Research is key to effective non-profit advocacy—to make your case and to get it right: http://connectivity.cqrollcall.com/in-advocacy-research-solidifies-your-message/

Are your non-profit’s advocacy messages on social media getting stale?  You might pick up some pointers here: https://4good.org/debra-askanase/rethink-the-update-building-meaningful-online-engagement

Thanks in part to more diverse leadership, America’s big foundations are focusing more on racial inequality: https://philanthropy.com/article/Foundations-Take-Broad/229979?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en

10 ways to get people to open your non-profit’s email messages—a critical first step in the advocacy process: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/560487116102077543/

A non-profit, with funding from a major foundation, is helping cities across America plan public spaces:  http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/new-gehl-institute-urban-design-placemaking-knight-funding

What to do with Civic San Diego, the city-owned non-profit for urban renewal, divides local political leaders: http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/land-use/assemblywoman-yes-my-civic-san-diego-bill-is-about-workers/

Proof that non-profit engagement increases voter turnout amongst underrepresented populations from Nonprofit Vote: https://t.e2ma.net/message/ts5rn/x34lkb

We need a non-profit business model framework that gives advocacy the same management primacy as fundraising or programs—and we need to show funders how to help (two links from AFJ’s Bolder Advocacy program): http://bolderadvocacy.org/stories/advocacyforward http://bolderadvocacy.org/act-now-3

Check out Calnonprofits’ new state legislation tracker & keep your non-profit’s advocacy efforts up-to-date:  http://www.calnonprofits.org/advocacy/bill-tracker

Does your non-profit need to advocate but doesn’t have the resources? Try crowdsourcing it: http://connectivity.cqrollcall.com/advocacy-and-engagement-on-a-budget/

A rare example of non-profits advocating—museums cutting their ties to the fossil fuel industry & climate deniers: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/may/07/museums-must-take-a-stand-and-cut-ties-to-fossil-fuels

State regulators are starting to pay closer attention to non-profit boards that fail to exercise enough oversight: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/governancevoice/26090-boards-under-greater-scrutiny-for-lack-of-care.html?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=17539411&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8InhPULv6dWCgZyno2DOqcEmrAmNr_4TTUS9vsVF6ScIjpbAs9vyJd2gXJfR67l6hJpnrvj9gTZ6fU6c46X3bYVa5WzhBiHSIL5_mdkR1pxmdKmqs&_hsmi=17539411