LightBox Collaborative

[NEW BLOG POST] As we brace for ongoing attacks on our rights and communities, our advice is this: Do not cede ground. The fight for our collective future demands our sustained, intentional, and connected action. We’re in this together, and we're committed to supporting you, your organizations, and our movements for justice. We're sharing more of our advice and the smartest resources we've found to help us navigate this moment: 🗺️ Understanding the Current Terrain: The implications of Project 2025 and other significant policy shifts. 🛡️ Protecting and Strengthening Your Organization: Practical strategies for internal policy updates and digital security. ⚠️  Evaluating Risks: Potential threats to the third sector, including challenges to tax-exempt status and increased scrutiny. 🖥️ Figuring Out What to Say and When: Stay tuned for our upcoming webinar on Dec 5th when we'll share our new tool to help you prepare your rapid response strategy and content.

This long weekend, as we reflect on Dr. King's legacy and brace for the next administration, we're thinking hard about how we can all resist, respond, and rise to what's ahead. In that spirit, we wanted to make sure you've seen these 2 resources we created for you: 1️⃣: Our Post-Election Playbook offers a framework for protecting your mission and people through: • Understanding the changing landscape and its implications for your work • Setting up internal policies that keep your team members safe • Assessing risks and preparing your organization for challenges ahead • Building strategies that both block harm and create positive change 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g-r9HXFf 2️⃣: Our Rapid Resistance Planner can help you stay clear-eyed and mission-focused with: • Ready-to-use messaging templates for key issues and moments • Clear guidance on when to step up vs. when to amplify others • Curated lists of allied organizations to amplify across platforms 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g9UGGguZ

To all those affected by the Los Angeles County fires and surrounding communities, our hearts are with you. We are sharing two collections of resources from trusted peers: From The Communications Network LA: https://lnkd.in/gPsAxXEe From Solidaire, see below:

🎊 Ok, we know we're already six days into January, but today feels like the ACTUAL new year, you know? With rapid challenges already on the horizon, we are reminding ourselves (and you!) to stay strategic and aligned. Let’s commit to a year of smarter work—amplifying the right voices, staying focused on our missions, and making an impact without burning out. If you haven’t seen our blog post yet, we've got some tools and tips to help you gear up with LESS stress and MORE strategy in 2025: https://lnkd.in/g9UGGguZ

[NEW BLOG POST] Do you do content management or creation? Thinking about how you're going to respond to the relentless MAGA attacks next year? We can help! Introducing the Rapid Resistance Planner, a resource we designed to help you amplify frontline voices on key issues and stay mission-focused, even in the face of the incoming administration's destructive agenda. Check it out and let us know what you think. Questions or feedback? We’re all ears! 

🚨 URGENT Call to Action 🚨 The “Nonprofit-Killer Bill” (S. 4136) has passed in the House as H.R. 9495 and is now heading to the Senate. Whether you're a nonprofit staff member, board member, donor, volunteer — or anyone who cares about the future of America's nonprofit sector and the First Amendment — it's all hands on deck! Here are 5 actions to take ASAP: 1️⃣ Contact Senate Majority Leader Schumer: Urge him not to let S. 4136 come to a vote. Call (202) 224-3121 or send a message here: https://lnkd.in/eD3h-C9w 2️⃣ Call your U.S. Senators: Regardless of party affiliation, urge them to oppose S. 4136 now and in the future. Call (202) 225-3121. 3️⃣ Target Key Senators if you live/vote in Connecticut, Maine, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, or Washington state. Info below. 4️⃣ Learn More: Check out Fund the People’s Toolkit to Stop the Nonprofit-Killer Bill for articles, actions, and more resources: bit.ly/4hXQlpK 5️⃣ Spread the Word: Share this info with your professional networks and associations so they can take action too! Thanks to Rusty Stahl, Fund the People, Vu Le, and many others for bringing this issue to light!

We’re proud to share an important piece from LightBox collaborator, Janna A. Zinzi: "What To Expect in Another Trump Administration." Janna’s insights have been inspiring our thinking as we reset strategies and reimagine our plans for the challenges ahead. Her analysis offers a clear-eyed look at the ways current political shifts will impact reproductive justice, immigration, civil rights, education, and climate change. This is a sobering and essential read for all of us dedicated to advancing justice and equity.

We're on Bluesky! We've been watching how Bluesky is rapidly growing and emerging as a viable alternative to the chaos that is X. With features like a familiar user experience, chronological feed (no algorithm), powerful safety tools, and a growing network of journalists, nonprofits, organizers, and thought leaders, it seems promising! Are you on Bluesky yet? Let us know so we can follow you. You can follow us at: https://lnkd.in/gCDikKB6

There’s still time to register for our free webinar this Thursday, December 5! ⏰ We’ll be introducing our brand-new Rapid Response and Resistance Planning Tool designed to help communicators, organizers, and organizations stay ahead in 2025. This tool is crafted to support your rapid response efforts and make your communications life easier in the upcoming onslaught of bad policies and behaviors by the incoming administration. Register here ⏬