Greetings, readers! This week’s Leadership newsletter focuses on the role nonprofits play in civil society. We begin with how the ongoing loss of local news outlets poses challenges for communities and democracy—and how nonprofit news alternatives are bridging the gaps left behind. Next, we revisit the question of how nonprofits can support movement work despite restrictions on political activity. Then, foundations often say they want transparency, but do they? A racial justice study on the origins of foundation wealth in Washington, DC, led to a wide range of reactions from the field. Finally, a group of nonprofit leaders discuss how nonprofits can build a world that aligns with their values and evades corporate capture.

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