In the age of benchmarks and outcomes, nonprofits need to move beyond the argument that advocacy is part of their mission; instead, they need to show how an expanded definition of outcomes leads to longer-term measurable results:...

Lobbying is a way nonprofits can advance their missions, educate policymakers, & protect their values—dos & donts: https://www.bolderadvocacy.org/resource/amplify-voice-lobbying-dos-donts

Maintaining the important voice of alternative media in America’s cities:  https://www.poynter.org/2017/last-month-baltimore-city-paper-said-it-was-closing-now-a-nonprofit-is-working-to-restore-the-citys-alternative-media/470245/

Joining the Resistance and weighing in on Charlottesville and Alt-Right influences in Trump’s White House: https://www.philanthropy.com/article/After-Charlottesville/240920?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=031a18f872934a128cfb12fa6663b83b&elq=c22cd71fb54e4b51be9e17e5887795e0&elqaid=15159&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=6458

Blogging is an effective way for your nonprofit’s leaders to fundraise and advocate (2 links): http://blog.capterra.com/3-reasons-a-blog-is-crucial-to-your-nonprofit/  Blogging Best...

ProPublica has developed a new 990 evaluation tool for the media—but it’s good for researching your funders, too: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/08/11/propublica-announces-step-forward-nonprofit-form-990-analysis/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=c1236b7c82-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_8_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-c1236b7c82-12442753

Yes, your community-based grassroots advocacy organization can create a culture of fundraising and be successful at it.  I’m tired of hearing people from grassroots community-based organizations say they cannot develop a culture of fundraising and cultivate individual donors. Instead, they don’t bother to try and spend a lot of time complaining about foundations (which deserve to be complained about, true). CHiRLA—a wonderful Los Angeles...

Thought piece on nonprofit fundraising & advocacy in the era of “fake news”—how it impacts donors & stakeholders:  http://mcahalane.com/how-to-address-hard-truths-in-the-era-of-fake-news/

IL nonprofits hope to be digging out soon from the hole from the state’s budget impasse, devastating their finances:  http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-budget-impact-social-services-tl-0727recovered-fri-aug–4-113338-2017–20170809-story.html

A coal company cites “rage fundraising” by progressive nonprofits in a libel suit against a liberal commentator: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-otc-murray-idUSKBN1AO2HP?elqTrackId=885a4997cacd426781d61dac6fee6294&elq=7b9a66ecb7b04c14bcf1e07563054886&elqaid=15081&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=6414

When your nonprofit communicates with donors and stakeholders, you need a plan—either written or in your head: http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2017/08/08/7-signs-your-communications-strategy-isnt-strategic/

Branding & focusing on your nonprofit’s “why” is what sets successful fundraising and advocacy apart from the rest: http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/news-articles/branding-npos-biggest-dreams/