But about your endgame & the impact you want to have on society: http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/whats_your_endgame?utm_source=Social+Velocity&utm_campaign=727baedd7e-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bd2775777e-727baedd7e-51663725
Obama’s Budget Again Calls for Limit to Charitable Deduction
But it probably goes nowhere in Congress: http://philanthropy.com/article/Obama-Budget-Again-Calls-for/151597/?cid=pw&utm_source=pw&utm_medium=en
When Non-Profit Advocacy Results in More Public Funding
A follow-up to my Non-Profit Quarterly newswire yesterday about local funding—this time in Georgia:...
Grantmakers are Getting Smarter
And supporting non-profit capacity-building, like advocacy for systemic change: http://www.geofunders.org/smarter-grantmaking/field-study/resilience
Nonprofits & Government Must Work Together in Community Service
Here’s an example of how that doesn’t always happen: http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/feb/01/chattanooga-shows-key-partner-door-nonprofit-criticizes-handling-domestic-violence-initiative/285835/
Another Example of the Law of Unintended Consequences
Non-profits and the minimum wage hike in Philly: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20150202_Wage_law_hits_nonprofits.html
Yes, It Is!
In the wake of the Super Bowl extravaganza, politicians are taking a hard look at the NFL’s tax-exempt status:...
Good News for the Arts in Portland OR
A great example of how non-profit advocacy results in public sector funding—my Non-Profit Quarterly newswire today:...
Thinking of Starting a New Non-Profit?
Read this first: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/management/25382-the-challenges-of-new-nonprofits.html?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=15833351&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8GKnJKQEk8ytW54twTl8sihBN_SI2NoghLPYROrD_PI0VGWVaDliTEmmQqMGIikMoVXG85Wbp9RFDnGP0PWtvZS0IW1UCADUzxEjOPKPvJFUM5_ko&_hsmi=15833351
How Not to Do it
This is not the way non-profits should go about increasing their public funding: http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-32768-nonprofits_taxpayer_funding_spiked_the_year_it_employed_oregon_first_lady_cylvia_hayes.html
Score One for Transparency
Now, the IRS must release 990’s that can be read by computers, making information about nonprofits more accessible: http://philanthropy.com/article/Court-Orders-IRS-to-Release/151521/?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en
The War on Poverty
Can America’s non-profit community action agencies take a leadership role in the necessary fight against poverty? ...
