Faced with declining advertising revenue, many commercial publications are co-opting the language and approach of the nonprofit fundraiser as they seek readers, while nonprofit news sites thrive:...

Nonprofits that turned sharply political after the presidential election experienced exceptionally strong year-end growth in 2016, setting a very high bar—but their year-end numbers in 2017 had a hard time keeping up: http://www.mrss.com/lab/everything-in-2017-was-terrible-except-december-fundraising/?utm_source=newpost&utm_medium=emaildigest&utm_campaign=Lab

If your nonprofit gets into advocacy, everyone needs to be on the same page, so your first goal is to ensure internal alignment—here’s an example of an executive director who jumped head first into the Resistance, but didn’t bring along her board: ...

Whether your organization is on the front lines responding to political events or maintains a safe distance, there’s always something nonprofits can learn from political campaigns—some tips on fundraising, messaging, and strategy: https://act.everyaction.com/politics-nonprofits-guide-2018?utm_campaign=everyaction%20top%205&utm_source=email&utm_medium=internal%20content

“Slacktivists” will share your cause on social media, but they often fall through the cracks of relationship building and further engagement—but they’re more likely to support your nonprofit further if given the right opportunity: https://wiredimpact.com/blog/slacktivism-gain-supporters-social-media/

Nonprofits that use “dark money,” which obscures the identity of political donors, for their affliated political action committees need to be careful—a case study from TX: https://www.texastribune.org/2018/01/29/does-texas-business-groups-use-dark-money-follow-state-ethics-rules/

When small advocacy & social justice nonprofits work with social media, they face many complex considerations, as well as capacity and organizational constraints not faced by large national organizations—This study describes how 26 small environmental groups approached their social media work with inventiveness and agility in the midst of those challenges:...

Calnonprofits, which advocates on behalf of nonprofits in CA, takes a stand on some pending legislation regarding charitable tax deductions and state and local government contracting: http://www.calnonprofits.org/publications/article-archive/566-protecting-nonprofits-and-taxpayers-in-california-calnonprofits-sacramento-update

Governments are setting up new systems to give better access to their researchers—if they want to impact the full range of social service programs, they also need to make this data available to nonprofits, to whom they outsource so much work:  https://ssir.org/articles/entry/our_opportunity_for_more_data_driven_nonprofit_program_evaluation

Shark charities say they’re getting stream of donations mentioning Trump:  http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/370470-shark-charities-say-theyre-getting-stream-of-donations-mentioning

Traditionally staid big institutional foundations join the Resistance, this time in Pittsburgh, where they publicly condemn the local newspaper for excusing racism and defending President Trump:...

In House Speaker Paul Ryan’s home town, public funding for four nonprofits was eliminated this year, but the county administrator is trying to find ways to restore some of the funds: https://www.channel3000.com/news/rock-county-nonprofits-rely-on-donations-grants-after-county-funding-eliminated/690557211