Lots of talk today about the potential impact of Los Angeles’ minimum wage hike on nonprofits (this article links to 2 items from the LA Times and Daily News): https://philanthropy.com/article/LA-Lawmakers-Aim-to-Slow/228761?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en
Casablanca
One of the signature lines from that movie are recalled in this story about the San Diego mayor’s non-profit—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today:...
7 Ways Non-Profits Can Foster Income Equality
Through good governance that starts at home: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/management/25763-not-adding-to-the-problem-seven-ways-your-nonprofit-can-avoid-mirroring-practices-that-perpetuate-inequality.html/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=16699201&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9VgBIYGNW3jXZueQR_SP038XvkJP4PhFGVp1l0et1j1lK5hO1Qv9HrMLxVG6yaRXGFU2g6XAFnN8oSMYZaSC5Z6C-rJEYjebYT8q_g6KEy6EkB5wc&_hsmi=16699201
Jumping the Shark
“Shark Tank”-style non-profit philanthropy competitions are getting trendy—and generating well-deserved criticism: https://philanthropy.com/article/Opinion-Nobody-Needs-a/228711?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en https://philanthropy.com/article/Council-on-Foundations/228703
Problems at the West Coast Paley Center
This non-profit museum celebrating TV and radio is having some problems at its West Coast branch: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-paley-center-media-digital-age-20150324-story.html#page=1&track=lat_emailhouse_ec_content-promotion_newsletter_text-link_http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-paley-center-media-digital-age-20150324-story.html#page=1_______7
Local Land Trusts
Play a critical role in preserving and protecting America’s precious open spaces—my Non-Profit Quarterly newswire today:...
The Latest from the National Council of Non-Profits
The Feds get religion on non-profit overhead, plus plenty of action on the state and local level: http://pages.omkt.co/archive/bWVzc2FnZV8yMjAwOTA5Xzk1NV8xMDI2XzM0NDQ4?type=100&channel=199
Is This an Issue in CA?
NY and DC non-profits pay well, but apparently not enough: https://philanthropy.com/article/NYDC-Nonprofits/228539?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en
The Role of Public-Private Partnerships
In urban revitalization is illustrated in Newark, NJ, where community development corporations don’t get their fair share of credit:...
Raiding the Cookie Jar
State and local governments continue to eye nonprofits as a source of much-needed tax revenue–my NPQ newswire today:...
Better Presentation
Effective advocacy for non-profits requires solid public presentation skills—here’s a good tutorial: https://4good.org/kylie-hutchinson/you-can-be-a-better-presenter-25-tips-for-more-effective-presentations
Dodging a Bullet
Beltway observers say that tax reform this year will be unlikely to include changes to the charitable tax deduction: https://philanthropy.com/article/Nonprofit-Tax-Changes-Are/228637?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en
