t Letting Their Guard Down
- Nonprofit Law News: Nonprofit Compliance and Best Practices “To Do” List | by @PSHlaw
- For Purpose Law Group: Major Legislative Push in CA to Reform Grantmaking
- Elizabeth Warren: Consulting giant @McKinsey got paid $45 million to help @providence hospital exploit 55,000+ poor patients who were entitled to free health care—wringing money from them & saddling them with debt. @RonWyden & I want answers on this exploitation of patients. McKinsey Wants Poor People to Pay Those Damn Hospital Bills
- Gene: Why Nonprofit Hospitals Can’t Fix the Health Care Crisis – Prof. Jill Horwitz
- Philip Hackney: Quoted in this look at Federalist Society’s Leonard Leo article: Dark money and special deals: How Leonard Leo and his friends benefited from his judicial activism https://politi.co/3EJSweA via @politico
- Rhodri Davies: Interesting piece on some of the questions that the Ukraine conflict poses for donors, and the way it is testing our notions of what counts as “philanthropic”. (i.e. If what people need is weapons, does that make providing them philanthropic?) For donors, wartime Ukraine aid creates blurry ethical line
- For Purpose Law Group: Cybersecurity Risks Continue for Nonprofits
- Gene: 501(c)(4)s – A “Growing” Phenomenon – @GregLColvin & Friends from @AdlerColvinSF #fiscalsponsorship | We also see 501(c)(4) fiscal sponsors and expect continuing growth of these orgs
Equity and Justice:
Democrats Denounce Rep. Lance Gooden For Questioning the “Loyalty” of Rep. Judy Chu Following Rumors of Ties to China’s Community Party (Kelly Rissman, Vanity Fair)
It’s Time to Shift from Transactional DEI to Transformational Race Equity Work (Kerrien Suarez, Rwuiy in the Center)
Any organization that has an inclusive and equitable workplace culture knows that it takes time and that ‘consciousness raising’ is one small part of the effort to sharpen analysis of issues and implement robust solutions.
Murder in Big Horn (Showtime, series)
Murder in Big Horn Isn’t Your Typical True Crime Story (Laura Zornosa, Time)
Black History’s Family Tree (Code Switch, podcast)
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