A Bigger Seat at the Table—Are the new megadonors distorting American society?  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/28/books/review/givers-wealth-power-philanthropy-david-callahan.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbooks&action=click&contentCollection=books&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=6&pgtype=sectionfront

Infographics are a great way to tell your nonprofit’s story visually—some great advice here from an expert:  http://blog.wiremedia.net/visual-storytelling-7-components-of-compelling-infographics?utm_content=53080680&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin

If you are a 501(c)3 nonprofit, it’s OK to SELL your list to political candidates at fair market value—but not to GIVE it to them: https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/04/29/us/politics/ap-us-missouri-governor-donors.html?_r=0

A key component of effective nonprofit advocacy is strong media relationships—tips on dealing with reporters: http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2017/04/27/pr-pick-up-lines-starting-a-relationship-with-your-favorite-reporter/

The National Council of Nonprofits criticizes President Trump’s new tax proposals: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/national-council-nonprofits-statement-proposed-203100057.html?soc_src=mail&soc_trk=ma

So how does the ACLU intend to hang on to the new donors it just got through “Rage Fundraising?” Lessons learned for all of us:  http://www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com/PDFDownloads/ACLUTestsStrategiestoKeepWaveofNew%20Donors%20-%20The%20Chronicle%20of%20Philanthropy.pdf

Sometimes, state and local governments try to extract the revenues they need from the local nonprofits that  provide the very same public services they do—and the nonprofits fight back: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/04/27/nonprofits-oppose-new-ct-plan-cut-sales-tax-exemption/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=ac77a89df0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-ac77a89df0-12442753

Especially when your public funding is at stake—a success story in my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/04/26/advocacy-model-community-pressure-staves-off-cuts-local-nonprofits/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=6d75118077-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_26&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-6d75118077-12442753

A few more examples of the Trump Administration’s policies spurring Rage Fundraising by progressive nonprofits—and then two other items: a thoughtful discussion of purposeful Rage Philanthropy and a recent survey that looks at foundation leaders’ attitudes about the new political reality in Washington: Donors vs. Feds: Executive Order Sparks Interest in Immigration Related Groups...

M+R’s 11th Benchmarks Study of nonprofit digital advocacy, fundraising, social media use, and advertising is out: http://mrbenchmarks.com/#

The nonprofit sector is not immune to the apparently universal trend of large organizations scaling up at the expense of smaller ones: http://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/4/24/15377056/big-charities-best-charities-evaluation-nonprofit?elqTrackId=63af7ab6db3e44118f8424abbf19bb0f&elq=2a9e0a69bc334d8392a5d329d7e1a36b&elqaid=13649&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=5664

Middle-class families aren’t the only ones getting priced out of the Bay Area’s stratospheric real estate prices—now nonprofits can’t even afford Oakland: http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-sees-exodus-of-nonprofits-from-downtown-11091093.php?elqTrackId=b35aae23902c40e4be9bd332d4ea6501&elq=17657117abe0431380cbc5be4652384a&elqaid=13626&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=5655