This has been an emotional week for our country. Whatever you are feeling—whether that is grief, relief, anger, or another emotion—you are not alone. Our sector’s strength is in how we bring people together in service of others. Elected officials come and go. Our efforts to support our communities endure.

For NCN’s part, our mission and living our core values will not change. We will continue to connect, champion, and inform nonprofits nationwide. And our commitment to equity will not waver. We have never hesitated to call out administrations of either party when they do things that would harm the work of nonprofits – and we don’t intend to start now.

The next year will include many pointed debates that will affect our collective work—from potential changes to the tax code that could enhance charitable giving to potential threats to the bedrock principle of nonprofit nonpartisanship. Yesterday, we hosted a webinar to discuss what the election results mean for nonprofits. You can view the recording on our YouTube channel and can stay updated about advocacy efforts at the federal, state, and local levels by subscribing to our other newsletter, Nonprofit Champion.

We look forward to continuing our efforts on behalf of communities across the country and around the world, together.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” With the recent litigation against the Fearless Fund and myriad other efforts to silence or reverse efforts to advance equity, it feels like the end of that arc continues to stretch further and further out of our line of vision. Prior to the election, the Building Movement Project released a special report, Sounding the Alarm: Nonprofits on the Frontlines of a Polarized Political Climate, detailing the challenges many nonprofits are facing, from funding losses to safety threats. These attacks only amplify the necessity to continue pushing forward. Equity in the Center maintains a library of tools your nonprofit can use, from data to messaging guidance.

It’s one of the hardest conversations that happens in the course of the nonprofit lifecycle: Is closing the doors the right next step for the organization? It’s a difficult conversation because many people think it implies failure. But it truly doesn’t. Sometimes, closing a nonprofit can help its mission thrive in a new way. Guest authors Kate Harris and Kate Piatt-Eckert share their insights on the steps to take if it’s time for your nonprofit to talk about its future.

New research from the Bridgespan Group challenges the assumption that nonprofits should diversify their revenue streams as much as possible. In their new report, Finding Your Nonprofit’s Funding Strategy, they argue that it’s better to build depth in just a couple of revenue streams than to pursue more limited returns in a wide range of areas. The report provides a guide for nonprofits to evaluate funding sources to build strategies moving forward.

Project Evident and Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence examined how artificial intelligence is being used in the social sector, and the obstacles preventing nonprofits from further deploying these tools. They issue a call to action for providing nonprofits with the resources they need to learn how to use AI, and ensure an even playing field for small and large nonprofits.

“When you feel called to do that work, it's a lot easier to be resilient and fight through those challenges that will inevitably surface. We know they will. That's life. But if you're rooted in something that's much more meaningful than the idea of getting a paycheck at the end of the week, then I think you find yourself committed to doing something not just for you, but for the people around you in some transformative ways.”

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