Former NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the world’s most ambitious philanthropists, says modern philanthropies should work with governments to encourage them to experiment and take risks that they can’t or won’t take on their own: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/michael-bloomberg-philanthropy-government-116686.html

Great advice on appealing to both head and heart when soliciting charitable donations applies to advocacy as well:  http://www.causevox.com/blog/nonprofit-marketing-hearts-minds/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=16912639&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9ZAyLD8gMTZOdKlP6FA3iMzajlDLogywqG3QEeaZ638wU2IwN27GLVx53plU29bR3mOvNlduLW5i9OhN65nobZMhyZVGwFFmpZrX818KiGo50kU0s&_hsmi=16912639

Nonprofits in NC will need to advocate against a move to end the practice of refunding the sales taxes they pay: http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/top-news/tax-bill-could-hit-nonprofits-hard-1.460514

The latest from the National Council of Nonprofits:  http://pages.omkt.co/archive/bWVzc2FnZV8yMjAwOTA5Xzk4NF8xMDI2XzM0NDQ4?type=100&channel=199

Advocating for and getting government grants is good, but for a defunct non-profit?  My Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today:...

How the region’s economic outlook impacts non-profits and our work—courtesy of the Center for Nonprofit Management: http://cnmsocal.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/EconomicOutlook2015.pdf

New York Boy Scouts defy the national non-profit organization and hire an openly gay Eagle Scout as a summer camp leader: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/03/nyregion/with-hire-boy-scouts-affiliate-in-new-york-defies-ban-on-gays.html?_r=0

Kentucky brings its regulation of non-profits and philanthropy into the 21st Century: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/governancevoice/25900-kentucky-updates-rules-governing-nonprofits-for-the-better.html?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=16895227&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_S0rz67K38GQNv4t1SxKeyqdnOf23fgLrakjV0vEV4tHcZtlPpVlWqvfcEtcHDUxWROHm9mOHo_wXCi3Ffh7fTnxw3pkcitaWl5dpsdCVo4KTTRnQ&_hsmi=16895227

The independence of foundations gives them the unique ability to communicate uncomfortable truths to entrenched power—when it comes to strategic communications, however, there are three things of which every foundation could do more: http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/express_yourself?utm_source=Enews&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=SSIR_Now&utm_content=Read_More

The trend of American journalism outlets becoming non-profits as they cope with the digital revolution continues:  http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/03/national-review-goes-nonprofit-204795.html

M+R to release soon its guide to non-profit industry standards for online fundraising, advocacy, and list building: http://mandr.convio.net/site/MessageViewer?amp;dlv_id=0&dlv_id=6541&em_id=4001.0&pgwrap=n

But the poor continue to donate a bigger share of their income: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865625341/Do-the-poor-give-more-than-the-rich.html http://www.fundraisingsuccessmag.com/article/the-blackbaud-index-charitable-giving-nonprofits-continue-rise/1?e=larry-kaplan@sbcglobal.net#utm_source=nonprofit-pro-today&utm_medium=enewsletter_continue_story6&utm_campaign=2015-04-02