The most successful fundraisers go beyond transactions—they get to know their nonprofit’s donors as people: http://www.pamelagrow.com/5720/donor-retention-101-how-well-do-you-really-know-your-donors-5-tips/

An app that turns Trump’s tweets into donations for social justice nonprofits:  http://www.bethkanter.org/post-truth/

As governments outsource functions to private nonprofits, there are questions over whether the trend could create a shadow government, opaque to outside scrutiny by taxpayers, for operations that are normally public and transparent: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Shifting-more-state-functions-to-non-profits-11168368.php

Trump’s budget impact and advice on nonprofit survival in the Trump era—two good articles: https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Trump-Budget-Update-News-From/240149?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=d0bbe07c19c1450c8b8b86e0f92c5a6d&elq=87f8e8fa1b7b4b7e889b86d75121c7dc&elqaid=14029&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=5866...

Believing in the mission is the number one donor motivator, according to this study—tax deductions are down the list: http://blog.aicpa.org/2017/05/what-motivates-donors-to-give.html?utm_source=mnl:cpald&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=22May2017

Nonprofit advocacy that goes beyond self-interest to reflect a concern about broader issues of social justice and human rights: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/05/22/ny-nonprofit-federation-goes-advocacy-social-justice-core/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=fd047f7718-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-fd047f7718-12442753

Nine principles of community-centric fundraising in a donor-centric world–especially useful to advocacy nonprofits: http://nonprofitaf.com/2017/05/9-principles-of-community-centric-fundraising/

This study puts a number–$13 Billion–on the hit America’s charities might take if Pres Trump’s tax plan becomes law: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleaebeling/2017/05/18/charities-could-lose-13-billion-a-year-under-trump-tax-plan/#1b21e6a4611b

The future of journalism in America is a nonprofit business model—and productive partnerships are key to success: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/05/19/evolving-new-nonprofit-enterprise-model-journalism-lesson-platforms-scaling/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=0ee5e43d4f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-0ee5e43d4f-12442753

How do staffers to legislators like to be approached?  Some insights for nonprofit advocates:  http://connectivity.cqrollcall.com/congressional-staffers-reveal-all-on-how-they-like-to-be-approached/

Sometimes obscure regulations can trip up nonprofits inadvertently—another reason to stay on top of public policy: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/05/17/paperwork-problems-lead-tax-problems-nonprofits/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=cd205f4e86-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-cd205f4e86-12442753

Many nonprofit leaders are warming up to the idea of a universal deduction to incentivize charitable giving:  http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/news-articles/tax-reform-charity-officials-debating-strategy/