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** Speaking Truth When Silence Costs Lives
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October 7, 2025
Two years ago today, Hamas launched attacks on Israel that killed over 1,000 people and took 250 people hostage. Israel’s military response has since killed tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, with international organizations identifying the ongoing violence as genocide. For nonprofit leaders, this anniversary marks not just a moment of remembrance but a reckoning with questions about moral leadership, organizational courage, and the true costs of silence.
The challenge facing progressive nonprofit leaders has been stark from the beginning: how to speak out against atrocities while navigating donor pressure, staff safety, and accusations of anti-Semitism—challenges that have only intensified under the Trump administration.
In such moments of moral crisis, nonprofit leadership requires not just technical skill in navigating political complexity, but the courage to speak the truth when lives depend on it—even at significant institutional risk.
In solidarity,
Coty Poynter
Managing Editor
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** Must-Read Articles
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Silence Is Complicity, but Nonprofits Struggle to Condemn Israeli Violence in Gaza
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The fear among nonprofits to take a stand in solidarity with the people of Gaza speaks loudly to the dangers of large-donor power.
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What Does Gaza Solidarity Protest Look Like on Campuses Today?
by Akin Olla
In 2024, campus protests in solidarity with the people of Gaza were visible across the media—this year, less so. But while tactics have shifted, the movement continues.
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Organizing a Jewish Call for Ceasefire: A Conversation with Jewish Voice for Peace
by Isaiah Thompson and Sonya Meyerson-Knox
The nonprofit Jewish Voice for Peace cites Jewish values in opposing Israel’s military actions in Gaza.
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Progressive Organizations Must Speak Up about Palestine
by Saqib Bhatti and Anna Lefer Kuhn
Two movement leaders write a call-to-action telling US-based nonprofits to take a stand on Palestine and push philanthropy to respond to the ongoing crisis.
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Gaza Solidarity Organizing: Exposing the Military–Higher Education Nexus
by Ramah Kudaimi
Why have so many universities opposed divestment from Israel in the face of student demands? One reason might be their ties to the military.
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