It’s when politicians help your nonprofit fundraise—San Francisco is looking at prohibiting the practice; my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today:  https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/10/13/san-francisco-considers-ban-politician-backed-behested-fundraising/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=de3c421f4c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-de3c421f4c-12442753

If you only read one thing about fundraising this week, it should be this advice—then you should call me for help: http://www.socialvelocity.net/2015/05/5-fundraising-delusions-nonprofits-suffer/

Four Angelenos win MacArthur Genius Awards this year, increasing our city’s footprint on American civil society: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-macarthur-fellows-2017-20171011-story.html  

A Congressman proposes increasing the charitable tax deduction & a professor analyzes it, while the WaPo says the GOP tax plan will hurt charitable donations by increasing the standard deduction (3 links): http://thehill.com/policy/finance/354825-key-conservative-republican-eyes-bigger-tax-break-for-charity http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/analysis-tax-reform-impact-charitable-giving/...

I break ranks with my Democratic friends in Congress—repeal the Johnson Amendment and allow nonprofits to endorse candidates:  http://thehill.com/policy/finance/354656-dem-lawmakers-call-for-tax-reform-to-keep-limits-on-church-political-activity

One challenge for Rage Fundraising is keeping your nonprofit’s supporters engaged when your issue isn’t hot: ...

Nonprofit journalism is the wave of the future—a new challenge match giving program has been launched: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/10/09/news-match-challenge-aims-foster-donations-nonprofit-journalism/

Remember the brouhaha over conservative nonprofits being hassled by the IRS last year? It happened to liberal ones, too: http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/irs-subjected-liberal-nonprofits-to-extra-scrutiny-audit-finds?utm_campaign=news%7C2017-10-09&utm_source=pnd&utm_medium=email

It’s time for your nonprofit to take advantage of the Rage Fundraising opportunity in the Resistance—I can help you: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/us/politics/democrats-resistance-fundraising.html?emc=edit_th_20171008&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=10253452&_r=0

If you are a member of a nonprofit board, you too, can–and should–engage in advocacy on behalf of your cause:...

Some “don’ts” that apply to your nonprofit’s fundraising and advocacy—how you frame your request for support is critical:  https://mcahalane.com/beware-these-pitfalls-if-you-want-to-raise-more-money/

A few nonprofits cut out of a Wisconsin city’s budget are playing hardball by calling for the Mayor’s recall—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/10/05/communitys-nonprofit-leaders-play-hardball-mayor-cuts-funding/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=14973b9692-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-14973b9692-12442753