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Advocacy for everyone: 6 ways to help your supporters take action

EveryAction

No matter how your nonprofit organization is making change in the world, it’s impacted by others’ decisions, whether those decisions come from local and national legislators, corporations, institutions, or others who hold power and shape the way we live our lives. Some have even described it as a grassroots rally on paper.

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Nonprofits, Have You Taken The Board Doctor’s Wellness Test?

Blue Fox

Have you ever been at a flea market or street fair and come across the booth run by the local health department? This kind of screening does not catch every malady, but it can detect some of the most common health-related issues. Results will be available next year, along with benchmarking for future takers of the Wellness Test.

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Quick Guide to Grants for Nonprofits: Tips, Resources & More

Qgiv

While there are many types of grants your organization can apply for, there are three main sources of funding for these grants: the government, corporations, and foundations. Government The government provides grants at federal, state, and local levels to ease the burden of overhead or administration costs for nonprofits like yours.

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Ready, Set, Tech: The Edge Initiative Is Officially Here!

Tech Soup

The Edge Initiative was developed by a coalition of library and local government organizations (including TechSoup for Libraries!) Since August 2012, TechSoup for Libraries has been interviewing librarians , hosting webinars , and writing blogs about the Edge benchmarks and the libraries that have benefited from it.

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Interview: Ricard Espelt on Copons 2.0

Amy Sample Ward

I recently had the opportunity to connect with Ricard Espelt to learn more about the various projects he’s working on in Spain leveraging new technologies for public engagement, government transparency and community building. How did your work getting the local council online get started? government. Passes from 2.0

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NCVO Ask the Expert: They asked me!

Amy Sample Ward

2009 eNonprofit Benchmark Study. “I There are many different examples out there, ranging from small organization fundraising locally to organizations leveraging the global community for change. For more: What Will Online Giving Look Like Next Year. I work in a small organisation and have heard a lot about web 2.0

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

youre a funder in the philanthropic sector, and youve concluded that online collaboration is a great tool for solving issues like. We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts. We also saw some.