Nonprofit Advocacy Matters

Posted by on May 15, 2017

The latest newsletter from the National Council of Nonprofits—check out the coverage of Trump Administration cuts to Community Development Block Grants, a key funding source for many community-based nonprofits: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=716

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Facebook Statistics

Posted by on May 15, 2017

Facebook has become a key platform for nonprofit advocacy and fundraising—some useful findings from M&R to help you maximize it: http://www.mrss.com/lab/earned-reach-average/?utm_source=newpost&utm_medium=emaildigest&utm_campaign=Lab

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Forget Washington

Posted by on May 15, 2017

Like many advocacy nonprofits, Black Lives Matters has decided to stop wasting its time on Federal policy and focus on state and local issues:  https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/05/15/age-trump-blm-pivots-local-politics-joins-majority/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=b3f65d27a1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-b3f65d27a1-12442753

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Donor-Centric Fundraising

Posted by on May 15, 2017

Is donor-centric fundraising a good thing or is it being carried too far?  Two perspectives: How donor-centrism perpetuates inequity, and why we must move toward community-centric...

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Sanctuary Cities

Posted by on May 15, 2017

State and Federal pushback against sanctuary cities has a negative on the noprofits serving undocumented populations—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/05/15/states-approach-sanctuary-cities-hits-nonprofits-serving-undocumented-populations/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=b3f65d27a1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-b3f65d27a1-12442753

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