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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. While there’s often increased attention on issues affecting the community during Pride month, meaningful and lasting change happens when advocacy happens year-round.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Organization: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. The tools I am currently using are Facebook, two Twitter accounts (one for National messaging via @PanCAN and one specifically for advocacy efforts via @Advocate4PanCAN), YouTube, LinkedIn, MySpace and Delicious. People can text ACTION to 25383 make a $10 donation. gid=104492.

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How to Draft an Effective Nonprofit Proposal

ASU Lodestar Center

Except for the lucky few organizations with large endowments or patrons with deep pockets, finding new funding sources and asking for money are key functions of charitable and advocacy organizations. This means every proposal or appeal you write has a lot of competition. Start with what you want. In the U.S.,

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All Politics is Local

Connection Cafe

“ All politics is local.” What problems could you solve with more support from a local, state or federal government? How does the government impact your organization, positively or negatively, through its actions or inactions? This quote is often attributed to the late Thomas P. Tip” O’Neill, Jr., Speaker of the U.

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5 Tips for Engaging Members in Virtual Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

Tie your fundraising to your advocacy efforts. These initiatives give donors something actionable to focus on and make them feel like they’re doing something more than just giving money. Tie your fundraising to your advocacy efforts. Live performances from a local band or comedian. Spark friendly competition.

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Advocating Nonprofit Advocacy: The Myth That 501(C)(3)s Can’t Engage in Advocacy

Connection Cafe

When I encounter 501(c)(3) organizations that would be suited well to engage in online advocacy but don’t currently have programs set up, I tend to hear the same story, “We don’t want to engage in advocacy because we don’t want to risk losing our 501(c)(3) status.” Often, engaging in advocacy means a connection to public funding.

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Guest Post on Care2 Frogloop: Designing Campaigns for Impact

Amy Sample Ward

. —– Whether it’s political or personal, global or local, funded or a grassroots effort, organizations and communities are campaigning for change in many ways, all of the time. When building a campaign and exploring your options for the structure, actions and engagement pieces, look first at your organizational metrics.

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