Nonprofit fundraisers and advocates—heed this common sense basic advice on how to maximize your email marketing: ...

Nonprofit journalism gets a shot in the arm from the MacArthur Foundation:  https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/05/19/macarthurs-big-bet-25m-initiative-to-encourage-diversity-innovation-in-nonprofit-journalism/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=9e12b77978-Daily_Digest_23115_19_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-9e12b77978-12442753

With gridlock in Washington, the opportunities for nonprofit and philanthropic advocacy are in the state capitals: http://ncrp.org/publications/responsive-pubs/rp-archive/responsive-philanthropy-spring-2016/how-foundations-can-support-state-level-policy

This could impact your nonprofit, so here they are:  https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=136

What’s happening with the infrastructure organizations upon which nonprofits and foundations depend?  Not enough:  https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/05/17/another-uncomfortable-conversation-part-i-foundation-funding-of-nonprofit-infrastructure/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=ce120e7bf5-Daily_Digest_23095_17_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-ce120e7bf5-12442753

A list for the leisure class from Town & Country: http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/g2324/top-50-philanthropists-2016/

How Do Nonprofits Use Technology to advocate and fundraise?  Here’s how: http://www.nptechforgood.com/2016/05/13/16-must-know-stats-about-online-fundraising-and-social-media/

Very cool infographic, interactive website:  http://historyofgiving.org/

The latest on new federal overtime regulations from the National Council of Nonprofits: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=121

Social media influencers are the largest untapped opportunity for most organizations engaged in advocacy—it’s not terribly hard nor expensive to bring them on board:  https://attentive.ly/influencer_driven/

How do you get the media to cover your nonprofit’s event, especially in a tough town like Los Angeles?  Some tips: http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2016/05/12/5-ways-to-get-the-media-to-cover-your-next-event/

One perspective on the five most pressing issues facing U.S. foundations today:  http://research.effectivephilanthropy.org/big-issues-many-questions?utm_source=Social+Velocity&utm_campaign=ae7fcdde0a-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bd2775777e-ae7fcdde0a-51663725