One organization’s response to the dysfunctional relationship between foundations and community-based nonprofits:  http://nonprofitaf.com/2017/05/winter-is-here-and-we-must-build-the-power-of-organizations-and-communities-of-color/

Can foundations help rebuild trust in American journalism, bolster civil society and improve on public debate?  https://www.ncrp.org/publication/responsive-philanthropy-spring-2017/can-philanthropy-help-rebuild-trust-news-public-square

The city helps its nonprofits keep up with skyrocketing rents in San Francisco—my NPQ newswire today:  https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/05/30/san-francisco-helps-nonprofits-pay-rent/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=22f6359afc-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_30&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-22f6359afc-12442753

Some call it “stakeholder resistance,” while others consider it “stakeholder rebellion”—a challenge for nonprofits: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/05/22/voice-outside-stakeholder-resistance-nonprofit-organizations/

A lot of government-funded action for nonprofits is local—check out this story about Burbank’s CDBG appropriations: http://www.latimes.com/socal/burbank-leader/news/tn-blr-me-cdbg-20170523-story.html

The most successful fundraisers go beyond transactions—they get to know their nonprofit’s donors as people: http://www.pamelagrow.com/5720/donor-retention-101-how-well-do-you-really-know-your-donors-5-tips/

An app that turns Trump’s tweets into donations for social justice nonprofits:  http://www.bethkanter.org/post-truth/

As governments outsource functions to private nonprofits, there are questions over whether the trend could create a shadow government, opaque to outside scrutiny by taxpayers, for operations that are normally public and transparent: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Shifting-more-state-functions-to-non-profits-11168368.php

Trump’s budget impact and advice on nonprofit survival in the Trump era—two good articles: https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Trump-Budget-Update-News-From/240149?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=d0bbe07c19c1450c8b8b86e0f92c5a6d&elq=87f8e8fa1b7b4b7e889b86d75121c7dc&elqaid=14029&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=5866...

Believing in the mission is the number one donor motivator, according to this study—tax deductions are down the list: http://blog.aicpa.org/2017/05/what-motivates-donors-to-give.html?utm_source=mnl:cpald&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=22May2017

Nonprofit advocacy that goes beyond self-interest to reflect a concern about broader issues of social justice and human rights: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/05/22/ny-nonprofit-federation-goes-advocacy-social-justice-core/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=fd047f7718-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-fd047f7718-12442753

Nine principles of community-centric fundraising in a donor-centric world–especially useful to advocacy nonprofits: http://nonprofitaf.com/2017/05/9-principles-of-community-centric-fundraising/