Here’s a non-profit that caught in the middle of a hardball political battle—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today: ...

How Funders Can Help Grantees Sustain Long-Term Advocacy from Alliance for Justice: http://bolderadvocacy.org/act-now-5

Another call for foundations to fund advocacy, organizing, and legislative activities that can transform our society: https://philanthropy.com/article/Opinion-How-Foundations-Can/231163?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en

Non-profit board members can — and should — be among your organization’s most visable and pro-active advocates: http://connectivity.cqrollcall.com/board-members-can-be-powerful-advocates/

Now that Obamacare seems secure, health care reform advocates have a whole new slew of issues to confront: http://nonprofitquarterly.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-rules-on-aca-and-sets-stage-for-healthcare-advocacys-next-act/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=19634144&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_2XjKNyh1AiJVufX0YaTvRZQaGdNGjcRVK8nbnLL16PzuRFU56PO_iT1cU6F_g0IZ9tGg9DLto71Jdj1WEeEVp4aWq88fzTumtqBGgnk0sL4DmQGM&_hsmi=19634144

If your non-profit relies on local government funding, you need to have a good relationship with local politicians:...

Philanthropists shouldn’t be afraid to advocate, act boldly and leverage their flexibility to take on big, difficult, and politically sensitive issues that government, nonprofits, multilateral organizations, and other actors are unable or unwilling to address: http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/toward_a_bolder_philanthropy?utm_source=Enews&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=SSIR_Now&utm_content=Title

California’s non-profit arts community is among the best at advocating for increased public support: http://www.eastbayexpress.com/CultureSpyBlog/archives/2015/06/24/california-arts-council-gets-71-million-annual-increase

Non-profit advocates can reach about 40 million people, accounting for the social media reach of their supporters: http://attentivelyevents.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=03c6b06952c750899bb03d998e631860.496

The LA City Council considers exempting training non-profits from its new minimum wage law for 18 months—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today: ...

Non-Profit leaders must constantly advocate against state tax levies and funding cuts: https://philanthropy.com/article/Del-Lawmakers-Cut-Nonprofit/231153?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en https://www.cbiz.com/insights-resources/details/articleid/2732/tight-state-and-local-budgets-may-signal-bad-news-for-not-for-profits-article

In light of the official crackdowns on non-governmental organizations in such places as Russia, China, Egypt and India, let’s not forget the comforts we enjoy because of America’s vibrant nonprofits – where Americans come together every day to solve problems, improve lives, enhance culture, and steward the earth: http://pages.omkt.co/archive/bWVzc2FnZV8yMjAwOTA5XzExMDRfMTAyNl8zNDQ0OA==?type=100&channel=199