Services delivered by community-based nonprofits affect the lives of one in five Americans and account for nearly $200 billion in economic activity, but their clients and society at large face significant risks because they are not adequately funded: https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/new-report-identifies-strengths-challenges-in-human-services-sector

The reason so many nonprofits track state legislation is that it’s critical to effective advocacy, whether it’s high-dollar air campaigns or grassroots groundwork—here’s one example of how it’s done:...

Good example of nonprofit advocacy as part of a broad-based coalition of interest groups trying to push a state’s politicians to get their budget act together: http://newsok.com/step-up-oklahoma-plan-receives-endorsement-from-nonprofit-advocacy-group/article/5580480

Local politicians should steer clear of rivalries between competing community-based nonprofits—a case study in my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire this week: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2018/01/23/caught-crossfire-johnson-amendment-story/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=598f946e2e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-598f946e2e-12442753

Make your advocacy communications more effective and accessible to your stakeholders (I can help you with all of these tips, especially #’s 4 and 8)—and learn how to leverage your expertise via content marketing to help your nonprofit:...

The Federal Government Shut-Down and Other Fun Stuff from the National Council of Nonprofits:  https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=1190