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3 Grassroots advocacy milestones to meet this month

EveryAction

They are demonstrating the confidence to speak on your issues and the passion to be very public about it. Most of these requests are coming from lobbyists in Washington, but offices are hearing from constituents and local interests as well. Give grassroots a seat at the table when leadership re-assesses your advocacy agenda.

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How you can foster sustainable innovation within your nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

When nonprofit leadership takes the time to build relationships, mentor staff, elicit insights and feedback and demonstrate the ability to act on that feedback, the staff will begin to trust that they have a place and a voice within the organization. She serves as the chief strategy officer for Triumph in Yakima, Washington.

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Year-End Reporting: Data-Driven Ways to Tell Your Story

Forum One

How to format the results: Presenting data findings in a way that makes sense and allows stakeholders to take action is extremely difficult, especially when stakeholders differ in their focus and approach across an organization. Tailoring reports to different audiences strikes a balance between celebrating success and planning for the future.

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DIAGRAM Center

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I just attended two days of meetings in Washington DC on the first year of the DIAGRAM Center , held at the Office of Special Education Programs in the Department of Education. I saw an initial demonstration of a web-based image description tool, called Poet. We are also building a content model for making images more accessible.

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Good, Better, Best: How to Become a Tech-Powered Nonprofit

sgEngage

To thrive in today’s philanthropic environment, nonprofits must demonstrate to donors and community stakeholders that their dollars are being put to good use. and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon and Southwest Washington to discuss how nonprofit organizations can best leverage new technologies. Nonprofits operate on trust.

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Networked Nonprofit Update: November

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In October, I presented on two panels at BlogWorld and briefly walked the exhibit floor to notice the book at the Wiley Booth and also ran into Kris Krug , a photographer and free agent. Networked Nonprofit at PRSA in Washington, DC. He also kindly demonstrated on a video how to do social networking in Japan the old fashion way.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

What is most important is that whoever writes the grant fully understands the project and the organization and how to present both to the funders. . They support organizations that are leaders in what they do, demonstrate innovation, and align and collaborate with others to achieve workable solutions to community issues.