Editors’ Choice
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** Articles Handpicked by the NPQ Editors
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August 8, 2025
Editors’ Choice is a weekly curation of NPQ's must-read articles—impactful perspectives and essential insights without the overwhelm. Just the stories, analysis, and ideas that matter most to advancing your work and understanding the nonprofit landscape.
Here are this week’s must-read articles, selected by the editors at NPQ:
* A Policy Breakdown ([link removed]) – A leader in the national movement to control corporate subsidies shows how data drives the movement—and uncovers the structural racism at the heart of many cities’ economic development policies.
* Expert Insights ([link removed]) – When it comes to new technologies, nonprofits need to embrace structured change management. Afua Bruce, engineer and data ethics leader, explains why in the first installment of her column, The Impact Algorithm.
* A Feature ([link removed]) – The nonprofit sector, whether people realize it or not, is deeply interwoven in daily life. One woman’s story illuminates the essential but often unseen role nonprofits play in supporting individuals and communities.
* Voices from the Movement ([link removed]) – In the latest We Stood Up, one organizer shares the story of how the music they make is more than merely artistic pursuit.
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** Must-Read Articles
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Why Economic Development Subsidies Are Racist—and What to Do About Them
by Greg LeRoy
In the name of job creation, state and local economic development subsidies reinforce structural racism. But increasingly, community activists are resisting these practices.
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From Wish List to Reality: Managing Tech Change in Nonprofits
by Afua Bruce
In the first installment of her column The Impact Algorithm, data ethics leader Afua Bruce calls for nonprofits to embrace structured change management when adopting new technologies, recognizing it as a strategic and people-centered transformation essential to mission success.
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“We’re Not Meant to Do Life Alone”: The Invisible Network of Nonprofits
by Sarah Young, Elizabeth Searing and Kimberly Wiley
Beneath the familiar chaos of daily life there is a quiet, constant interaction with a web of nonprofits. From healthcare and education to emotional support and hurricane recovery, one woman’s story reveals how deeply interwoven nonprofits are in the fabric of our communities.
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Singing in the Midst of Pain
by Loyda Alvarado
Being a singer in a band that fights for social justice is more than an artistic endeavor. It means being in service of a greater purpose.
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