Great insightful piece on the fact that Silicon Valley philanthropists ignore local needs, with less than 10% of donations going to local nonprofits.  The reasons given are almost identical to those explaining why Los Angeles’ signature industry — entertainment — is guilty of the same thing: Many executives are not originally from the area so may not have strong feelings about supporting local causes. Many are new to...

Should nonprofits that rent city facilities be responsible for capital improvements? The City of Berkeley thinks so: http://www.berkeleyside.com/2016/10/24/after-years-of-deferred-maintenance-berkeley-asks-nonprofits-to-pay-for-fixes/

A new study on the economic impact of the nonprofit sector on America’s economy—lots of useful numbers, such as percentage of GDP:  https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/10/24/nonprofit-workforce-numbers/

Santa Barbara’s nonprofit community struggles with diversity—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire this week:  https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/10/24/affluent-santa-barbaras-nonprofits-grapple-diversity-challenge/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=8d54b50e7c-Daily_Digest_236010_24_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-8d54b50e7c-12442753

The NY Times publishes a primer comparing the Clinton and Trump foundations, and how much they differ: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/10/22/us/elections/clinton-trump-foundation-comparison-criticism.html?_r=0

Like “repeat customers,” its the key to success, but most nonprofits do a lousy job of it: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/10/21/donor-retention-call-action-organization-wide-quality-performance/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=0647bdc3f7-Daily_Digest_235810_20_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-0647bdc3f7-12442753

In the last debate, the Trump and Clinton foundations continued to garner attention during this crazy election:  https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/10/20/candidate-charities-feature-prominently-not-well-final-presidential-debate/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=9e95343ac2-Daily_Digest_235810_20_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-9e95343ac2-12442753

A bill in the Michigan legislature would prevent municipalities from charging charitable nonprofits property taxes: http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20161018/NEWS/161019848/senate-finance-committee-passes-bill-on-charitable-nonprofits

The pay packages for nonprofit executives is about one-third of what their for-profit sector counterparts are paid:  http://chiefexecutive.net/pay-packets-charity-ceos-may-lower-think/

A study by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy shows that every dollar that grant makers and other donors provided nonprofits for advocacy and community engagement reaped $115 in benefits—I can help you replicate that: http://effectivephilanthropy.org/measurement-effectiveness-and-the-philanthropys-promise-initiative/

The latest from the National Council of Nonprofits on state and federal issues: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=355

A good discussion of the differences and similarities between the Clinton and Trump Foundations:  https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/10/17/clinton-trump-tale-two-foundations/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=16fd24f56a-Daily_Digest_235510_17_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-16fd24f56a-12442753