The Alliance for Justice on the role of philanthropy and foundations in civic engagement and non-profit advocacy: http://bolderadvocacy.org/blog/foundations-are-a-critical-voice-in-the-public-debate

Non-profit rules changes in Michigan mostly impact foundations: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/governancevoice/26000-are-the-changes-to-michigan-s-nonprofit-governance-rules-improvements.html?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=17229283&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–gInIGQZarohj5eU0hH22D9M6yESuAkBCWHQpZGYzauQMjc04Vll7Z342GKl_yPGqnZ2KmrGbvGOA2fdLtwPArW-cs-EnR1E-yR8zcb4ocQDjbVgI&_hsmi=17229283

“For every 1,000 advocacy messages you delivered to supporters, you generated 29 actions”—that finding and more tidbits on the power of online communication and fundraising from M&R’s latest study: http://mandr.convio.net/site/MessageViewer?amp;dlv_id=0&dlv_id=6561&em_id=4041.0&pgwrap=n

In Europe, some non-profit news sites have been using crowdfunding to sustain themselves—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today: ...

So CA Grantmakers is co-sponsoring the NNCG panel on philanthropic advocacy I am moderating on May 20, and it’s free!  https://www.socalgrantmakers.org/events/partner-event-advocacy-best-practices-funder-and-consultant-perspectives

Bloomberg Philanthropies is spending $42 million to create the What Works Cities Initiative, aimed at helping 100 mid-size cities make better use of data and evidence in their policymaking:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/04/19/cities-arent-great-with-data-could-mike-bloomberg-change-that/?postshare=8141429526228552

The CA legislature takes a much-needed hard look at non-profit hospitals—do they provide community benefits and care for low-income and uninsured people like they are supposed to? http://www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2015/04/20/lawmakers-to-consider-bill-aimed-at-improving-community-benefits-of-nonprofit-hospitals

State and Federal investigators look at discrimination and corruption at non-profits in NY and Chicago: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/21/nyregion/new-york-investigates-whether-boy-scouts-employment-practices-discriminated-against-gays.html?_r=1 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-chicago-public-schools-met-0419-20150419-story.html#page=1

How’d you like to have to put your non-profit’s public funding grant proposals before the voters every year, like they do in Vermont? My Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today: ...

This is a very basic primer, but hits the key points—see me for more details and help:  http://connectivity.cqrollcall.com/how-to-build-an-effective-coalition/

A call to action from two prominent foundation leaders to seek systemic change: https://philanthropy.com/article/Foundations-Must-Move-Fast-to/229509?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en

Check out the latest from the National Council of Nonprofits, with lots of coverage of key state and local issues: http://pages.omkt.co/archive/bWVzc2FnZV8yMjAwOTA5XzEwMjdfMTAyNl8zNDQ0OA==?type=100&channel=199