Before you approach a foundation for a grant, check out their 990 for insights: https://trust.guidestar.org/how-to-find-the-right-funders-by-hacking-990s?utm_campaign=GuideStar%20Newsletters%20-%20Individuals&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=54423895&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_YpfpQvXBarp19E5CAxDZeyzhark_p_zFZBilV2K-3kKgGiKfP3iQl92Jq4VJsSbfNx9MR-t0intA_QGgPTQ6xOYVxU7kFJBoNk1vsvGa84HA9GYQ&_hsmi=54423895
Strings Attached and Cut
Two examples of local government funding for nonprofits—if you take public funds, you are subject to political pressures, and how well you manage your relationship with local politicians will determine that: De Blasio Links City Money to Diversity in Arts Institutions...
Philanthropists Must Step Up
Civic engagement and advocacy information from Independent Sector, a national organization of nonprofits, funders & business members—and an argument for it from a prominent funder (2 links): http://link.independentsector.org/m/1/82346540/02-b17200-cc96dd2eb57f4523a70f952b83d97b13/10/446/0612c413-d5d3-4848-a1f0-9a270aa90bcb...
In this Time of Need
Foundations need to dedicate more resources to strengthening democracy and fighting threats to our system—and here’s a good Red State example: https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Opinion-Foundations-Can-Help/240686?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=911ee58984004299b6c4f371793c4a2a&elq=a0b13b52c49940e4a99c3bd690555cbf&elqaid=14792&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=6255 Investing in Policy and...
Strings Attached & Unattached
When your nonprofit takes public funding, it may come with strings attached—how many and how strong depends on your relationship with local government, which has the option to cut those strings: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/article/NE/20170718/NEWS/170719681, http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2017/jul/20/hamiltcounty-commissireverses-nonprofit-overs/439196/
Video
5 Tips For Telling Your Nonprofit’s Story With Video to Donors, Volunteers, Stakeholders and Supporters: https://firedup.infusionsoft.com/app/hostedEmail/17495465/104b7848221d812e
Top 75 Nonprofit Websites & Blogs
Like all “top” lists, take this one with a grain of salt, but still a fun read: http://blog.feedspot.com/nonprofit_blogs/
Advocacy’s Cost
It’s not only politicians and the government that nonprofit advocates need to worry about: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/07/17/can-bank-summarily-close-nonprofits-account-advocacy-positions/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=99cf5443e9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_07_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-99cf5443e9-12442753
How It Should Work
Your nonprofit board’s 10 core responsibilities, different from those of the chief executive and senior staff: ...
Advocacy in Action in Washington
America’s nonprofit leaders meet with VP Pence on the charitable tax deduction: https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Nonprofit-Leaders-Meet-With/240645?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=0d33c0a72c234b36b73d0bba94818d36&elq=3fc845c2171643639fec7313025116de&elqaid=14718&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=6223 http://thehill.com/policy/finance/342154-charities-push-gop-for-tax-reform-change
Moving Forward
More than three-quarters of nonprofits plan to expand fundraising during the next year or so, especially grantseeking: http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/news-articles/study-nonprofit-expand-survive/
If You Only Read One Thing
About how your nonprofit can get foundation grants, this is it: https://www.philanthropy.com/article/How-to-Open-Doors-at/240610?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=251ebc5609144e388ba5245bc23e9395&elq=82def02cea07440d8a864c1ca2efce73&elqaid=14711&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=6218