Bolder Advocacy has time-tested advice for non-profit advocates and philanthropists who fund them—plan first!  http://bolderadvocacy.org/act-now-1

A few great articles on nonprofit & philanthropic advocacy in the new issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review:  http://view.exacttarget.com/?j=fe651775726505787114&m=fefe1570716d07&ls=fdc515747667027f7417747c62&l=fe551578716d0d757517&s=fe1f117972630479741279&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe2411707d6c027f721576

A town in Massachusetts wants to control the siting of non-profit facilities & the Arizona legislature wants to give more tax breaks to churches: http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2015/03/arizona_religious_tax_break_passes_hb2128.php http://www.telegram.com/article/20150317/NEWS/303179530/1116

Non-profits are relying more on foundations for grants, but the size of the average grant is getting smaller: http://www.guidestar.org/rxa/news/articles/2015/the-future-of-grantseeking.aspx?cm_mid=4486994&cm_crmid=28586223-8314-e411-adbd-0050569e1644&cm_medium=email&utm_source=all&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2015/3/19%20-%20Newsletter%20-%20Nonprofits

A local L.A. healthcare non-profit with a significant amount of public funding gets dinged for spending too much on parties—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today:...

Connecticut’s non-profit community is feuding with its governor, a government relations no-no:...

That is, when it comes to charity, philanthropy and volunteerism? A study tells us: http://www.fundraisingsuccessmag.com/article/good-scout-research-study-unveils-how-men-really-feel-about-philanthropy/1?e=larry-kaplan@sbcglobal.net#utm_source=nonprofit-pro-today&utm_medium=enewsletter_continue_story8&utm_campaign=2015-03-18

Another example of what happens when you don’t reach out to the community—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today: ...

I’ll bet you didn’t even KNOW that Blue Shield was a non-profit, but now the State of California has revoked that status:  http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-blue-shield-california-20150318-story.html#page=1

Some interesting stuff from the Goldhirsch Foundation, including funding opportunities:  http://us6.campaign-archive1.com/?u=81b6d7b4efb839b992bf7ae72&id=f85354f307&e=210f32e1cf

Check out how collaborative grant making created systemic social change right here in California: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/6-tips-successful-philanthropy-collaboration-kris-putnam-walkerly

Nonprofits must understand that controversial stands on behalf of their missions can sometimes lead to less than optimal consequences—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today:...