10 Tips to Help Nonprofits Survive an Economic Recession

(ref: How to Prepare Your Nonprofit for an Economic Recession by Richard Male, Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training)
Here are 10 tips from Grassrootsfundraising.org – a really good resource for socially conscious nonprofit organizations looking for ideas and advice for raising more money (and who isn’t these days?)

Make it personal and stay in touch with your [...]

31 Questions About Allowable Political Activity from the Pulpit (and where you can get the answers)

(ref: Politics and the Pulpit 2008 from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life)
In relatively plain English, Politics and the Pulpit 2008 – A Guide to the Internal Revenue Code Restrictions on the Political Activity of Religious Organizations identifies the following commonly asked questions about what role religious organizations can play during an election. [...]

16 Things Non-Profits Can and Can’t Do in an Election Year

(ref: Loud and Clear in an Election Year from Spin Project. Read more…)
7 Things Non-Profits Can/Should Definitely Do….

Register people to vote as long as there is no targeting of districts based on partisan demographics. Nor can you target swing or battleground districts ( ie you cannot target a “Democratic” area but you can target underrepresented [...]