Resources
We curate resources from across different places and spaces in this central hub where our network can come to find tools to help us as a collective adapt to and thrive through, the rapid changes in our political, economic, and social environment. This robust resource library is full of tools, guides, podcasts, reports, recordings and resources from our events, and more!
Latest Resources
Nonprofit Scenario Planning: Webinar + Worksheets
Propel Nonprofits' free downloadable scenario budget planning template (plus a worked example and webinar recording) to help nonprofits build contingency budgets under funding uncertainty.
Request Assistance: Democracy Protection Network Application
The Democracy Protection Network's application for pro-bono crisis-response assistance (physical security, cybersecurity, legal help, crisis comms) for organizations or individuals facing threats.
Advancing Racial Equity: Legal Guidance for Advocates
Othering & Belonging Institute (UC Berkeley) legal memo helping advocates understand what race-conscious policy work remains legally permissible amid attacks on DEI, distinguishing 'race-conscious' from 'race-based' approaches.
Protecting Human Services: Resilience Roundup
Human Services Council of New York's 'Resilience Roundup' — a series of crowdsourced disaster/crisis preparedness guides (e.g. for earthquakes, funding disruptions) for organizations and the communities they serve.
Nonprofit Legal Services Initiative
A free legal-services partnership between Minnesota Counicl of Nonprofits and LegalCORPS offering Minnesota nonprofits a legal help desk, compliance clinics, and one-on-one counsel on issues like grant terminations and IRS compliance.
Resources for Navigating Uncertainty
Minnesota Council of Nonprofit's curated resource hub responding to federal policy uncertainty — links on executive order impacts, funding disruptions, legal services, and crisis planning for Minnesota nonprofits.
Nonprofits Get it Done Toolkit
National Council on Nonprofits' 'Nonprofits Get It Done' campaign toolkit (Nov. 2025) with social media assets and research-tested messaging to defend the sector's reputation amid political attacks.
Communications Guide: The Work and Importance of Nonprofits
National Council on Nonprofit's communications guide aimed at helping nonprofits proactively tell the 'value story' of the sector — countering misconceptions with messaging about nonprofits' economic and community impact.