The California Endowment’s CEO speaks out on the role of philanthropy and charities in the “battle for the moral and civic soul of this nation:” https://www.philanthropy.com/article/opinion-resist-how-to-fight/240341?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=856fdf29701d43d092362d90497ea13c&elq=638b0842835f4527b9067c49959a76e7&elqaid=14396&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=6042

New Orleans is going to stop waiving special event fees for nonprofits–a common practice nationwide on its way out?  http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/06/nonprofits_new_orleans_event_f.html

Charitable giving hit a record high for the third straight year in 2016—first, all you nonprofits hooked on chasing foundations, check out where all the growth was (hint, hint!); second, the impact of “Rage Fundraising” (and how it might impact inidivdual donor giving) was “huge:”...

http://nonprofithub.org/grant-writing/grant-writing-best-practices/?utm_campaign=everyaction%20top%205&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=53014524&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8J_Wb_aC6GVu1ZIEAeGH3Mu9w_A88ugQteDYr3YoZIXt-Igtraso_iE7Icq2AOurQ4wWT8bYrJLd4mHzYaVWMF-TZUySec-bECSpIbnWpxEJwHovI&_hsmi=530145245 quick and short pointers from the experts that can lead your nonprofit to successful grantwriting:

Michigan legislators consider restoring tax credits for taxpayers who make charitable donations to nonprofits:  https://mibiz.com/news/nonprofit-business/item/24873-legislature-considers-restoring-charitable-giving-tax-credits

The latest from the National Council of Nonprofits on federal and state issues:  https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=764

And your small nonprofit can be successful at it, even with a small mailing list:...

To increase the number of leaders of color, the nonprofit sector needs to address its ingrained practices and biases: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/06/08/nonprofit-racial-leadership-gap-flipping-lens/

Textbook example of how public policy can negatively impact revenues—AG Sessions bans nonprofit funding in settlements: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/06/08/ag-sessions-bans-use-nonprofits-part-settlement-agreements/

Successful nonprofit advocacy and fundraising makes use of “shareable” content on Facebook to promote your cause: http://www.mrss.com/lab/4-facebook-posts-that-prove-why-shareables-are-a-campaign-organizers-best-friend/?utm_source=newpost&utm_medium=emaildigest&utm_campaign=Lab

A successful fundraising strategy for any nonprofit—large and small—begins with a Culture of Philanthropy: https://institute.blackbaud.com/asset/npexperts-2017-fundraising-matters-building-a-culture-of-philanthropy/

The Third Wave Fund aims to boost the power of existing grassroots advocacy groupsthrough its philanthropy: https://www.fastcompany.com/40424808/the-third-wave-fund-is-funding-the-people-usually-overlooked-by-big-philanthropy