But these are pretty good—how email will change in 2016; helpful for both fundraisers and nonprofit advocates:   http://www.business2community.com/brandviews/act-on/7-predictions-email-marketing-2016-01396839#VuhZFhcvXeMXpuyj.97

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has big goals & is in it for the long run—the pros & cons are linked in this story: https://philanthropy.com/article/Chan-Zuckerberg-Initiative/234600?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en&elq=837ddff0db5449aabdf375e88d833948&elqCampaignId=2061&elqaid=7220&elqat=1&elqTrackId=fe3ba8cf69404325906419cab9b9d0c9

New problematic IRS donor rules headline Nonprofit Advocacy Matters from the National Council of Nonprofits: http://pages.omkt.co/archive/bWVzc2FnZV8yMjAwOTA5XzEzMDNfMTAyNl8zNDQ0OA==?type=100&channel=199

Bloomberg Philanthropies has selected 13 cities for a $42 million initiative to enhance the use of data and evidence to improve services, inform local decision making, and boost citizen engagement:  http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/bloomberg-philanthropies-announces-new-what-works-cities?utm_campaign=news|2015-12-11&utm_source=pnd&utm_medium=email

Community based engagement through the use of text messaging can help nonprofit advocates be more effective:  http://ssir.org/articles/entry/community_voices_for_social_good?utm_source=Enews&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=SSIR_Now&utm_content=Title

The nonprofit & philanthropy trend prediction parade for 2016 has begun:  http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=86ea69664802a0541ae4385f8&id=6e82465309&e=c43990c969

Interesting take on the big Zuckerberg-Chan charity pledge from the ever controversial, but often right, Dan Pallotta: https://hbr.org/2015/12/why-mark-zuckerberg-and-priscilla-chan-should-use-their-money-for-fundraising

If you’re siting something as controversial as a homeless shelter, you should talk to your neighbors–my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2015/12/10/nimby-in-north-carolina-a-church-objects-to-siting-of-homeless-shelter/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz–bXv1fBMELhZX4JpoT-rP13tZewNrH6c-jYlKNS-Q2eoNmP-4gWTFQUp4sr7xDs3CblNL_xs-XLtexfeOkpRl3gibd2L8tk7ajQRo9K2Lvd4sj3J4&_hsmi=24482375

Volunteers can be a major resource and provide critical help to your nonprofit’s advocacy efforts—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2015/12/09/the-benefits-of-an-active-base-volunteers-protest-eviction-of-meals-on-wheels/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8QexH9Y88UoP6NWOEMUV5vccJ-nLje8IfWZgSxhqzBH37yUu1knM6N8b_uVmAJ_7Zxfp9N8wpUbU3FpCjedwQLYzI5UHe1Byq0gYHFhBRM8dNexVo&_hsmi=24433704

If philanthropists want to promote equity, what good is innovation without clearly articulated goals & strategies? http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=44c775c8fb&id=7d6ca28494&e=6137eb29e1

Study—Just 20 percent of philanthropic “big bets” ($10 million-plus) went to social change causes; the other 80 percent was institutional giving—universities, hospitals and cultural institutions: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2015/11/19/the-philanthropists-dilemma-why-donors-biggest-gifts-arent-going-to-the-causes-they-hold-most-dear/

But I still have concerns about charities that dive into using it as a substitute for a sustained fundraising program: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/203154633169346325/