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Grant Writing and the Perfect Storytelling

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Consider this story, which has changed state laws throughout the U.S.: Before MADD, there were little to no legal consequences for driving while intoxicated; her organization transformed American attitudes about drunk driving and successfully fought for stricter laws across the country. Start Your Grant Proposal with a Story.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Mountaintop Mining – Seeing is rejecting.

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It’s called mountaintop removal and it is the most common mining in West Virginia and Appalachia generally. One point being missed in the public debate is APPALACHIAN LANDOWNERS WANT MOUNTAINTOP MINING! Another kind of mining made today’s news. It is just what the name implies. Obvious isn’t it.

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Humans@Work: How to Successfully Tackle HR Challenges

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It can be at the least divisive, and at the most, disruptive and damaging to the culture, production, public relations, and financial well-being of an organization. It can be at the least divisive, and at the most, disruptive and damaging to the culture, production, public relations, and financial well-being of a company.

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Litigating a Path to Progress: Nonprofit Advocacy through the Courts

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It was clear that Congress was not going to take up real efforts to reform broken immigration laws. While we knew we couldn’t fix the entire system, we believed we could use the courts to create better laws under which we brought our clients’ cases. Some we litigate ourselves, and some we co-counsel with other nonprofits and law firms.