November 5, 2025
In today’s Resourcing the Field newsletter, we look at new ways to conceive of—and thus generate—resources that can advance nonprofits and movements.
We begin with an Economy Remix column that examines the Giving Pledge at 15. Launched by Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Melinda French Gates in 2010, the philanthropic initiative encourages billionaires to pledge half of their assets to charity before they die. If folks follow through on their commitments, they’ll be releasing hundreds of billions of dollars that could resource nonprofits. But there are many loopholes, and a call for a stricter pledge has emerged.
This is followed by an article by Emi Aguilar and Trevor Smith of BLIS Collective, who emphasize the vital role that narrative infrastructure plays in resourcing movements—and how, when buttressed by bonds of connection and belonging, it can help sustain them.
Next, we offer an article by Jan Masaoka on a ubiquitous but underappreciated part of the social media ecosystem—namely, Facebook—and how to maximize its value to drive volunteer engagement.
Last but not least, David Gray from Project Equity makes the case that nonprofits, if they want to build resources in their communities, should develop business succession strategies that help workers become business employee-owners and thereby preserve jobs and businesses while building community wealth.
Resources, in short, can come from unexpected places. I hope these articles help inspire some novel resourcing ideas of your own.
Steve Dubb
Senior Editor
Economic Justice
