A high profile progressive California public policy nonprofit gets nailed for failing to disclose donations from entities that appear to benefit from its advocacy efforts; my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/12/18/watchdogs-donors-say-not/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=83de378826-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_12_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-83de378826-12442753
Nonprofit News Rocks
Nonprofit news outlets continue to make their marks on American journalism as its business model morphs—two excellent examples: https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/12/15/us/ap-us-sexual-assault-allegation-kentucky-media.html?elqTrackId=f5940006cdd249d3adce208bdb0731b1&elq=0dde33b5393c4586aa6261ff84e9712b&elqaid=17175&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=7448&_r=1...
It’s Time to Hire Your First Development Staffer
And you can easily screw it up, dooming individual fundraising for your nonprofit by expecting too much too soon; some excellent advice and guidance here: https://www.joangarry.com/first-development-hire/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Hiring+Your+First+Development+Staffer&utm_campaign=Blog%3A+Dev+Mgr+Job
Forbes Top Charities
The annual list from the big list maker—United Way is on top again, despite a continued decline in its fortunes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/williampbarrett/2017/12/13/the-largest-u-s-charities-for-2017/#2509dfe258e1
Most Donors Prefer to Give Online
Four times as much as any other avenue — and half are inspired to give by social media or fundraising events, says this study: http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/news-articles/donors-go-online-also-volunteer-study-shows/
A DAF Primer
Ever wonder what exactly are Donor Advised Funds, how they work and what people think of them, both good and bad? https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/12/donor-advised-funds-deduction-charity/548324/?elqTrackId=c9d3d73d882f48f79cda86fcf6f24147&elq=d1c8fe8eb4624a24b42e6d6479df5ab1&elqaid=17157&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=7439
Recognizing Great Work
Nice profile of an important local foundation here in LA (the Weingart Foundation), and the importance of funding capacity building for community-based nonprofits—from a respected national think tank: http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/882467/8ea29efef4/1776828671/07d9a849a9/
Don’t Let This Happen to You!
Nonprofits in Australia that hold back on critically important advocacy—which means criticizing the establishment on behalf of their causes—because they are afraid of losing support; it’s the opposite, and robust advocacy can bolster both your cause and your fundraising: ...
Check out the Nonprofit Times
Current and recent issues; some helpful stuff there: http://lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=458852#{%22issue_id%22:%22458852%22,%22view%22:%22contentsBrowser%22}
Some Board Leadership Tips
Good governance is at the root of all nonprofit success, and bad governance is a case of the fish stinking from the head—a couple of good resources here for board leaders and CEO’s: http://www2.smartbrief.com/servlet/encodeServlet?issueid=257519B2-551A-4C1E-A95D-DE19354ED689&sid=ded030a2-e41e-4daa-a5c5-3a342f669868...
The Latest Analysis of the Tax Bill
From the perspective of the leadership of local grant makers here in Los Angeles—Southern California Grantmakers: http://go.socalgrantmakers.org/webmail/270662/58701082/caf1d224dc824eeb9b079af375d78fa947f84041ce5202b48068224fab5ccdf1
Please, Spare Me!
Who’s worse when it comes to over-employing trendy buzz words—academics or nonprofit leaders? Close call. I wish people would stop inventing new words to describe things that have been around since the year of the flood!...