This week was marked by scary economic news from Greece and China. Have a listen to Ray Lamontagne’s Trouble  while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of the week:

• Los Angeles Times: CA officials strip Blue Shield’s tax break after finding it stockpiled $4 billion in surpluses http://lat.ms/1CiEOff
• NCRP: Can philanthropy ever reduce inequality? http://bit.ly/1gnPEGA @oDTransform on @darrenwalker and @FordFoundation’s fight to promote #equity
• Lucy Bernholz: State of Civil Society report from @civicus including my thoughts on #DigitalCivilSociety Civics
• NYT Politics: I.R.S. Expected to Stand Aside as Nonprofits Increase Role in 2016 Race http://nyti.ms/1CUSiZb
• Gene: FRESH: Senate Finance Cmt Biz Income Tax Gp Report – via @IndSector
• PhilanTopic: The Value of #CivilSociety http://owl.li/Phkys @fordfoundation @darrenwalker #philanthropy
• Center for Effective Philanthropy: “In Search of the Magic Formula for Philanthropy.” Check out @PhilCEP’s newest column in @Philanthropy. http://ow.ly/PfbGG
• Phil Buchanan: Missed the @CEPData conference? No problem — videos are here. Lots of good stuff here. http://tinyurl.com/ns6xxjl
• Jed Emerson: “On the Relative Lack of Mission-Focused Foundation Investments | Nonprofit Quarterly” http://twitthat.com/XmpG7 #impinv
• Perlman & Perlman: Creating Greater Impact Through Cross-Sector Collaborations
• ICNL Alliance: #Reuters: thousands of foreign-funded #NGOs worldwide are facing government crackdowns: http://reut.rs/1KR5t5s
• For Purpose Law: Navigating the Tax Maze: California Sales Tax Obligations for Nonprofits