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Greetings, readers. As I sit down to write this week’s Leadership newsletter, the word is bouncing around my head in a most chaotic manner.

“Leadership”—it can signal a virtue, or just a plain fact. There is, after all, such a thing as bad leadership. There are leaders who do things like, say, pull the plug on essentially all federal funding, including hundreds of billions of dollars supporting critical nonprofits that sustain our communities—all in order, it would seem, to send a very simple message: “Bow to me.”

So we start first with—what else—our in-the-moment initial coverage of the Trump administration’s move last week to freeze ([link removed]) essentially all federal grants and require every recipient to plead loyalty to an anti-“woke” agenda. The attempt appeared to seek to ban funding to any organization suspected of practicing or even endorsing any of the myriad policies, communities, or values the administration opposes. Though the order has since been rescinded, we have a feeling this dance isn’t over.

The sector is responding both on offense and on defense. Center for Effective Philanthropy President Phil Buchanan makes an urgent case to donors to help nonprofits ([link removed]) meet this critical moment. And Zane McNeill covers the way people and communities are preparing for attacks on transgender people ([link removed]) in the United States. Finally, we’re offering an early bird special on our upcoming sector briefing ([link removed]) , “Advocacy in a Second Trump Administration: A Practical Guide for Leaders on Defending Progress and Advancing Justice” on February 20. The special offer ends February 14.

As always, the Leadership desk wants to hear from you. But especially now. Hit me up—with pitches, with reports from the field, with questions we can maybe help answer. And please, be well and keep up the good work!

Isaiah Thompson
Leadership Editor, NPQ
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Federal Funding Freeze Could Decimate Nonprofits ([link removed])
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By Suman Bhattacharyya and Isaiah Thompson
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Calling All Donors (and Would-Be Donors): The Vital US Nonprofit Sector Is Under Threat and Must Be Protected ([link removed])
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By Phil Buchanan
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Transgender Rights Under Threat: Preparing for Federal Crackdowns ([link removed])
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By Zane McNeill
“Gender-affirming care is mental health care. It’s lifesaving in some cases, especially for youth.” Read more… ([link removed])

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Advocacy in a Second Trump Administration: A Practical Guide for Leaders on Defending Progress and Advancing Justice ([link removed])
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How can your nonprofit or philanthropy can defend justice and advance mission-driven work effectively and legally in the second Trump administration? This timely NPQ briefing will give you essential, actionable insights from two renowned changemakers:
* Keith Thirion of Alliance for Justice, a leading authority on nonprofit advocacy law.
* Demetria McCain of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, a distinguished leader in equity-focused policy.

You’ll receive insights into anticipated threats to grassroots priorities; expert guidance on compliant, impactful advocacy; actionable strategies to protect and advance your mission; and tactical approaches to respond to policy challenges and mobilize stakeholders and resources. Take advantage of discounted registration until February 14, and join us on Thursday, February 20, at 2:00 pm ET. Register here… ([link removed])

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