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

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/

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

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/

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: ...

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}

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...

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