A great case study of how small nonprofits can advocate for their communities and causes, with some useful tips:...

A cautionary tale about the pitfalls in relationships between governments & nonprofits—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/07/13/close-quarters-nonprofit-leaves-one-florida-city-big-debt/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=480e2975f0-Daily_Digest_23487_13_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-480e2975f0-12442753

Yes, most nonprofit boardmembers should expect to help raise money, and be given guidance on that by leadership: http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=86ea69664802a0541ae4385f8&id=5caaf9a75a&e=c43990c969

National Council of Nonprofits says governments need to renegotiate contracts to reflect new overtime rules: http://ow.ly/GpuA3028lvi

Less than half of crowdfundingcampaigns reach their goal—and two-thirds earn less than 20%: http://nonprofithub.org/fundraising/the-problem-with-crowdfunding/

San Diego has a $15 billion nonprofit industry & it’s growing, but many of them continue to struggle with liquidity:  http://timesofsandiego.com/business/2016/07/10/nonprofits-grow-to-14-9-billion-industry-in-san-diego-but-lack-reserves/

How philanthropic support for advocacy research helped successfully reframe the debate around freedom to marry: http://ssir.org/articles/entry/funding_research_for_advocacy?utm_source=Enews&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=SSIR_Now&utm_content=Title

Contrary to popular belief, many donors are willing to fund the overhead costs of the charities they support:...

New York City regulators criticize the activities of Mayor deBlasio’s nonprofit, but clear it of violating campaign finance rules (sound familiar?): http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/07/nyregion/agency-clears-mayor-de-blasio-and-nonprofit-of-campaign-finance-violations.html?_r=1

Two current examples of how elected officials’ actions impact nonprofits—one state & one federal: https://www.propublica.org/article/senate-bill-would-force-red-cross-to-open-books-to-outside-oversight http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20160707_Now_what__N_J__cities_and_service_groups_ask_as_Christie_freezes_funding.html

PILOTs are once again an issue as local nonprofits square off with city government in Massachusetts—my NPQ newswire today: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/07/07/historic-massachusetts-city-gets-aggressive-pilots/

NCN study says that nonprofits support the new Federal overtime law but worry about compliance and costs: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/07/06/national-council-nonprofits-government-nonprofit-contract-reopeners-urgently-needed-implement-overtime-rules/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=338e62de4e-Daily_Digest_23437_6_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-338e62de4e-12442753