Non-profit voter engagement matters—the latest from Nonprofit Vote: https://t.e2ma.net/message/pt3jn/x34lkb
Great Example of a Public-Private Partnership
Non-profit advocates organizing to support beloved public institutions: http://connectivity.cqrollcall.com/how-libraries-engage-local-advocates/
Non-Profit Advocacy Matters
Arts organizations in Cleveland push for renewal of its arts cigarette tax surcharge: http://www.cleveland.com/arts/index.ssf/2015/04/cuyahoga_art_board_votes_to_as.html
TV and Holidays Teach us Something
What do “Game of Thrones” & Passover had to do with non-profits & coalition building? http://www.mrss.com/lab/10-lessons-game-of-thrones-learned-from-us-about-advocacy-coalitions/?utm_source=newpost&utm_medium=emaildigest&utm_campaign=Lab http://www.mrss.com/lab/the-passover-riffic-four-questions-of-advocacy/?utm_source=newpost&utm_medium=emaildigest&utm_campaign=Lab
A Philanthropic Balancing Act
“Foundations on the right and on the left [are reminded] that their nonpartisan commitment will be suspect if their executives and board members seem to be largely aligned with political parties and political candidates rather than political ideas:...
An International Role Model
American Non-Profit Journalism is a Template for Efforts Globally—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today:...
The Rich Non-Profits Get Richer
How is income inequality impacting philanthropy in America? In some very profound ways, says this study:...
Making Your Case
Non-profit advocates succeed when they make the best use of two digital tools—YouTube and email (two tutorials): http://www.socialfish.org/2015/04/youtube-subscriber-strategies-for-nonprofits/ https://www.salsalabs.com/why-salsa/strategic-best-practices/whitepaper-why-we-still-love-email-and-you-should-too?utm_source=fs&utm_medium=featured_resource&utm_term=email_whitepaper&utm_campaign=engagement
Making a Difference
How non-profit advocacy—using social media, press relations and old-fashioned lobbying—changed the system: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/04/13/how-a-transgender-teens-cries-for-help-on-reddit-and-tumblr-powered-a-movement-against-conversion-therapy/
Enforcing Fiduciary Responsibility
The New York Attorney General’s crackdown on Cooper Union could be a signal of things to come for non-profits across America—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today:...
Philanthropists Advocate on Behalf of Communities
Community foundations push for new Federal payday lending rules: https://philanthropy.com/article/Community-Funds-Push-for-New/229251?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en
Non-Profit Advocacy Matters
Keep an eye on these tax proposals in Washington because they impact your bottom line: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/policysocial-context/25938-tax-proposals-for-exempt-organizations-to-watch-in-2015.html?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=17015459&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-80pmSmug87pKTrcol1U2QMBMlmos2kl7dh0W7eN2fvyV_euepDK-MEHZyuYpwIN0VptoOVd4JBuVoP7rq0unPudKt2HCkzdqiORnpCDLqnA7KwvYg&_hsmi=17015459
