Advocacy nonprofits on the front lines of the Resistance—Environmental justice groups across America take on the Trump Administration: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2018/01/09/environmental-justice-movement-felt-heat-2017/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=7461f453fc-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_09&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-7461f453fc-12442753
Strings Attached
Should a nonprofit receiving public funds submit expenditure reports to the government institution that awarded the money? They are debating that in South Carolina: http://www.islandpacket.com/news/politics-government/article193575919.html
When Does a Charitable Donation Become a Bribe?
San Francisco considers regulating behested payments – donations made by third parties, at the request of a public official, to a government project or charitable organization: https://www.thebaycitybeacon.com/politics/new-ethics-regulations-could-freeze-non-profit-donations/article_35133448-f4d5-11e7-89f2-638731ca7497.html
The ACLU Rages On
You can’t fight the Resistance on gumption alone—your progressive advocacy nonprofit needs the resources that come out of Rage Fundraising; my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today shows what the ACLU is doing with the fruits of its labor:...
Don’t Forget to Say Thank You!
If you are just getting your Rage Fundraising individual donor donor program started, follow this sage but simple advice on how to say thank you (yes, like your mother taught you, ALWAYS say thank you!): https://www.networkforgood.com/nonprofitblog/december-fundraising-dos-donts/
Ready for Your Close-Up?
If this spreads to other states, Oklahoma’s ruling that nonprofits that are even only partly supported with government grants are subject to open meeting laws could have a huge impact on how we do business (yes, your board meetings could be public): ...
