The Nonprofits Gearing Up for a Fight — and Doing Some Soul Searching

The Nonprofits Gearing Up for a Fight — and Doing Some Soul Searching

December 14, 2024

Chronicle of Philanthropy: The Nonprofits Gearing Up for a Fight — and Doing Some Soul Searching

As universities back away from longstanding diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, nonprofits are feeling pressure to change DEI-based efforts, while grant makers that support DEI programs are bracing for litigation, reports Alex Daniels.

About 100 lawsuits have been filed in the past three years by conservative legal nonprofits, and decision makers in the Trump administration have already demonstrated their opposition to DEI. The goal of race-based grant making has been to right historical wrongs, but the Trump administration is trying to make it seem un-American, Fred Blackwell, CEO of the San Francisco Foundation.

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