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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) declared a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people on June 6, 2023, the first state of emergency ever declared in its history spanning four decades. Often, the central issue is a specific policy or a cultural phenomenon that the organization seeks to promote or eliminate.

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Remembering Franklin Thomas

Candid

In a difficult year, in which the world struggled to break free from the grip of Covid-19, only to be set back by a new variant, the news of Franklin Thomas’ death came like a sock to the gut. I still remember Frank and his then-vice president, Susan Berresford, visiting Rio de Janeiro to give me the news.

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Afraid of the Office? Top 3 Keys To Make Your Association a Kick-ass Place to Work According to History

Association TV

And if it’s not broke and it boosts employee morale and productivity, why not make it company policy? But first, a brief history of “the office” as a concept. The idea of an office, or a physical place in which a person sits down to work, isn’t new. After all, if it’s not broke, why fix it? No product is perfect.

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

Oxfam America. Brings a strategic focus on addressing the policies and systems that perpetuate global poverty . Feeding America. Teach For America.

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8 Changebloggers: Nonprofits and Individuals Creating Change with Blogs

Have Fun - Do Good

Adam De Rose, Interfaith Worker Justice Blog Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ) advances the rights of workers by engaging diverse faith communities into action, from grassroots organizing to shaping policy at the local, state and national levels. The blog covers social design and the Millennium Development Goals.

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How Nonprofits Have Reframed Their Messaging in the Wake of COVID-19

Connection Cafe

That network supports local leaders in improving education policy through advocacy. When the crisis kicked off, there were a lot of people who were for education or education policy for whom education policy stopped being very important. So we started a newsletter called the ‘New Reality Roundup’.

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Afraid of the Office? Top 3 Keys To Make Your Association a Kick-ass Place to Work According to History

Association TV

And if it’s not broke and it boosts employee morale and productivity, why not make it company policy? But first, a brief history of “the office” as a concept. The idea of an office, or a physical place in which a person sits down to work, isn’t new. After all, if it’s not broke, why fix it? No product is perfect.

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