Five strategies that help nonprofit start-ups break through the critical threshold of $500,000 in fundraising:  https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Kathleen-Kelly-Janus-on-What/242773?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=afc0e0a3e85a42d39954c42eb724189e&elq=2769c925e4a14eb3aca1bbd1181db1f1&elqaid=18136&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=8079

If you are a community-based social justice or advocacy nonprofit, you should know this; obvious points for me because my consulting niche is fundraising for such organizations in Greater Los Angeles:  http://nonprofitaf.com/2017/05/9-principles-of-community-centric-fundraising/

Two local organizations are finalists in BoardSource’s “Stand for Your Mission” Awards that recognize nonprofit boards that have established advocacy as an expectation for engaged and effective board leadership: ...

85 percent of nonprofits told CEP that the changing political environment had affected them, mostly negatively, leading to changes in goals and approaches—while a majority of foundations said they were changing the emphasis they placed on collaboration, policy/advocacy work, creating local engagement, and hearing from beneficiaries: ...

Two short profiles, one of Jeff Bezos (the Amazon guy) and one of Robert Smith (Forbes calls him the nation’s richest African-American): http://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-richest-person-philanthropy-2017-7?elqTrackId=10d82b6114db46d085af715336a66f9d&elq=d3b746c84e8841a59edf9cb79a3b5af2&elqaid=18089&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=8057...

The release of a new Resilient Los Angeles report, thanks to funding from the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities program: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2018/03/06/retrofitting-los-angeles-engaged-resilience/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=47ac22a238-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-47ac22a238-12442753

Coaching is probably the most cost-effective and meaningful form of professional development for nonprofit executive directors because of its enduring impact—I can help you with that, as per my March missive:  https://mailchi.mp/fc8d8c89e18e/hey-coach?e=4e2c209db9

Two stories on the transformation of the news business. Local news funded by an assessment district, like sewers? And big philanthropic support for covering indigenous issues in Australia: Could local news driven by residents who pay fees in a special service district…work? https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-australia-press-office/2018/mar/05/philanthropy-supports-journalism-initiative-with-indigenous-affairs-at-its-heart...

The latest on federal, state and local government issues from the National Council of Nonprofits (BTW, I do NOT agree with their position on the Johnson Amendment):  https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=1267

How many followers should your nonprofit have on social media? How big should your email and text lists be? Some comparisons: http://techreport.ngo/2018/03/02/many-followers-ngos-social-media/

Great Advice—the same advice I’ve been giving to community-based social justice nonprofits for some time now; embrace your power to fundraise and you will overcome these obstacles (call me and I can help you figure it out): http://nonprofitaf.com/2018/03/marginalized-communities-and-the-audacity-of-ambition/

Support for funding indirect costs, as well as increased philanthropic attention to the funding of nonprofit overhead, would improve the financial sustainability of nonprofits and service ecosystems—CalNonprofits is working to address the issue in a comprehensive way:  http://www.calnonprofits.org/programs/overhead