EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

If your nonprofit does advocacy, you know that with this work, there are almost always consistent patterns of crisis management leading to later periods of denouement and down time. Advocacy is a long-term calling. Ask advocates to send proclamation requests to their local leaders.  Check out our last installment here!

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

If you’ve ever led an advocacy campaign, you know that it has an incredible number of moving pieces. That’s why planning is the most important stage in your advocacy campaign. Throughout the planning and action stages of your advocacy campaign, you’ll collect a ton of data. Rely on established relationships.

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Advocacy Campaign Tips Storytelling 130

The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Unfortunately, it continues to rise, spreading from national news down to the local level at an alarming rate. Members are increasingly distrustful of government and jaded about advocacy, leading to less engagement in advocacy and government affairs. How is declining trust affecting your association?

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Associations Industry Government Education 130

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Nonprofit advocacy campaigns give your supporters a new way to get involved while furthering your mission through grassroots action. Plus, your nonprofit can attract new supporters interested in advocacy to your cause, growing your supporter network of donors and volunteers. Stay up to date with current advocacy trends.

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Advocacy Strategy Nonprofit Volunteer 59

sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Their donors, staff, and board members have extensive knowledge of local needs and organizations, and they also have relationships with local leaders in business, government, and education.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 1, 2023

It goes beyond financial contributions and encompasses volunteerism, advocacy, and raising awareness. These organizations work tirelessly to provide advocacy, education, healthcare, mental health support, and legal assistance. Advocacy and Awareness : Philanthropy extends beyond monetary contributions.

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Philanthropy Giving Advocacy Awareness 75

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2020

Depending on the members’ comfort level with tech, you may also need to do some training. Transitioning to Google Drive is not something that will happen overnight, and like any organizational change, it will need to be managed carefully. FULL BIO ].

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Understanding Community Leadership Community leadership involves actively engaging with local stakeholders, identifying shared goals, and working collaboratively towards achieving them. It encompasses activities such as community organizing, advocacy, and public service, empowering individuals to contribute to their communities.

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Roles Foundation Leadership Community 79

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 4, 2018

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. Talbert, M.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks. Train volunteers. Train volunteers. Craft a mission statement.

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Volunteer Program Roles Training 94

Achieve

JUNE 7, 2024

With this information, you can ask for a donation to your upcoming water conservation project and emphasize how much their gift will help you improve local sustainability efforts. Once you’ve established data entry best practices for your team, be sure to incorporate them into your staff training process so everyone’s on the same page.

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sgEngage

JUNE 6, 2024

She’s the development director at a local chapter of a large, nationwide nonprofit organization. She said: New email subscribers Event attendees Volunteers Advocacy action-takers Google Grant search ad-clickers Random local connections Are You Forgetting Something? My friend and colleague Meghan was upset.

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Support Donor Info Chapter 69

DipJar

DECEMBER 21, 2021

It provides recreation, resources, and training to parents and caregivers, educators, first responders, clinicians, and others. Pathfinders for Autism provides support in three areas: recreation, resources, and training. Pathfinders for Autism is currently the only organization in Maryland training first responders on this issue.

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Maryland Baltimore Training Train 98

Bloomerang

JUNE 22, 2023

By dedicating just 120 hours per year, board members can make a substantial difference in the organization’s growth, advocacy, fundraising efforts, and overall success. Advocacy: Spreading the message Successful board members go beyond their boardroom roles by actively advocating for the nonprofit.

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Difference Influence Demonstration Nonprofit 102

Qgiv

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Over time, the day has evolved into a weeklong observance that is acknowledged at the local, state, and national levels. Contact your local women’s and children’s shelters to see if they’re in need of any supplies or if they have volunteer shifts they need filled.

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Awareness National Causes United States 52

Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Unions can vary dramatically in size (partially due to the local vs. national structure we explained last week). The national arm of the National Association of Letter Carriers (as opposed to any of the locals) is by far the largest union in terms of revenue, bringing in $1.78 Financial data. billion in assets, $26.3 billion dollars.

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Trend Files Local Review 105

Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

To mitigate the impacts of this pandemic on girls and secure a better future, we’ve found that supporting locally-led initiatives works best. Profound Change Starts With Local Partners. The initiative currently supports 57 Education Champions in eight countries with the greatest need.

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Education Lebanon Nigeria Broadcast 92

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

You can check out programs like the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Talk Away the Dark or attend a training by the American Association of Suicidology. If you want to take things a step further, look up your local crisis center or community hotline and become a trained volunteer.

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Awareness National Los Angeles Causes 52

Kindful

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Whether you’re planning an advocacy or fundraising campaign, using a storytelling framework to create your calls to action can help you make emotional connections with your audience and ultimately move them to act. The Story of Self, Story of Us, and Story of Now Framework. Think of it as an expansion of your Story of Self.

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Storytelling Action Support Story 98

Everyaction

JUNE 6, 2018

There is no better time to support local and national nonprofits protecting LGBTQ rights and serving the LGBTQ community, and while there are far too many organizations doing great work to list them all, these are a few that we're big fans of. They work at the local, state, and federal level to advance transgender equality.

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Support Organization Oklahoma Law 112

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 6, 2021

The effects of federal policy often trickle down to the state and local levels. The National Council of Nonprofits as of 2019 has found that “nonprofits with the most extraordinary levels of impact do not focus exclusively on either policy advocacy or direct service – the highest performing nonprofits do both.” Establish support.

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Policy Public Impact Illinois 52

The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Nonprofit organizations serve as community leaders and agents of change, and participating in Hispanic Heritage Month can solidify their advocacy for diversity and inclusion. Celebrate their contributions to local culture and economy. This might mean diversity training or celebrating the achievements of Latino staff members.

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Celebrate Voice Artist America 59

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Our Martus team trained two new partners focused on rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people : Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays , or J-FLAG and AIDS-Free World. In another section they add: “[Benetech’s work in] human rights data collection and analysis … should grow at least tenfold.”

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International Guatemala Colombia Analysis 150

DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 15, 2021

You also gain a full picture of the software your team is currently working with, which can inform your fundraising, advocacy, stewardship, and technology-related efforts going forward. Training: Does your entire team understand how to interact with the software they need to operate effectively? Investing in staff technology training.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

It takes a strategic approach, strong advocacy, and collaboration to secure the funding that ensures your organization can continue its valuable work. More funds mean your nonprofit can bring on skilled staff and provide better training and experiences to volunteers.

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Arts Culture Fundraising Nonprofit 74

Everyaction

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Reproductive Health Access Project works at the crossroads of the medical community and the reproductive rights space to mobilize and train clinicians to ensure access to abortion, contraception, and miscarriage care. It wasn’t just the training, but the systems and laws in place that made it difficult to provide care.

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Accessibility Project Advocacy Grant 69

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

However, we can actively try to build cross-community bridges in an attempt to understand our own locality from other points of view. Provide diversity and inclusion training for all staff and board members, to increase awareness and understanding of the issues faced by underserved communities.

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Accessibility Challenge Leadership Tips 111

Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

They currently partner with 48 local organizations in 17 countries that work to secure equal educational access and high-quality education for all children. 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.

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Education Grant Fund Resource 111

DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Investing in a new CRM is a costly decision, from the migration of all of your nonprofit’s data to the training needed to familiarize your team with the new solution. You’ll also need to budget for nonprofit technology consulting and team training to ensure your nonprofit is making most of the CRM. Bloomerang.

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Blackbaud Nonprofit Summary Comparison 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Faithforce , Salesforce’s interfaith employee resource group, has partnered with Salesforce Philanthropy and Salesforce.org for the past four years to educate, spread awareness, and support refugees around the world by observing World Refugee Day, where we come together each year to learn, share, and give back to help refugees locally and globally.

Education 69

Education Change Philanthropy Global 69

Tech Soup

JUNE 23, 2017

Given these difficult times, we'd like to feature some local organizations that are doing great work, but not getting a lot of attention every day. Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition — Boston. Additionally, it offers a 24-hour hotline, counseling, legal services, and advocacy services.

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North Carolina Massachusetts Work San Diego 36

Care2

MAY 11, 2011

We so often focus on learning from innovative online campaigns that we miss out on opportunities to integrate offline cause communities and grassroots advocacy. Building buzz and press for an advocacy action. Building local chapters. A co-branded advocacy road trip could help you realize the seed of a larger partnership.

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Advocacy Community Build Storytelling 72

Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

At the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), we believe anyone can become a philanthropist by rallying friends, family, and local businesses to support the causes they care about. Simplify our engagement with philanthropists so we can maximize their generosity to make the biggest impact in research, patient services, and advocacy.

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Philanthropy People Cancer Evaluation 59

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 23, 2017

At the beginning of September, they started CORE Training, the first step on a life-changing journey. Over the next 10 months, this diverse group of up-and-coming leaders will serve full-time at local nonprofit organizations and learn the skills to start careers in the nonprofit sector. Stage 4: Advocacy and Becoming Aware.

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Qgiv

MARCH 12, 2024

Corporate philanthropy helps companies build a strong community presence, which can lead to better relations with important local figures. These networking opportunities can lead to long-term partnerships between businesses and nonprofits that can can help increase the nonprofit’s advocacy efforts for their cause. Choose a cause.

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Forum One

AUGUST 26, 2021

Any technology being implemented and operationalized—whether at the Federal, State, or Local level—must not only be up-to-date but accessible for a wide range of audiences. Whether focusing on employee training to improve federal growth efforts or testing new systems, innovation needs to be at the forefront of federal modernization efforts.

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Government Podcast Digital Accessibility 46

Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Historically, environmental and conservation organisations have led the charge through their advocacy and campaign work. As we know, world leaders didn’t quite get to 1.5 at COP 26 , so pressure from both civil society and the private sector will be crucial in the coming years if we’re to create the political will to get there.

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