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Applications open for the United Way Public Policy Institute

Charity Village

The United Way BC is now accepting applications for the Public Policy Institute offered from January to June of 2024. The program accepts 25 participants from BC nonprofit organizations or BC registered charities that are keen and interested in affecting public policy change.

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Applications open for Maytree Policy School 2024

Charity Village

Maytree Policy School is an opportunity for nonprofit organizations to enhance their public policy engagement and effectiveness. In this participatory learning environment, you will: learn from […] The post Applications open for Maytree Policy School 2024 appeared first on CharityVillage.

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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

Non Profit Quarterly

Image credit: Jon Tyson on Unsplash The decades-long decimation of local news—and the dangers that the trend poses for public oversight, an informed citizenry, and democracy itself—remains very much underway. The MacArthur Foundation itself pledged $150 million to the new fund. Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed.

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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Press Forward seeks to reverse the dramatic decline in local news that has coincided with an increasingly divided America and weakening trust in institutions. Around 2,200 local newspapers have closed since 2005, resulting in 20 percent of Americans living in “news deserts” with little to no reliable coverage of important local events.

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Applications open for Maytree Policy School 2023

Charity Village

Maytree Policy School is an opportunity for nonprofit organizations to enhance their public policy engagement and effectiveness. The post Applications open for Maytree Policy School 2023 appeared first on CharityVillage. In this participatory learning environment, you will: learn from […].

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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

Why LGBTQ+ advocacy is always-on from here on It’s more important than ever for LGBTQ+ organizations to effectively advocate on behalf of LGBTQ+ people. Key types of advocacy Issue awareness Before organizations can create advocates for their cause, they need to make people aware of the issues they’re trying to solve.

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Survey finds majority of employees feel their organization’s COVID-19 policies are not genuine

Charity Village

A global report published by Catalyst highlights the employee perceptions of COVID-19 policies and racial equity policies in the workplace. The majority of employees indicated that they perceived their workplace’s policies in relation to racial equity and even COVID-19 to be merely performative.

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