This is a big challenge for the emerging nonprofit news business—how to handle your funders with a point of view and stay impartial: http://www.poynter.org/2016/an-ethical-quandary-for-nonprofit-journalism-are-funders-calling-the-shots/407915/

Social media and mobile have emerged as the best way for nonprofits to advocate, but email is still the best way to fundraise: http://mashable.com/2016/04/19/nonprofit-online-donations/#lcL3ay_ChiqA

So donors are giving to political campaigns, not charities:   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/charitable-donations-expected-to-drop-for-first-time-since-recession-report_us_570ff886e4b0060ccda2af4e

E-Newsletters are a powerful advocacy and fundraising tool for nonprofits—some lessons from this case study:  http://gettingattention.org/2016/04/nonprofit-email-newsletter/?utm_source=Nancy+Schwartz+%26+Co.&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=a9d27ce605-BLOG_POST_ALERT&utm_term=0_a940cd650c-a9d27ce605-70376481

Yeah, he’s a demagogue, but he tells a good story–how nonprofit advocates and fundraisers can learn from Donald Trump:...

Louisiana’s removal of the sales tax exemption will cost the state’s charities dearly:  http://www.ksla.com/story/31756376/non-profit-organizations-concerned-about-sales-tax-increase-impact

What can nonprofit leaders do about lousy board members: http://nonprofithub.org/essential-nonprofit-library/lousy-board-members/

The latest from the National Council of Nonprofits on how Department of Labor overtime regulations and tax proposals in Congress impact the sector:  https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=71

A nonprofit college’s complicated relationship with local government is at the heart of this story about PILOTs: http://www.masslive.com/business-news/index.ssf/2016/04/smith_college_to_donate_300000_to_city_o.html

Good tips on maximizing your use of social media to make your case: http://www.business2community.com/non-profit-marketing/social-media-small-shop-fundraiser-3-steps-01504017#SGw2BvsMb4AkIEFy.97

Calnonprofits stops an intrusive overhead disclosure bill in the California Legislature:  http://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/04/14/the-ongoing-overhead-myth-and-the-dangers-of-overly-zealous-state-legislators/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=b1c16c6adc-Daily_Digest_22874_14_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-b1c16c6adc-12442753

A study says a majority of community foundations are unresponsive to their communities’ most disadvantaged members: http://us6.campaign-archive1.com/?u=44c775c8fb&id=9fed0ec2d6&e=6137eb29e1