The past week the Internet went crazy over a possible extraterrestrial signal being investigated by the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) even though Smithsonian.com noted it “probably isn’t aliens“; and we lost the great Gene Wilder (one of my two most favorite Genes). Have a listen to David Bowie‘s Space Oddity and Wilder’s Pure Imagination while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of the week:

• Inside Philanthropy: 7 Tips for Using Tax-Exempt “Charitable” Gifts to Get Your Candidates Elected: Never mind that nonsense that … http://bit.ly/2blZqLB
• Stacy Palmer: Murky process for donations to @baltimorepolice doesn’t follow best practices, experts say. http://fw.to/ooEqxaK by Doug Donovan
• Gene: Orlando nightclub shooting-Scams, waste loom after millions donated to charity East Bay Times #crowdfunding
• National Council of Nonprofits: … Just updated 1 of our 2 our pages on fiscal sponsorship w/ this great resource! Go @ErinBradrick ! – [Ed. See Erin’s article on fiscal sponsorship published by the ABA here.]
• La Piana Consulting: Federated Nonprofit Structures: Fixed or in Flux? – understanding national networks with local affiliates [PDF] http://ow.ly/FJ9G303J7qU
• Council of Nonprofits: Successful executive director departures – the flip side of onboarding http://buff.ly/2bjBcgr @BoardSource
• Global Impact: ACHIEVING #SDGs & THE ROLE OF U.S. NONPROFITS – by @jacksonscott3 on @IndSector’s conf. blog http://bit.ly/2bSkOad
• Charitable Reform: Judge: Citizens United Must Disclose Donor Information to NY via NY Times
• Nonprofit Law: The plight of the overworked #nonprofit employee via The Atlantic
• nptechblogs: ->@mashable: 5 global milestones that will get you ready for the 2016 Social Good Summit