Another example—this one from San Diego—of a politician using a nonprofit for personal gain: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2015/09/10/bad-fundraising-lands-school-board-president-and-nonprofit-in-ugly-mess/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=21937986&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_rPeQUHrczQ04cFeAndyG8OHJ2IpbY8YCf-P8aNh1H9p7-aNWmrB1of2ki5EZI6lEU_quJK6CILMztFMEcAM0lWarnJQx4QmFf2KNMl-e13LXTlRU&_hsmi=21937986

Facebook is still the social media platform of choice for nonprofit advocates, with Twitter a close second: http://connectivity.cqrollcall.com/where-advocacy-influencers-amplify-your-campaign/

New nonprofit facilities can have a negative impact on their neighborhoods—it’s critical to mitigate that; my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today:...

Philanthropy “funding advocacy and advocates is the most direct route to supporting social change:”  http://www.alliancemagazine.org/opinion/advisers-perspectives-philanthropy-advocacy-and-systemic-change/

When do the professional nonprofit advocates lose touch with the communities they are advocating for?...

Check out Arts for LA’s arts advocacy training and leadership development program—it’s free: http://www.artsforla.org/activate

The latest newsletter from the National Council of Nonprofits:  http://pages.omkt.co/archive/bWVzc2FnZV8yMjAwOTA5XzExODNfMTAyNl8zNDQ0OA==?type=100&channel=199

Nonprofit Advocates—Some lessons you can learn about persuasion from TV commercials: http://www.causevox.com/blog/can-tv-commercials-teach-nonprofit-storytelling/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=21848226&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9is4ASMb-IZoKt8YlCv659MJ4xRumhtvxiVKO5QQT0BEPeeMbLTwDO18kA8j7hBPutV4QFCvk07GddWrR_Rp64FmEghUFaYq3ED96PvyF-w5VsOcA&_hsmi=21848226

Community-based collaborations and efforts to tackle big social problems have a mixed record, say these authors: https://philanthropy.com/article/Opinion-Why-Success-Sometimes/232223?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en

Check out Bolder Advocacy’s resource center for nonprofits that want to engage in electoral activity:  http://bolderadvocacy.org/navigate-the-rules/electoral-activity

A good story of a CA-based foundation funding advocacy, collaboration and social change on an international scale: http://ssir.org/articles/entry/casting_a_tight_net?utm_source=Enews&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=SSIR_Now&utm_content=Title

South Dakota’s governor challenges philanthropists to raise habitat conservation funds, which he will match with public money: http://www.kdlt.com/news/local-news/Gov-Daugaard-Challenges-Board-To-Raise-Habitat-Conservation-Funds-Pledges-To-Match-Fundraising-Goal/35063342