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3 Grassroots advocacy milestones to meet this month

EveryAction

Most of these requests are coming from lobbyists in Washington, but offices are hearing from constituents and local interests as well. Establishing that relationship between your volunteer and the lawmaker will be at the core of your ability to influence that lawmaker in the future.

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Guest Post: What Good Could Come After a No?

Twenty Hats

It was 2020, and I was already getting nervous about the every 17-year invasion of cicadas these nasty insects, due in the Washington, DC area in 2021. In the ensuing years, I have become a great fan of managing up , the idea that you can use your influence to reach your goals without the authority to make the final decision.

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Investigating and Improving the Questions You Ask Grantees

sgEngage

Back in the mid-2010s, I served as chair of the selection committee for the Washington, DC region’s biggest award recognizing excellence in nonprofit management. It was a comprehensive process including an open-call part 1, an invitation-only part 2, a site visit for finalists, and a presentation highlighting best practices.

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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.

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

Forum One

Skip to Navigation Careers News Client login About Us Services Our Work Blogs Events Contact Us Home › Blogs › Influence Social Networking and #AIDS2010 Suzanne Rainey in Influence 15 Jul 2010 There’s a flurry of action this week as we await the start of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2010) in Vienna, Austria, next week.

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The impact of COVID-19 on civil society, part two

Candid

This blog presents several common insights generated through these surveys. A Fidelity Charitable survey found that only 22 percent of donors think the pandemic will have a significant influence on 2021 giving. Individual donors are split on whether they expect COVID-19 to affect future giving.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

The Corps Network / Washington, DC / TBA. 2019 Washington Nonprofit Conference. 2019 Washington Nonprofit Conference. DMA Nonprofit Federation / Washington, DC / TBA. National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) / Washington, DC / $449. Annual Washington Nonprofit Legal & Tax Conference. Feb 10 - 13.

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