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This blog post talks about the potential harm to philanthropy that would come from a repeal of the Johnson Amendment, which prohibits religious and secular nonprofits from engaging in electioneering.

http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2017/2/6/the-biggest-loser-from-repealing-the-johnson-amendment-wouldnt-be-the-democrats-it-would-be-philanthropy

This increase is significantly more than the increase in overall giving.

http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/online-giving-increased-7.9-percent-in-2016-study-finds

This excellent article points the way to resources for information on the UK data protection laws and what they mean for nonprofits.

https://www.helenbrowngroup.com/new-order

While we often use 990s as a way of gaining more information on our donors who have foundations, they may also be using them to gain more information on us.

https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/02/23/sweet-16-990-return-says

The endowments of  U.S. colleges and universities returned an average of -1.9 percent, net of fees, in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2016, the lowest since the 2008-09 financial crisis.

http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/returns-on-educational-endowments-in-negative-territory-in-fy16

Research shows that there’s a reason why some campaigns (like the Ice Bucket Challenge) go viral but most do not.

http://mashable.com/2017/02/14/how-charity-campaigns-go-viral

As new wealth centers crop up around the world, family offices are opening in diverse venues, prompted in part by a search for security and privacy and by global financial reforms.

http://www.fa-mag.com/news/global-trends-drive-family-office-creation-31467.html

These megagifts—over $100M each—made the biggest splash in philanthropy last year.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2017/01/10/the-18-biggest-charitable-donations-of-2016/#2bb948993791

It’s possible that during the course of 2017, using Google to research a potential donor will be declared illegal by Britain’s data protection regulator.

https://www.helenbrowngroup.com/uk-ico-wealth-screening