Using the Whole Whale - A Nonprofit Podcast
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Nonprofit news summaries for June 7th
Direct mail price hikes and a push for transparency in politics by nonprofits.
USPS Price Increase May Lead To Headache For NonprofitsThe United States Postal Services (USPS) has filed for an increase in prices averaging nearly 6.9% system-wide, according to the Nonprofit Times. As many nonprofit organizations still rely on direct mail strategies for reaching donors, the average increase of 7.8% for Nonprofit Marketing Mail (NMM) could prove to be disruptive for organizations seeing slim net fundraising revenue from mail outreach. A decrease in mail volume of over 28% over the last decade has put the USPS in an awkward position, forcing it to balance public service with ever-decreasing revenue.
Read more ➝Two leading “money-in-politics” accountability nonprofits, the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) and the National Institute on Money in Politics (NIMP), have merged to form OpenSecrets, a “state-of-the-art democratic accountability organization.” This announcement comes on the heels of a contentious 2020 election that far surpassed previous elections in terms of spending. “This merger brings together decades of expertise, massive data sets, and the kind of analysis that researchers, journalists, advocates and individuals rely on to understand the influence of spending on politics,” according to OpenSecrets Executive Director Sheila Krumholz. Nonprofits, PACs, and other advocacy organizations operating within this space should pay attention to increasing calls for (and expectation of) financial transparency.
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Summary
173: COVID-19 Trends & Opportunities
172: Expanding a Business to the EU is Hard - here's why
171: How are donor emails cultivated in the first 45 days?
170: The Unashamed Guide To Virtual Management - Author Ben Bisbee
169: Census in the time of COVID-19
168: Catching Momentum in a Time of Coronavirus -
167: Fundraising in a Time of Uncertainty - Martin Leifeld
166: The Best Way to Contact Congress - advice from Quorum
165: Fixing Flaky Volunteers - Allen Kramer
164: Is Personalized Video Worth the Lift?
163: How to use the Impact Method - Sarah Olivieri
162: The Power of Pillar Pages - Rachel Clemens
161: Don't Worry, Individual Giving is Down - Sherry Quam Taylor
160: From Nonprofit to Elected Office? - Samra Brouk
159: How to Survive in the Nonprofit Software Business - CauseVox
158: Where Tech and Criminal Justice Intersect - Alia Toran-Burrell
157: "Transform Your Board Into a Fundraising Force" - Kay Sprinkel Grace
156: The 9 Nonprofit Trends to Know From 2019 - Cause IQ
155: The 2020 Privacy Protections Coming - SHIELD & CCPA
154: Adventures at AfroTech 2019
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