This advice on fundraising emails applies to nonprofit advocacy as well:  http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2015/10/22/the-5-questions-nonprofits-always-ask-me-about-fundraising-emails/

Nonprofit advocates must fully engage and collaborate with diverse community voices for long-lasting, effective change: http://ssir.org/articles/entry/building_many_stories_into_collective_impact?utm_source=Enews&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=SSIR_Now&utm_content=Title

Local government bails out a struggling museum in Florida, strings attached: http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/hillsborough-county-agrees-to-give-financially-troubled-tampa-museum/2250750

Don’t let the presidential elections steal your nonprofit’s thunder—organize your advocacy efforts around it:  http://connectivity.cqrollcall.com/dont-let-presidential-elections-halt-your-advocacy-efforts/

Advocacy is crucial to your mission and fundraising, as nonprofits in CT are learning—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today: ...

Another Federal budget stalemate that will hurt nonprofits; the latest from the National Council of Nonprofits: http://pages.omkt.co/archive/bWVzc2FnZV8yMjAwOTA5XzEyMzFfMTAyNl8zNDQ0OA==?type=100&channel=199

Check out this white paper on how nonprofit advocates can use data to help lobby:  https://www.fiscalnote.com/resources/the-moneyball-approach-to-capitol-hill/

A New Jersey city forms a community-based nonprofit to do economic development & revitalization:  http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2015/10/trenton_launches_independent_nonprofit_to_promote.html

As I have been telling nonprofit advocates, don’t forget to focus your efforts on local government—with the current gridlock, all the action is NOT in Washington, and you can accomplish a lot by talking to local elected officials: ...

Nonprofit advocates—here’s a free, neat tool for turning statistics into persuasive charts to help you make your case:  https://www.numberscribe.com/

The owner of an NFL team launches a nonprofit that will use athletes and sports to combat racism and discrimination:  http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/16/sports/football/miami-owner-backs-new-effort-to-combat-racism.html?elq=fc9a6d11489b4845a432d6cf41a3dc75&elqCampaignId=1627&elqaid=6598&elqat=1&elqTrackId=4ce0e122203243a1bb16962f7e7d542c

Nonprofit advocates should consider adding this process to their toolkits in order to better measure their media impact:  http://www.mrss.com/lab/at-last-a-new-better-way-to-count-your-media-hits/?utm_source=newpost&utm_medium=emaildigest&utm_campaign=Lab