Non-profits often see their good projects get derailed by some nasty local zoning politics—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today:...

Word-of-mouth marketing & influencer engagement are two of the best advocacy tools at your non-profit’s disposal: http://attentive.ly/blog/word-of-mouth-marketing-fuels-nonprofit-influencer-engagement/

Ex-CNN anchor Campbell Brown launches a non-profit news site focused on education, funded by pro-charter foundations: https://philanthropy.com/article/Ex-CNN-Host-Plans/231085?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en

Great infographic that demonstrates the advantages of email over social media—applies to non-profit advocacy as well as fundraising:  https://www.salsalabs.com/get-know-us/blog/infographic-risk-and-rewards-sending-effective-emails

Is a community service-based non-profit model for saving local journalism the answer to dying newspapers? http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/media/245678-are-communities-dying-as-community-newspapers-wither-on-the-vine

This one is the establishment of a city loan fund, coupled with philanthropic support, for arts groups and artists in Eugene, Oregon—the positive result of an effective advocacy effort by the community’s non-profit arts organizations:  http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33175293-75/city-alliance-offering-loans-to-arts-groups-that-may-not-be-eligible-for-traditional-loans.html.csp

A national legal justice non-profit, long known for its progressive advocacy efforts, is upping its game in a big way: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/06/19/aclu-growing-political-program-plans-ballot-initiatives/?wpisrc=nl_daily202&wpmm=1

Mission-driven portfolio investing and investing in change & advocacy: http://bolderadvocacy.org/blog/afjs-foundation-program-speaker-series-launches-with-an-advocacy-lens-on-mission-investing http://bolderadvocacy.org/resource/investing-in-change-the-importance-of-supporting-advocacy

Non-profits must collaborate to advocate on their behalf when politicians try to tax them—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today:...

Non-profits can advocate by forming networks, or collaboratives, to create change—a great discussion of them from Community Partners: http://communitypartners.org/blog/networks-social-sector%E2%80%99s-way-scale-change

It helped this non-profit boost its public profile and fundraise from new sources: http://nonprofitquarterly.org/2015/06/18/how-taking-calculated-risks-with-advocacy-paid-high-dividends/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=18814430&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9RxKRjUtWkdMwTrcNNf5owOXCjcQUCg6WcUUTIDalfhM44Ln8__rdc2PrjHY_l6jOV99HX31BzgeYKEB6obRla6wG8mWMQlpyqp5osa4GuZ23bcPQ&_hsmi=18814430

Not all public-private partnerships are greeted with open arms—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today: http://nonprofitquarterly.org/2015/06/18/public-private-partnership-in-wa-meets-resistance-from-nonprofits/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=18814430&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–WMYk5xCWyZ_VvIRaxoClTCIro1ZyupBNmiwQQRXIzIfIraU6Umbkho9xUweb26byvU1tC9JCpwt7NsICssqDdAna7JQv87GIaAnqbyIFHKMC1HI4&_hsmi=18814430