One key to successful fundraising is to nurture your existing donors so they keep on giving—it’s easier than prospecting for new ones; two good articles about that: Are you taking advantage of the ‘honeymoon’ phase in your nonprofit marketing? 6 Fundraising Best Practices To Help You Reach New Donors & Raise...

A new report compares California’s reputation as a diverse, progressive bastion to the hiring and treatment of people of color in its nonprofits:  https://www.fastcompany.com/40532955/californias-nonprofits-still-quite-not-diverse-despite-leading-the-nation

Independent Sector, a coalition of nonprofits, foundations and corporate giving programs, focuses on advocacy in this newsletter: http://link.independentsector.org/m/1/82346540/02-b18052-82c8d4e82d414ca3af43c02ff29cc420/16/481/20154e6e-49c6-41c0-b3a6-077d25e376eb

Find your foundation here—Started by the California Association of Nonprofits, GrantAdvisor uses nonprofit grantee reviews to rate institutional funders; it was recently cited as one of the world’s most innovative companies by Fast Company Magazine: https://www.fastcompany.com/company/grantadvisor

The latest from the National Council of Nonprofits on federal, state and local issues and how they impact your organization: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=1245

A US Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of free speech violation claims by Citizens United, allowing New York State to require the public disclosure of donors who give more than $5,000 to nonprofits there—a big issue for advocacy organizations:...