Nice think piece on the power of Public-Private Partnerships—governments and nonprofits working together: http://ssir.org/articles/entry/dont_forget_the_government?utm_source=Enews&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=SSIR_Now&utm_content=Read_More

How you can boost your nonprofit’s advocacy work when your stakeholders vote:  https://t.e2ma.net/message/h7cyo/x34lkb

The California Community Foundation, which supports advocacy and community engagement, is spending big: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-me-la-county-ccf-grant-20151008-story.html

How can having a strong brand help your nonprofit’s advocacy and fundraising efforts? http://nonprofitquarterly.org/2015/10/02/the-eight-building-blocks-of-strong-nonprofit-brands/

The state budget impasses in the Midwest continue to hurt nonprofits’ budgets and programs:  https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2015/10/07/collateral-damage-to-nonprofits-gets-serious-as-state-budget-impasses-continue/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=22652009&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_ui6OrDB4P56PQRrkH9dGJhVsK_TUbQwfrzKvKPPWi2gKqulwFdrmu4gKviwQ8YpTVYxLw5d2s6bY9nYVustaFugLETyhkeBplqmIpIVdQhgwYmr4&_hsmi=22652009

State charity regulators are not keeping pace with the growth of the nonprofit sector, says this report: https://philanthropy.com/article/Nonprofits-Proliferate-but-Not/233641

A new report says family foundations fall short on funding social justice strategies like advocacy and grassroots organizing: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-ncrp-report-family-foundations-are-behind-the-curve-in-supporting-nonprofit-advocacy-community-organizing-300154503.html

Eli Broad’s audacious proposal to enroll half of LA Unified’s students in charter schools analyzed from a nonprofit perspective—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today:...

How can government data help your nonprofit’s advocacy efforts by making your case for systemic change? http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/1310525/f58d2dea77/545617645/77f4f6eb14/

Here’s a constituency that most nonprofit advocates ignore when it comes to recruiting supporters of your cause:  http://connectivity.cqrollcall.com/bringing-seniors-into-your-advocacy-efforts/

The latest from the National Council of Nonprofits: http://pages.omkt.co/archive/bWVzc2FnZV8yMjAwOTA5XzEyMTVfMTAyNl8zNDQ0OA==?type=100&channel=199

Nonprofits must avoid conflicts of interest and self-dealing in contracts, especially when spending public money:  http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2015-10-03/story/auditors-red-flag-nonprofit-work-possible-bid-rigging-fraught-obvious