The downside of successful “rage fundraising” for the Resistance is not knowing how and when to spend all that new money, and not having the internal controls and infrastructure you need to properly manage your nonprofit’s expanded advocacy program—get clear on your priorities, goals and objectives, and take the time to plan ahead on implementation all (call me for help!): ...
PILOTs for the Big Boys Only
MA considers limiting property tax exemptions to small low-budget charities based on executive director salaries: https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/03/23/state-rep-takes-another-crack-taxing-nonprofits/IEDWXk0GMYeMU4j3CQRFQP/story.html
Impressive Increases But Still Small Numbers
M&R’s annual online nonprofit benchmark study is out: http://www.mrss.com/lab/sneak-peek-2017-benchmarks-study-11/?utm_source=newpost&utm_medium=emaildigest&utm_campaign=Lab
Why Nonprofit Advocacy Matters
Political uncertainty reverberates for America’s nonprofits and charities—even on the bucolic CA Central Coast: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/community/cambrian/cambrian-opinion/article140088013.html
Taking Local Public Funding
Two stories on the challenges to nonprofits, those providing key outsourced public services, that rely too much on local government funding—including my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today: Another City Cuts Support for Local...
The Perils of Government Contracting
New York State’s failure to keep its contracts with nonprofits up with inflation is hurting the sector: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/nonprofit-orgs-urge-cuomo-state-funding-social-services-article-1.3005073?elqTrackId=eabf43cad13f4adb9bf80d4245b747f6&elq=17574ec46a4643cebf8f9671c2aad5c1&elqaid=13094&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=5407
When the Government Grants Go Away
The perils of community-based nonprofits relying too heavily on local public funding—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/03/22/new-miami-dade-competitive-grant-process-roils-local-nonprofits/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=b18d0d19a2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_03_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-b18d0d19a2-12442753
The Bottom Line
A good quick overview of the negative impacts of Pres. Trump’s proposed Federal budget on America’s nonprofits: Nonprofits Hammered In Federal Budget Proposal...
State and Local Issues Matter
The Federal stuff gets all the headlines, but pay attention to state and local issues in the latest Nonprofit Advocacy Matters: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=609
Now it’s Meals on Wheels
Another example of how the Trump Administration’s policies are prompting “rage fundraising”—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/03/20/donations-volunteers-meals-on-wheels-fundraising/
Funding Systemic Change
Foundations are increasingly leveraging their capital to fund advocacy, and it pays off—call me to learn more: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/want-make-impact-seek-out-wicked-good-systems-leah-ersoylu-phd?trk=v-feed&trk=v-feed&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_detail_base%3Bt4vQQq8024PAAFhOi%2FiRcg%3D%3D
Bolder Advocacy
Seven concrete tips for your nonprofit to more strategically and sustainably shape policy outcomes from the Alliance for Justice: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/global_learning/2017/03/how_nonprofit_organizations_can_advocate_with_confidence.html