Does philanthropy fall short addressing wealth inequality and other thought-provoking tidbits from Social Velocity: http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=86ea69664802a0541ae4385f8&id=281a1ba76a&e=c43990c969

There are 50 states, meaning there are 50 different sets of state charity registration and compliance regulations: ...

Student debt hits nonprofits—with their generally lower salaries—especially hard, but there are solutions:  https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/11/03/student-debt-hurting-nonprofit-workforce-can-something/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=018d20ffa2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_3&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-018d20ffa2-12442753

New York City wants to regulate and cap donations to political nonprofits linked to local elected officials: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/nyc-cap-donations-political-nonprofits-article-1.2854623

Philanthropic dollars cannot replace public dollars; nor should they substitute for sound public policy or the shortfalls caused by irresponsible governance and political shortsightedness.  But philanthropy can and should support government innovation by funding pilot programs and underwriting start-up costs that enable government to experiment:...

The latest from the National Council of Nonprofits—regulating donor advised funds, charitable deductions for short form filers, and state budget cuts: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=373

Does the United Way really compete with Fidelity Charitable’s donor advised funds as the nation’s largest charity? https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/10/31/united-way-compete-fidelity-odd-view-philanthropy-provokes-real-questions/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=c6c7e7d337-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_10_31&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-c6c7e7d337-12442753

Property tax exemptions for big nonprofits are still a contentious issue in the eastern US—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today:  https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/10/31/31-ny-state-land-tax-exempt-mean/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=c6c7e7d337-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_10_31&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-c6c7e7d337-12442753

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With a December 1 deadline looming, the new Federal overtime rule continues to vex nonprofits; meanwhile, a patchwork quilt of local minimum wage laws across the country adds to the confusion: http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/overtime_article/ Patchwork of Government Action on Wages Leaves Nonprofits Needing to Take...

91% of Americans with a net worth of at least $1 million, excluding their home, or at least $200,000 in annual income, gave something to charity last year: http://time.com/money/4543503/wealthy-giving-money-philanthropy/

Most nonprofits are NOT ready to embark on a capital campaign—here are some questions you should be asking first: http://blueavocado.org/content/capital-project