Some “don’ts” that apply to your nonprofit’s fundraising and advocacy—how you frame your request for support is critical:  https://mcahalane.com/beware-these-pitfalls-if-you-want-to-raise-more-money/

A few nonprofits cut out of a Wisconsin city’s budget are playing hardball by calling for the Mayor’s recall—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/10/05/communitys-nonprofit-leaders-play-hardball-mayor-cuts-funding/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=14973b9692-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-14973b9692-12442753

Should your nonprofit publicly respond to the “mishegas” going on politically in America today? Not always: http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2017/10/04/should-we-release-a-statement-how-to-decide/

In this politically charged era, usually staid museums are seeking out artifacts from the Resistance to add to their collections:  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/01/arts/design/african-american-museum-collects-charlottesville-artifacts.html?WT.mc_id=SmartBriefs-Newsletter&WT.mc_ev=click&ad-keywords=smartbriefsnl

Rage Fundraising and Resistance prompts more usually risk-averse foundations to step into the public policy advocacy breach: Op-ed: In this political climate, Pittsburgh foundations have a responsibility to be bold...

Fewer Americans are making room in their budgets for charity, and nonprofits are increasingly relying on the affluent for support—plus a look at how giving in America’s biggest cities stacks up:...