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...

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...

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/