New Guidestar Design

Posted by on Jan 26, 2016

Everybody in the nonprofit field who researches organizations is familiar with Guidestar, which has redesigned its site: https://philanthropy.com/article/GuideStar-Redesigns-Charity/234989?cid=pw&utm_source=pw&utm_medium=en&elq=dd8164d07caf441aa1bf191e8c50e26f&elqCampaignId=2299&elqaid=7639&elqat=1&elqTrackId=8b9c71835e9244988d3d04e49feed3e3

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Stats and History

Posted by on Jan 26, 2016

Nonprofit Fundraisers—the last year in review and stats you should know in the new year: http://www.mrss.com/lab/2015-end-of-year-online-fundraising-roundup/?utm_source=newpost&utm_medium=emaildigest&utm_campaign=Lab Download Most Important Fundraising Stats...

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Nonprofit Advocacy Matters

Posted by on Jan 25, 2016

A year of regulatory hearings in Washington and state budget woes—the latest from the Nat. Council of Nonprofits: http://pages.omkt.co/archive/bWVzc2FnZV8yMjAwOTA5XzEzNzVfMTAyNl8zNDQ0OA==?type=100&channel=199

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It’s Not So Simple

Posted by on Jan 22, 2016

Taking metropolitan daily newspapers nonprofit may not be the answer to the cratering newspaper industry: http://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/01/22/the-limits-of-nonprofit-pixie-dust-a-searing-critique-of-the-philly-news-deal/

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Yeah, Its Different Over There

Posted by on Jan 21, 2016

Nonprofit advocates in China work under very, very different circumstances than we do here in the US: http://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_emergence_of_subversive_charities_in_china?utm_source=Enews&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=SSIR_Now&utm_content=Title

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Nonprofit Advocacy Works

Posted by on Jan 21, 2016

Nice interview with a nonprofit advocate whose efforts resulted in monumental social change:  http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=86ea69664802a0541ae4385f8&id=c827ec34da&e=c43990c969

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Read These Tips

Posted by on Jan 20, 2016

One of the best pieces of advice I’ve come across to those of us writing nonprofit fundraising and advocacy appeals:...

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The Mayor’s Fund

Posted by on Jan 20, 2016

The melding of the political and nonprofit worlds via the LA Mayor’s Fund—similar to NYC: https://philanthropy.com/article/Following-Bloomberg-s-Lead/234975/?key=CJO79_GzTdOFtFR3XY03FBmULfDJ10TqD9UdLGKzERVPRGlqMklNOWE0LTdHTUJRNlhrY01HYVNDY05CemNYLTExc1M5NHQ0eU9F

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Rreviews and Previews

Posted by on Jan 20, 2016

Of 2015 and 2016 from the National Council of Nonprofits—how public policy has, and will impact nonprofits in America: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/2015-2016-years-in-preview#_blank

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Nonprofit Advocacy Matters

Posted by on Jan 20, 2016

NJ’s governor pocket vetoes a bill limiting PILOTs and supported by nonprofit hospitals, favoring the position taken by local governments:   http://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/01/20/nj-bill-requiring-standard-fees-from-nonprofit-hospitals-gets-govs-pocket-veto/

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Undue Influence?

Posted by on Jan 19, 2016

How seriously should the public take the issue of donor influence on all the new nonprofit news websites springing up?  My Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today:  http://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/01/19/the-latest-news-organization-to-go-nonprofit-raises-further-impartiality-issues/

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