A Culture of Philanthropy

Posted by on Mar 10, 2016

Nonprofits must foster and develop a “culture of philanthropy” to fundraise successfully—so what’s that mean?  http://www.haasjr.org/perspectives/beyond-fundraising

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Some Fundamentals

Posted by on Mar 10, 2016

How philanthropy advocates for social and systemic change for the better: http://www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/how-philanthropists-can-help-social-movements-for-good/

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Measuring Social Media Reach

Posted by on Mar 10, 2016

If your nonprofit uses social media to advocate for your cause, you should periodically evaluate its effectiveness: How To Audit Your Nonprofit’s Social Media Strategy For...

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Subscription Ideas

Posted by on Mar 9, 2016

Nonprofit leaders—staff and board members—this is an excellent reading list (I write for Nonprofit Quarterly):  http://nonprofit.about.com/od/resources/tp/toppubs.htm?utm_content=buffer63fa1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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Getting to Go

Posted by on Mar 9, 2016

Nonprofit Advocates, before you go public, you have to navigate your internal consitutencies for the green light:  http://gettingattention.org/2016/03/nonprofit-communications-review-process/?utm_source=Nancy+Schwartz+%26+Co.&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=785f9f6a0e-BLOG_POST_ALERT&utm_term=0_a940cd650c-785f9f6a0e-70376481

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PILOTS in Massachusetts

Posted by on Mar 9, 2016

The Massachusetts legislature is considering a bill that would give local government more authority to impose PILOTs on nonprofits:  http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/massachusetts-lawmakers-examine-pilot-options

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A National Debate

Posted by on Mar 8, 2016

The debate over the tax-exempt status of nonprofits is going on all over the US, especially in states where property tax exemptions disproportionately impact local government: ...

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It Goes Both Ways

Posted by on Mar 8, 2016

Effective nonprofit advocacy means you engage your stakeholders in a two-way conversation on social media: https://attentive.ly/listen

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Nonprofit Advocacy Matters

Posted by on Mar 7, 2016

Paid leave, nonprofit free speech rights, compensation caps & more from the National Council of Nonprofits’ Nonprofit Advocacy Matters:  http://pages.omkt.co/archive/bWVzc2FnZV8yMjAwOTA5XzE0MjVfMTAyNl8zNDQ0OA==?type=100&channel=199

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