Governments are setting up new systems to give better access to their researchers—if they want to impact the full range of social service programs, they also need to make this data available to nonprofits, to whom they outsource so much work: https://ssir.org/articles/entry/our_opportunity_for_more_data_driven_nonprofit_program_evaluation
A New Twist on Rage Fundraising
Shark charities say they’re getting stream of donations mentioning Trump: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/370470-shark-charities-say-theyre-getting-stream-of-donations-mentioning
Sign of the Times
Traditionally staid big institutional foundations join the Resistance, this time in Pittsburgh, where they publicly condemn the local newspaper for excusing racism and defending President Trump:...
Community-Based Nonprofits and Local Government Joined at the Hip
In House Speaker Paul Ryan’s home town, public funding for four nonprofits was eliminated this year, but the county administrator is trying to find ways to restore some of the funds: https://www.channel3000.com/news/rock-county-nonprofits-rely-on-donations-grants-after-county-funding-eliminated/690557211