Gear up your fundraising, board development, planning & advocacy for the rest of the year–my July monthly missive: http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dbb8dc7853b6db7094e8e4228&id=d95e397612&e=4e2c209db9

The new trend of foundations funding capacity building at nonprofits should include the support of fundraising activities, says Dan Pallotta: https://hbr.org/2016/07/what-foundations-are-missing-about-capacity-building

Politicians in Illinois agree to stopgap budget measures that will finally allow funds to flow to the state’s nonprofits: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/07/05/big-nonprofit-sigh-relief-across-illinois-no-long-term-solution/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=a3b2ad7f34-Daily_Digest_23427_5_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-a3b2ad7f34-12442753

Let’s get a celebrity to help promote our cause, you say. Not so easy, as we all know. But there are ways to do it: http://blog.capterra.com/how-partner-modern-celebrities-for-charity-missions/

A city in Pennsylvania has to apply to a foundation to pay for infrastructure: http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/06/impact_harrisburg_nonprofit_se.html

Some good tips on using email for advocacy and fundraising—consistency and focus are key to success: http://www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com/2353/email-fundraising-does-consistency-trump/

Persuade supporters and inspire donors by understanding how to convey strength AND warmth on social media:  http://www.mrss.com/lab/conveying-strength-and-warmth-on-social-media/?utm_source=newpost&utm_medium=emaildigest&utm_campaign=Lab

Thoughtful opinion piece on the role of establishment philanthropy in achieving gradual systemic social change: https://philanthropy.com/article/Opinion-3-Cheers-for-the/236937?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=6bcbf300d4224c2c8cdecf0e5ef7da74&elq=3e35bf8e4af84bde85b05688a55c5a3e&elqaid=9653&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=3441

The latest from the National Council of Nonprofits—tax reform, donor disclosure and continued state budget woes: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=192

How will Brexit impact nonprofits in the UK? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/brexit-could-cause-uk-charities-to-lose-over-200-million-every-year_us_576d6105e4b017b379f5c67b?utm_hp_ref=impact

An inspiring example of how volunteers and nonprofits bring about social change, as we celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Obergefell vs. Hodges ruling on same-sex...

The economy is booming in the Bay Area, making it less affordable for local nonprofits—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/06/27/skyrocketing-rents-challenge-san-francisco-bay-area-nonprofits/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=c60a3ecea8-Daily_Digest_23376_27_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-c60a3ecea8-12442753