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Threats to the existence and impactfulness of the nonprofit sector 

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Threats to the existence and impactfulness of the nonprofit sector 

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Grappling with the realities of having to fund and work differently 

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Grappling with the realities of having to fund and work differently 

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safety and security issues are in abundance for the nonprofits, leaders, movements and networks we support.

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Rise of authoritarianism in US and globally

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Concern for people...that they've been supporting. Fear of the support to families and communities being challenged.

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Increasing anti-DEI sentiment and actions

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dealing with Trump 4 months into his presidency

supporting leaders with organizational issues, mental health of their staff, transitions

rebuilding Los Angeles fire areas

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Greater need to support equity and power building/ power shifting amongst backlash

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Concern for how not to get caught up in the othering and staying focused on bridging

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Nonprofit staff burnout and turnover exacerbated by security threats, attacks on movements and democracy, etc

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Continued impacts of climate change are shaking the capacity and resources that the sector has available as well as the resilience of leaders and organizations.

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Need for increasing focus on wellbeing to sustain the nonprofit workforce

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Need for Creativity and Responsiveness in supporting grantees

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Need for Creativity and Responsiveness in supporting grantees

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different application of the ways we responded to COVID and more

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Grief and stress of navigating natural disasters, especially the impact of Westcoast fires

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Impacts of HR 9495

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Mostly external uncertainties in the causes we care about, but some internal uncertainty too with our new president

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How much trump/his admin will focus on the philanthropic and nonprofit sector/damage it.

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Ability to explicity /implicitly center racial and other equity

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deportation (to what degree?)

movement leaders security

funding

new priorities for foundation grants

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Violence/tragedy/authoritarian acts/acts of discrimination/climate change disasters that may be enacted/occur in the year(s) to come.

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Post affirmative action case and with more orgs abandoning DEI, what does this mean for funding of BIPOC leadership development programs, and for orgs focused on BIPOC communities?

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If our sector is criminalized how will we have to pivot to keep doing our work?

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If our sector is criminalized how will we have to pivot to keep doing our work?

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Threats to those by the adm. on those who voice any concerns on their work stated as racial equity

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Physical and longer term impacts of stress due to sense of being under attack

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Increased risk aversion internally due to fear of what Trump will do to nonprofit sector and even to foundations funding causes he doesn’t like

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Will people with access to wealth keep being class traitors in the midst of an even bigger rise in billionaires and millionaires?

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Will people with access to wealth keep being class traitors in the midst of an even bigger rise in billionaires and millionaires?

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What risks are funders willing to take to protect the left as its being attacked and criminalized?

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What risks are funders willing to take to protect the left as its being attacked and criminalized?

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continue funding movement leaders and their security

continue making funding applications "easy" to submit with quick turn-around

emergency funding as needed

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It is easy to feel helpless. How do we help each other / grantees to own our agency, intentionally use voice / power, make decisions proactively based on what we want to see, not just react to attacks

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We will need deep community to whom we are accountable in concrete ways 

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We will need deep community to whom we are accountable in concrete ways 

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It is easier to consider context and how to adapt when basic needs are met. How do we support and provide flexibility, if needed?

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Don’t withdraw from funding the areas under attack by the administration (immigration, racial equity, LGBTQ, democracy etc). Expand support to these communities

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Trusted relationships between funders and grantee partners. Flexible funding. ideally GOS and organizational strengthening support combined. Funders coming together without ego or narrowness of own specific strategies and politics but leading with love of and commitment to the sector and democracy.

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Key intermediary partners closest to the communities and the work feeling fully supported and resourced and in partnership with both funding entities and orgs/leaders/movements.

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We need funders to create a bulwark against the threats to orgs and leaders.

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Work creatively with legal department to ensure we can fund our program areas in legal ways

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This is not the first or the last backlash. What have we/ can we learn?

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Courageous leadership at our foundations 

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Courageous leadership at our foundations 

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What is our role as funders to address the threat of democracy?

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While LFG is not a funder collaborative, given the circumstances, should we think about what role the collective should take?

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Leaders, especially BIPOC leaders, are moving away from positions of leadership - what can we do about this?

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Philanthropic cooling effect, impacts on the communities we serve

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How do we keep doing this?

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How to leverage them for narrative change and power building

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The importance of healing as a tool for power building and creating allies in the work

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Brightspots and Finding things to Celebrate 

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Brightspots and Finding things to Celebrate 