Gene Takagi
@gtak.bsky.social
nonprofit organizations lawyer (neo law group), blogger (nonprofit law blog), movie lover, jazz fan, day hiker about.me/nonprofitlawyer
We The Action: A Free Legal Aid Network for Nonprofits nonprofitquarterly.org/we-the-actio... - @isaiahthompson.bsky.social, @npquarterly.bsky.social | Nonprofit Legal Defense Network - @wetheaction.bsky.social & @afj.org
We The Action: A Free Legal Aid Network for Nonprofits - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
We the Action is helping nonprofits access volunteer lawyers ready to help organizations in this time of political turmoil.
nonprofitquarterly.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We The Action: A Free Legal Aid Network for Nonprofits nonprofitquarterly.org/we-the-actio... - @isaiahthompson.bsky.social, @npquarterly.bsky.social | Nonprofit Legal Defense Network - @wetheaction.bsky.social & @afj.org
Opinion: There’s no fixing San Francisco without fixing its [540 page] City Charter. Here’s how www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
There’s no fixing San Francisco without fixing its City Charter. Here’s how
OPINION: “Reforming the charter isn’t just bureaucratic housekeeping; it’s the first step toward a government that works for the people it serves,” Sean Elsbernd writes.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Opinion: There’s no fixing San Francisco without fixing its [540 page] City Charter. Here’s how www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
Reposted by Gene Takagi
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
Soundgarden founding member Hiro Yamamoto at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction: “Thanks to my parents, whose story is American citizens who are rounded up and placed into prison camps just for being Japanese ... it really echoes strongly today. Let’s not add another story like this to our history.”
November 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Soundgarden founding member Hiro Yamamoto at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction: “Thanks to my parents, whose story is American citizens who are rounded up and placed into prison camps just for being Japanese ... it really echoes strongly today. Let’s not add another story like this to our history.”
2025 CalNonprofits Policy Conference Supplement Rap nonprofitlawblog.com/2025-calnonp... - @calnonprofits.bsky.social #keynote #bars (apologies to Kendrick)
2025 CalNonprofits Policy Conference Supplement Rap
It was a pleasure joining Adler & Colvin Principal Rosemary Fei and CalMatters CEO Neil Chase for the keynote presentation at the 2025 CalNonprofits Policy Conference. We covered (lightly, give…
nonprofitlawblog.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
2025 CalNonprofits Policy Conference Supplement Rap nonprofitlawblog.com/2025-calnonp... - @calnonprofits.bsky.social #keynote #bars (apologies to Kendrick)
Reposted by Gene Takagi
Nonprofit Resources of the Week - 11/8/25 nonprofitlawblog.com/nonprofit-re...
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 11/8/25
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: Senate GOP Ramps…
nonprofitlawblog.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Nonprofit Resources of the Week - 11/8/25 nonprofitlawblog.com/nonprofit-re...
Reposted by Gene Takagi
🚨BREAKING: A civil rights organization sued the Trump administration Saturday over a new policy barring nonprofits from helping new U.S. citizens register to vote. The lawsuit calls the policy part of a “broader effort to ensure that new Americans cannot exert their democratic will on the nation.”
Lawsuit Blasts Trump’s Bid to Keep New Citizens From Registering to Vote
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🚨BREAKING: A civil rights organization sued the Trump administration Saturday over a new policy barring nonprofits from helping new U.S. citizens register to vote. The lawsuit calls the policy part of a “broader effort to ensure that new Americans cannot exert their democratic will on the nation.”
One of the issues with data reviewing general support or restricted support is to consider support of fiscally sponsored projects (which would be all a form of restricted support to help assure the support advances a specific project's purposes). #grantmaking #philanthropy
November 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
One of the issues with data reviewing general support or restricted support is to consider support of fiscally sponsored projects (which would be all a form of restricted support to help assure the support advances a specific project's purposes). #grantmaking #philanthropy
An amazing, courageous young woman gone much too soon. Much love to Mia's family. 💔
November 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
An amazing, courageous young woman gone much too soon. Much love to Mia's family. 💔
Are We Ready to Share Power? nonprofitquarterly.org/are-we-ready... - @karlaliliana.bsky.social, @npquarterly.bsky.social
Are We Ready to Share Power? - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Across the nonprofit sector, there are seven key levers of power dor building healthy, democratic organizations.
nonprofitquarterly.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Are We Ready to Share Power? nonprofitquarterly.org/are-we-ready... - @karlaliliana.bsky.social, @npquarterly.bsky.social
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 11/8/25 nonprofitlawblog.com/nonprofit-re... - protecting democracy, risk - resilience - support, equity & justice, climate change
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 11/8/25
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: Senate GOP Ramps…
nonprofitlawblog.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 11/8/25 nonprofitlawblog.com/nonprofit-re... - protecting democracy, risk - resilience - support, equity & justice, climate change
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
Reposted by Gene Takagi
Recent Takedowns in Multi-State Charity Fraud Schemes www.fplglaw.com/insights/rec...
Recent Takedowns of Multi-State Charity Fraud Schemes
In the fog of federal-government chaos of 2025, “… the status quo can evaporate in a flash …” by sudden and draconian funding cuts, by whiplash-inducing (180-degree) changes of national policy or prio...
www.fplglaw.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Recent Takedowns in Multi-State Charity Fraud Schemes www.fplglaw.com/insights/rec...
A Perilous Moment in the ‘Long Arc’: Day Three at CEP2025 cep.org/blog/a-peril... - Chloe Heskett, Center for Effective Philanthropy
November 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
A Perilous Moment in the ‘Long Arc’: Day Three at CEP2025 cep.org/blog/a-peril... - Chloe Heskett, Center for Effective Philanthropy
‘The Light Is Already On’: Day Two at CEP2025 cep.org/blog/the-lig... - Chloe Heskett, Center for Effective Philanthropy
November 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
‘The Light Is Already On’: Day Two at CEP2025 cep.org/blog/the-lig... - Chloe Heskett, Center for Effective Philanthropy
Opinion: To Protect American Democracy, Pretend It’s Already Gone www.philanthropy.com/opinion/opin... - Cora Daniels, @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social
To Protect American Democracy, Pretend It’s Already Gone
This clarifying exercise might help funders fight authoritarianism and adapt to extraordinary times.
www.philanthropy.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Opinion: To Protect American Democracy, Pretend It’s Already Gone www.philanthropy.com/opinion/opin... - Cora Daniels, @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social
This was before the news today that Musk got a $1 trillion pay package from Tesla - Elon Musk's Wealth Now Dwarfs The GDP Of 83% Of Countries finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...
Elon Musk's Wealth Now Dwarfs The GDP Of 83% Of Countries
Elon Musk just made history. The Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) and SpaceX visionary officially became the first person to surpass $500 billion in net worth, a figure so enormous it exceeds the GDP of roughl...
finance.yahoo.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:17 AM
This was before the news today that Musk got a $1 trillion pay package from Tesla - Elon Musk's Wealth Now Dwarfs The GDP Of 83% Of Countries finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...
Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority
NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state’s high court.
www.nbcnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Democrat Abigail Spanberger elected governor of Virginia www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Democrat Abigail Spanberger elected governor of Virginia
Former congresswoman beats Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to become Virginia’s first female governor
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Democrat Abigail Spanberger elected governor of Virginia www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Democrat Mikie Sherrill elected governor of New Jersey www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Democrat Mikie Sherrill elected governor of New Jersey
Sherrill defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli in race that suggests Democratic resilience amid Trump’s second term
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Democrat Mikie Sherrill elected governor of New Jersey www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Mamdani Wins N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race After Highest Turnout in Decades www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Live Updates: Mamdani Wins N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race After Highest Turnout in Decades
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Mamdani Wins N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race After Highest Turnout in Decades www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Grounded in Data: Day One of CEP2025 cep.org/blog/grounde... - Chloe Heskett, Center for Effective Philanthropy - highlights include "striking insights from recent CEP surveys that reveal the strain the nonprofit sector is now under and examine philanthropic responses so far." #CEP2025
Grounded in Data: Day One of CEP2025 | The Center for Effective Philanthropy
New CEP research on the challenging context for nonprofits and philanthropy headlined the first day of CEP's 2025 conference in L.A.
cep.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Grounded in Data: Day One of CEP2025 cep.org/blog/grounde... - Chloe Heskett, Center for Effective Philanthropy - highlights include "striking insights from recent CEP surveys that reveal the strain the nonprofit sector is now under and examine philanthropic responses so far." #CEP2025
Reposted by Gene Takagi
Nonprofit Resources of the Week - 10/25/25 nonprofitlawblog.com/nonprofit-re...
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 10/25/25
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: Annual Report on…
nonprofitlawblog.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Nonprofit Resources of the Week - 10/25/25 nonprofitlawblog.com/nonprofit-re...