Whistleblowing International Network (WIN) reposted this
In my humble opinion, this is why donors not only need to increase funding to the non-profits who are doing key work to hold power to account to be able to fight back & work together but they should be looking to fund non profit NETWORKS who can support each other across borders, pick up each other's work when needed, provide space to strategise and, in times of urgency, mobility & safety too. Whistleblowing International Network (WIN) Global Investigative Journalism Network Publish What You Pay Transparency International
"What the attacks on nonprofits will look like: If the administration’s actions of the past several weeks are a guide, we should expect it to come in the form of yet another executive order, this time targeting not law firms but civil society groups, and potentially the donors that fund them. If following the overseas playbook, it would accuse such groups of being anti-American, or of operating in bad faith under the guise of public service. It would likely direct the IRS to strip them of their tax-exempt status and instruct federal agencies to investigate them for vaguely defined wrongdoing. This would not be a move designed to uphold the law. It would be designed to punish dissent. If it happens, it should be seen clearly for what it is: not a defense of democracy and free speech, but an attack on them." - Ian Bassin, Protect Democracy (and a #MacFellow) #CourageIsContagious #UniteInAdvance