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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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3 Grassroots advocacy milestones to meet this month

EveryAction

Pro tip: you might need to use a benchmark lower than four actions if your action opportunities were sparse over the past six months. They are demonstrating the confidence to speak on your issues and the passion to be very public about it. This report also represents the number of people you can rely on to take action in the future.

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Board diversity strategies to help nonprofits achieve success

ASU Lodestar Center

With the recent pandemic, civil unrest and racism conversations front and center, nonprofit organizations are working overtime to serve communities deeply affected by these issues. An assessment tool can help identify strengths, challenges and gaps and help the board hold themselves accountable to reaching benchmarks and goals.

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Inspired by Corporations’ Investment in Purpose and Social Responsibility Throughout the Crisis and Hardships of 2020

sgEngage

The social good community continues to respond to the hardships and impacts of the pandemic and social justice issues. We see that organizations of all sizes rallied their employees to give and serve others in their local communities and around the world. Highlights from the 2021 Industry Review. This was approximately a $6.1

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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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How to Start a Volunteer Program: 12 Steps for Success

Bloomerang

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. For example, perhaps your nonprofit’s mission is to refurbish local community parks.

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

Qgiv

Government The government provides grants at federal, state, and local levels to ease the burden of overhead or administration costs for nonprofits like yours. For example, the federal government often provides funding to state and local governments for formula grants that benefit federal programs. The Ford Foundation granted $1.07

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