Clara Miller

Three social changemakers—Jeff Bradach of The Bridgespan Group, Daniel Stid of Lyceum Labs, and former US Treasury advisor Clara Miller—discuss the impact of the current political climate on the nonprofit sector. “It was a huge shock to the system to have international aid just cut like that and it created a whole ripple of fear. I felt it; I think we all did,” says Miller.

When floods hit West Virginia in February 2025, McDowell County put out a call asking residents to complete an online form detailing their property damage. For many residents, that wasn’t an option. Even in the best of times, 1 in 5 McDowell households have no internet. With floods damaging cell towers and broadband infrastructure, the problem became far worse. For McDowell, a once-thriving coal county, the lack of broadband made it harder to demonstrate its urgent need for recovery aid.

When floods hit West Virginia in February 2025, McDowell County put out a call asking residents to complete an online form detailing their property damage. For many residents, that wasn’t an option. Even in the best of times, 1 in 5 McDowell households have no internet. With floods damaging cell towers and broadband infrastructure, the problem became far worse. For McDowell, a once-thriving coal county, the lack of broadband made it harder to demonstrate its urgent need for recovery aid.