Nonprofit Services & Homelessness: Fairbanks is working with local partners after a warming-center nonprofit said it won’t reopen this winter, aiming for a new warming resource by Oct. 1 with shuttle and better hospital case-management coordination. Substance Abuse Prevention: A Columbia, South Carolina nonprofit, Blue Apple Battle, is launching a youth-focused substance-use prevention model using live-action team games with police and firefighters (ages 9–14, Sept. 26). Community Grants & Local Funding: Boulder County approved $1.3M in scientific and cultural grants via its SCFD tax share, backing dozens of nonprofits and projects. Charity Events & Fundraisers: Iowa’s Iowans for Adoption and Iowa Farm Bureau are hosting the “From Hope to Home Gala” Sept. 17 to support foster/adoption recruitment and costs; Dairy Queen’s Miracle Treat Day will raise funds for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals. NGO Accountability & Oversight: India’s Supreme Court limited the government’s ability to grant blanket “ex-post facto” environmental clearance amnesties, requiring a narrow public-interest test via statutory action. Rights, Governance & Scrutiny: Goa police questioned protesters with a 240-question form tied to “Free Umar Khalid,” including prompts about NGO and activist links. Sports & Nonprofit/Institutional Controversy: FIFA’s plan to sell minority stakes in World Cup commercial operations drew UEFA opposition, raising governance concerns.