In an example of how the local political process can have a huge impact on community-based nonprofits, supporters and opponents of Prop C on San Francisco’s municipal ballot next month have squared off in a public debate over the measure—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today:...

Grantmakers funding advocacy and systemic change face lots of challenges—but it pays off in the long run: http://www.bridgespan.org/Publications-and-Tools/Youth-Development/Needle-Moving-Community-Collaboratives-Revisited/Why-Success-Sometimes-Eludes-Community-Efforts.aspx#.Vg2AWJcYw9U...

The Red Cross continues to provoke the ire of Senator Grassley—and it comes back to haunt them: http://nonprofitquarterly.org/2015/10/01/sen-grassley-taking-names-on-red-crosss-reported-lack-of-cooperation-with-gao/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=22499693&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_PPSqY_A7S93M8_ohqKdtmw-vvA_0iyTWP_AuTWsRt_5k0f7zI3pWfYGUITpFVZL1DLORYPEKfG27mxDnQtiNNlV_7OYmdXcun9Nu4JgVmejWQdtc&_hsmi=22499693

Connecticutt organizations oppose budget cuts made by their governor: http://www.myrecordjournal.com/news/latestnews/7832114-129/advocates-latest-human-services-budget-cuts-are-callous.html

An informal survey says that the public has more confidence in LOCAL nonprofit advocates than in NATIONAL ones: http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2015/09/30/community-nonprofits-communicate-like-the-experts-you-are/

Here’s a textbook example of how the administrative ruling of a government agency can directly impact nonprofits: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2015/09/29/nlrb-rules-canvassers-are-employees-not-contractors/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=22416324&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_EJ52rnqPVTvn6ef-G95RMMxsXyENDrMc2BuqY9tEqZ-4GVcf2QBW4BnwnigZ7otopi__KuP77uDXY3DJR8DA4IGsf2KQUgvJM2hJdKMtzxylpUcg&_hsmi=22416324

A couple of pieces of good advice for nonprofits engaging in governmental advocacy: http://gastrategies.blogspot.com/2015/09/how-youre-going-to-lose-your-future.html http://gastrategies.blogspot.com/2015/09/5-quick-ideas-building-government.html

What to do when a former board member messes with your relationship with government officials—advocate around them: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2015/09/29/about-that-disgruntled-board-member/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=22416324&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–Hp9qaGCJ3cb9pXZjEj-peBtIPHeZHw-P8dVxpKQYo_1brZ_urbuOvjHKiun2f5VjRlZRamsYAEQ-M5r8K4oigd65eJFHHDowSxeOhnYBdB74f_M4&_hsmi=22416324

Nonprofit Advocates—You’ve heard it before; it’s all about cultivating relationships, and here’s one way how: http://www.causevox.com/blog/cultivating-relationships-nonprofit-community/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=22370392&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9Il6L5eqMyRKI_komGP32qlP4sKYxBKCVdC7tNwXGUtbSetjSry0_yi_KpwsWUVhNgo_RB89Ziy668gdOVKC3QLHI861eIJ8lVzVjgPTUl8R0zkTA&_hsmi=22370392

Should CEO’s of nonprofits receiving public funding file conflict of interest statments? My Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today:...

Some solid, basic, common sense advice for when your nonprofit gets into trouble, something all of us can relate to: http://ssir.org/articles/entry/from_anguish_to_balance?utm_source=Enews&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=SSIR_Now&utm_content=Title

Here’s how some community action agencies are coping with cuts resulting from state budget stalemates across America:...