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So Your Issue is on the Docket: A SCOTUS Media Checklist, Part One

M+R

If your work involves one of these issues (or one of the many others on the docket!), Today, we’ll tackle how to start building out your communication plan once you know that your issue is going before SCOTUS. This is no time for any organization—no matter the issue(s) on which they work—to simply go it alone.

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Customized Campaigns that Win

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Facing the Problem For so many issues I’ve worked on, the problem is not that we, the advocates, don’t have a solution. Learn the Context To build a relationship with a lawmaker’s office, go in ready to demonstrate that you’ve done your homework by making a customized case for why and how their boss would benefit from supporting your issue.

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5 Reasons Your Board Should Switch to Google Drive

Nonprofit Tech for Good

More importantly, moving to the cloud is a great way to demonstrate transparency, strengthen institutional memory, conserve resources, collaborate, and display tech-savvy. 1) Demonstrate Transparency. Transparency is an essential quality for a nonprofit.

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

EveryAction

Collecting petition signatures A petition is many things: a way to quantify support around an issue; a tactic that helps bring new supporters on board; a relatively light lift to help keep passionate advocates engaged. Some have even described it as a grassroots rally on paper.

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Looking for long-term impact? Advocacy is a must

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A recent article by the Associated Press sheds light on a troubling trend: nonprofit organizations, particularly 501(c)(3)s, are becoming increasingly wary of lobbying and advocacy efforts. Creating and disseminating these guides can provide voters with unbiased information about candidates’ stances on critical issues.

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Data-Driven Nonprofits: Issue 7 of NTEN:Change is Live!

NTEN

Whether you call it "data-driven", "data-informed", "evidence-based", or something else, making smarter decisions and strategies for your organization is something every nonprofit leader strives for—and what the latest issue of NTEN:Change is all about.

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Embracing Intrapreneurship: A Nonprofit Game Changer

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Furthermore, fostering a culture of intrapreneurship demonstrates a commitment to personal and professional growth, making organizations more attractive to people who are not just looking for a job, but are seeking a career driven by purpose.

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