πŸ”₯ Firebrand Collective

A blog for nonprofit leaders and consultants who are committed to social justice, equity, and impact.

The Supreme Court Just Completed the Demolition of the Voting Rights Act. The Question Is What We Do Next.
Jessica Li Jessica Li

The Supreme Court Just Completed the Demolition of the Voting Rights Act. The Question Is What We Do Next.

On April 29, 2026, the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. This was not an accident. And it will not stop here.

This is an attack on Black voters. It is an attack on the Civil Rights Movement and every Black person who marched, bled, and died to make the Voting Rights Act possible. It spits on that legacy and dresses it up in legal language. And it is part of a much larger, much more coordinated plan.

Here’s what we can do about it.

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I Never Knew There Was Another Way to Fundraise
Jessica Li Jessica Li

I Never Knew There Was Another Way to Fundraise

I've led three nonprofits. I've raised money, built donor relationships, run campaigns.

I only ever learned to fundraise one way β€” community-first, relationship-first, treat the $10 donor the same as the $10,000 donor β€” and I never knew there was another name for this type of fundraising.

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The Experience on Your Resume Isn't Your Most Valuable One
Jessica Li Jessica Li

The Experience on Your Resume Isn't Your Most Valuable One

The experience that shaped your leadership probably isn't on your resume. For a lot of us β€” especially first-gen, immigrant, and caregiving professionals β€” the most valuable skills came from work no one counted, jobs we didn't choose, and roles that never had a title. It's time the nonprofit sector started recognizing that.

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The Thing Nobody Tells You About Nonprofit Crisis: It Was Already There.
Jessica Li Jessica Li

The Thing Nobody Tells You About Nonprofit Crisis: It Was Already There.

The call comes in like an emergency. Funding collapsed. A key leader resigned. Staff are leaving. The board is panicking. They need help β€” now.

But here's what I've learned after years of doing this work: the emergency is never the beginning. It's the ending. The crisis that looks sudden almost never is.

Our nonprofit sector just trained everyone not to talk about it until it was impossible to ignore.

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