Greetings, readers. I won’t mince words. It’s chaos out there, and the worst kind: the kind that results in human suffering, when critical services are denied, defunded, stigmatized, hunted, and yanked—illegally, our sector alleges—after having been authorized by the US Congress, the voice of the people. 

This week’s Leadership newsletter theme is “Resolution”—a return to the John Coltrane masterpiece A Love Supreme, of which “Resolution” is the second of four tracks. (That gives us two more newsletters to cover the album!)

With resolution, we continue. And I cannot tell you how excited I am to introduce this week’s offerings.

First, we introduce a new fundraising advice column, Ask Rhea, in which fundraising whiz, podcaster, consultant, incubator host, and all-around wise woman Rhea Wong will answer your fundraising questions. Then, we introduce a brand-new three-part series by consultant, multi-time NPQ webinar host, and thinker Ananda Valenzuela, about reimagining and liberating the nonprofit board from its sometimes-dubious traditions. Plus, a whole piece on the imminent fight over tax issues for nonprofits in 2025, by Ted Siefer. Finally, we invite you to attend our upcoming and ever-so-timely webinar, “Advocacy in a Second Trump Administration: A Practical Guide for Leaders on Defending Progress and Advancing Justice.”

I’m straight-up out of breath. 

Thanks always for reading, please hang in there everyone—thanks for your good work! And please hit me up with pitches, tips, general fellowship at [email protected].

Isaiah Thompson
Leadership Editor, NPQ