Nonprofits that have a good handle on email communications have seen a steady uptick in money raised: https://www.fastcompany.com/40520117/why-inbox-inundation-may-be-the-best-fundraising-tactic-for-nonprofits
Mission Drift
This lesson can’t be taught enough—don’t chase foundation funding that takes your nonprofit off course because it’s just not worth it: https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?e=c43990c969&u=86ea69664802a0541ae4385f8&id=42f21b3291
Once Sold as a Commodity, Journalism is Now Being Promoted as a Cause
Faced with declining advertising revenue, many commercial publications are co-opting the language and approach of the nonprofit fundraiser as they seek readers, while nonprofit news sites thrive:...
Is Rage Fundraising Losing Steam?
Nonprofits that turned sharply political after the presidential election experienced exceptionally strong year-end growth in 2016, setting a very high bar—but their year-end numbers in 2017 had a hard time keeping up: http://www.mrss.com/lab/everything-in-2017-was-terrible-except-december-fundraising/?utm_source=newpost&utm_medium=emaildigest&utm_campaign=Lab
Is Your Board on Board?
If your nonprofit gets into advocacy, everyone needs to be on the same page, so your first goal is to ensure internal alignment—here’s an example of an executive director who jumped head first into the Resistance, but didn’t bring along her board: ...