This week we witnessed the potential risks of nonprofits engaging in international activities, with China and Russia both targeting nonprofits that are not “government-friendly”. Have a listen to Elvis Presley‘s Suspicious Minds while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of the week:

• Newsweek: Russia passed a law that may close the local offices of Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and other NGOs http://bit.ly/1J8XXR5
• Wall St. Journal: Enemies of the state: China’s deep fear of foreign influence turns to NGOs http://on.wsj.com/1SBnI0S
• Nonprofit Quarterly: The crackdown on #NGOs in #Egypt continues a trend that began before the #ArabSpring http://hubs.ly/y0R18m0
• NY Times Business: Patchwork Oversight Allows Dubious Charities to Operate http://nyti.ms/1LqWd5a
• NPR Politics: Foundations To SEC: Force Corporations To Disclose Political Giving http://n.pr/1PVfZ9H
• Cecily Jackson-Zapata: #IRS may issue new #nonprofit rules regarding politicking next month, but most likely wouldn’t impact #Election2016  NY Times
• Nonprofit Quarterly: #IRS has repeatedly put off regulating political activity of #nonprofits. Will it ever happen? http://hubs.ly/y0Q_0D0
• Jeanne Bell:  … SacBee editorial: [California Attorney General] Harris seeks nonprofits’ donor lists. They refuse. http://sacb.ee/3icf
• New York Times: Boy Scouts president: Any alternative to ending the ban on gay leaders “will be the end of us as a national movement” http://nyti.ms/1c7Wv4f
• Gene: So You Want To Give Back…Now What? Forbes  … | with a link our post on public charities
• For Purpose Law: Payroll Taxes: The One Payment a Nonprofit Should NEVER Skip http://www.forpurposelaw.com/payrolltaxes/
• Philantopic: Rhetoric About Impact Investing Outpacing Reality, Study Finds http://owl.li/NjmA5 @CEPData #impinvest #philanthropy
• Rob Reich: Changing landscape of philanthropy: The Economist talks up @GiveWell