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Nonprofit Advocacy Can Be a Force Multiplier for Social Change

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our longest-term donor, the Skoll Foundation , went so far as to introduce me to a DC-based advocacy firm. My reaction was that this kind of advocacy work was a luxury we couldn’t afford. That’s when I called that advocacy firm, a “luxury” that soon became indispensable. “Isn’t that where good ideas go to die?” I was wrong.

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Book Review: Connecting to Change the World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” This books updates their experiences and provides easily understandable, field-tested information on how to form and manage social-impact networks. Here’s a few ideas, concepts, and insights from the book that resonated. Here’s a few ideas, concepts, and insights from the book that resonated. Network Types.

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Book Review: Mindful Social Marketing by @jfouts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The holiday break is a great time to read books, both for work and just plan fun. Earlier this week, I read the recently published “ Mindful Social Marketing ” by colleague Janet Fouts. If you are doing social media for a nonprofit, this book is a must read. It is filled with great wisdom.

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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

As the art critic John Berger said in his book Ways of Seeing , “We only see what we look at. The practice of participatory evaluation aims to disrupt power dynamics, and to generate knowledge as a result of collaboration. To look is an act of choice.” It promotes mutuality instead of extraction.

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How to find free things: nonprofit students edition 

Candid

Candid also offers a wide variety of borrowable e-books by topic: DEI, management, fundraising, grant writing, advocacy, etc. This is a great way to find credible sources for research assignments or to simply improve your sector knowledge. Meanwhile, Candid had one for free. .

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22 Membership Benefits Your Nonprofit Can Offer

Neon CRM

Advocacy and Representation Membership-based nonprofits often advocate for their members’ interests—and associations are usually formed for expressly that purpose! When it comes to advocacy, the two keys are making sure that your members can offer their input and communicating the impact of your advocacy back to them.

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TO THE BELTWAY AND BEYOND: Advocacy Superheroes at bbcon!

Connection Cafe

Since advocacy as a topic and a career are both near and dear to my heart, I wanted to give you a preview of some awesome advocacy content that you can expect to see. First, my colleague Emily Goodstein will be presenting Out of the Box - Advocacy Superheroes. We are just 40 days away from bbcon 2012 , can you believe it?