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Nonprofit Advocacy Can Be a Force Multiplier for Social Change

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

For many years, people frequently suggested that Benetech , the nonprofit tech company I founded and lead, get more involved in Washington, DC policy and legislative action. Our longest-term donor, the Skoll Foundation , went so far as to introduce me to a DC-based advocacy firm. I was wrong.

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Connect Supporters with Local Elected Officials using Local Advocacy

EveryAction

Change doesn’t just happen in Washington, DC. Across the country, state and local governments make meaningful policy decisions that affect nearly every issue - from preventing gun violence, to protecting the environment, or safeguarding LGBTQ rights. Want to learn more about advocacy tools? Send us an email !

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

The Corps Network / Washington, DC / TBA. As policy changes unfold at the federal, state and local levels, the communities and issues we care about as corporate social responsibility professionals inevitably face uncertainty. 2019 Washington Nonprofit Conference. 2019 Washington Nonprofit Conference. Feb 10 - 13.

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The 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

National LGBTQ Task Force / Washington, DC / 475. The National LGBTQ Task Force’s 2018 Creating Change Conference convenes in Washington, DC, January 24-28, 2018. The Corps Network / Washington, DC / $875. 2018 Washington Nonprofit Conference. 2018 Washington Nonprofit Conference. Jan 24 -27.

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Forum One Wins 10 Davey Awards

Forum One

NRDC combines the power of more than three million members and online activists with the expertise of more than 700 scientists, lawyers, and policy advocates across the globe to ensure the rights of all people to the air, the water, and the wild. congressional districts.

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Great reads from around the web on August 24th

Amy Sample Ward

Whether you’re introducing a change in ownership, new staff, policy change, technical update, or something else, community members sometimes resist change. How to Prepare Your Community for a Major Change « The Community Manager – "Change: it’s the one constant in life.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

The National Education Association Foundation is a national nonprofit and philanthropic organization based in Washington, DC. Their strategic focus of leaders, teachers, and families also incorporates support for one of the strongest early childhood policy and advocacy networks in the nation. Areas served: Illinois.

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