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How Nonprofits Can Engage Volunteers in Advocacy

ASU Lodestar Center

During my Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management (MNLM) studies, I gained an appreciation for volunteers and an interest in how volunteers can engage in advocacy. The terms advocacy and lobbying are generally used interchangeably to describe how nonprofits influence legislation and public policy.

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2009 e-campaigning Benchmark Report: Event & Webinar

Amy Sample Ward

Advocacy Online and Fairsay are jointly producing a benchmark report to examine key e-campaigning performance measures. I’ll be heading to the in-person event to hear about the 2009 report, case studies, and more. The webinar is scheduled to start at the same time as the in-person events: October 13th 2009 at 4:30pm BST.

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2009 eCampaigning Review Released

Amy Sample Ward

As I announced recently , Advocacy Online and Fairsay have jointly produced a benchmark report to examine key e-campaigning performance measures. Visit the Advocacy Online website for more details and downloads. Advocacy Online summary document - download. Only 43% of actions linked to background information. This is bad news!

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Blog Action Day 2009: Creating Actions for Everyone on Climate Change

Amy Sample Ward

Blog Action Day 2009 will be one of the largest-ever social change events on the web. Learn more. Blog Action Day is an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance. Join Blog Action Day.

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Scanning for Good: 5 Reasons QR Codes Are a Safe Option for Nonprofits

NetWits

We were thrilled that so many people wanted to learn more about them, but also surprised at how many were already using them at their nonprofits. 14 million Americans scanned them in June of 2011 , and there was a +4500% increase in use from 2009 to 2010. Share what you’ve learned in the comments below!

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What strategies should nonprofits implement for high-performing cross-sector collaboration?

ASU Lodestar Center

Regardless of a project’s scope or number of potential partners, a nonprofit’s next steps should follow a “two-layer process” of assessment and implementation, according to the AIM Alliance of 2009. Document and share positive and negative lessons learned, both internally and externally. Measure and share impact. Conclusion.

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My Goals For 2009

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've had a post in draft for a couple of weeks now about some personal/professional goals or my New Year's resolutions for 2009. I read Chris Brogan's " Your 3 Goals for 2009 " and I loved his process. Think of how you want to be successful in 2009. I hope to learn the art of sentence combining. I have a confession.

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