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Challenging Times: How U.S. Nonprofit Leaders are Experiencing the Political Context

A new CEP Research Snapshot reveals how nonprofit leaders are experiencing the current political climate – and what they need from their funders right now.
CEP Research Snapshots are brief, data-informed research reports.

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This Research Snapshot examines how nonprofits are experiencing the rapid shifts in policy and the current U.S. political climate under a new presidential administration. Drawing on responses from 585 nonprofit leaders collected from February 3 to 21, 2025, the report highlights nonprofit leaders’ most pressing concerns with the political climate and what they would find most helpful from their foundation funders.  


CEP Research Snapshots are brief, data-informed research reports designed to answer timely, specific questions relevant to funders.

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