Non-profit advocacy lowers the cost of AIDS drugs by pressuring insurance companies:  https://nonprofitquarterly.org/policysocial-context/25866-advocacy-lowers-cost-of-drugs-for-hiv-aids.html?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=16798612&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_VCpb5HHOn2Qebm1k8Iz8gyCKvn3HB-D7tgP2yuCvZSR0Q54LxZyTNGsTbmmCcLHKg1P3AlcgliY8OufkJXw-3Ahbkygwp4PqugfA9XRBk8SorBuk&_hsmi=16798612

Congress looks at several IRS reforms which will impact non-profits and philanthropic giving: http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/tax-practice/house-ways-means-committee-passes-bills-reform-irs-74108-1.html

Living Cities and the Citi Foundation announce the next round of cities vying for the second cohort of the City Accelerator, a public-private initiative to accelerate the adoption of innovative city plans to help low-income populations: http://www.governing.com/cityaccelerator/blog/second-round-of-city-accelerator.html

Due to a firestorm of well-deserved criticism—Instead, the Council on Foundations will host a panel on the advantages and drawbacks of contest-style grant making:  https://philanthropy.com/article/Council-on-Foundations-Cancels/228881?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en

Congress continues to question the ridiculous tax-exempt status of the NFL:  http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/26/us-congress-sports-tax-idUSKBN0MM2VQ20150326

That is the essential first step for successful fundraising: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/philanthropy/25859-building-a-culture-of-philanthropy-in-your-organization.html/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=16772130&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–03xXmr2NNiDhDpysiv-g4x-4__Xxx9AzYvMq-iFFLjHdTarxuI-BVPmKzKLw8QJwhaWspgu_TdGUgDySfAMwwbW-V5tElCKhXnPqDXS23UX3edgQ&_hsmi=16772130

This survey says that most political and social action email appeals take place after 6 pm:  http://www.emarketingandcommerce.com/article/political-social-action-organizations-prefer-later-hours-email/1?e=larry-kaplan@sbcglobal.net#utm_source=nonprofit-pro-today&utm_medium=enewsletter_continue_story6&utm_campaign=2015-03-27

Private non-profit support groups for government agencies can raise issues of transparency and accountability:...

And fundraising: http://www.mrss.com/lab/my-super-sweet-sixteen-takeaways-from-ny-social-media-week-2015/?utm_source=newpost&utm_medium=emaildigest&utm_campaign=Lab

Makes a compelling argument against a proposal by Maine’s Republican governor to tax non-profits: https://bangordailynews.com/2015/03/24/opinion/contributors/a-conservative-case-for-keeping-nonprofits-tax-exempt/

By changing policies at the Post Office and IRS: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/irs-may-broaden-rule-to-police-political-nonprofits-116206.html https://philanthropy.com/article/Nonprofit-Mailers-Scramble/228701

When Blue Cross went private, it birthed the giant California Endowment—might the same happen with CA’s Blue Shield? ...