Donors are driven by ideology & liberal ones are plenty mad:  http://www.nptechforgood.com/2017/10/08/how-ideology-affects-which-causes-donors-support/

LA’s top philanthropist is retiring—but his money will continue to have long-lasting impacts: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-eli-broad-steps-back-20171012-story.html

It’s when politicians help your nonprofit fundraise—San Francisco is looking at prohibiting the practice; my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today:  https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/10/13/san-francisco-considers-ban-politician-backed-behested-fundraising/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=de3c421f4c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-de3c421f4c-12442753

If you only read one thing about fundraising this week, it should be this advice—then you should call me for help: http://www.socialvelocity.net/2015/05/5-fundraising-delusions-nonprofits-suffer/

Four Angelenos win MacArthur Genius Awards this year, increasing our city’s footprint on American civil society: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-macarthur-fellows-2017-20171011-story.html  

A Congressman proposes increasing the charitable tax deduction & a professor analyzes it, while the WaPo says the GOP tax plan will hurt charitable donations by increasing the standard deduction (3 links): http://thehill.com/policy/finance/354825-key-conservative-republican-eyes-bigger-tax-break-for-charity http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/analysis-tax-reform-impact-charitable-giving/...