{"id":29066,"date":"2025-03-26T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/?p=29066"},"modified":"2025-03-25T19:23:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T23:23:42","slug":"how-nonprofits-can-build-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/how-nonprofits-can-build-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"Weathering the storm: How nonprofits can build resilience in the face of uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nonprofits have faced a great deal of uncertainty, amid a wave of regulatory, policy, and funding changes since the new US administration came into office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of January 2025, the Office of Management and Budget issued a $3 trillion federal funding freeze, pausing all activity for existing and new grants while a review of federal programs was carried out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sector was thrown into disarray, with leaders expressing their confusion, fear, and uncertainty about what the future holds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thankfully the freeze was reversed less than 48 hours later after mounting legal challenges (although some organizations say they\u2019re still locked out of the federal payment system<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soon after, there was the threat of a government shutdown if the new administration\u2019s funding bill could not be passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That crisis was also averted but numerous grant-making federal agencies, including USAID and the US Department of Education, have been heavily impacted by cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least 30% of US nonprofits rely on government grants<\/a>, so these events have understandably raised important questions about how much the sector can rely on federal funding in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s uncertainty that comes at the same time as demand for nonprofit services and programs continues to increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the face of such uncertainty, it\u2019s up to nonprofit finance leaders to build the resilience and agility of their organizations, so they can continue their vital work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what we\u2019ll cover:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n