NonProfit Hub

JULY 3, 2020

Nonprofit advocacy campaigns are becoming increasingly popular to help advance the mission of organizations. However, many organizations are under the impression that they must divide their attention between their advocacy campaigns and their fundraising efforts. In this case, many decide to ignore advocacy altogether. .

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 10, 2017

For nonprofits interested in engaging supporters in online advocacy, this is especially true. So what is a nonprofit supposed to do when trying to activate supporters around a critically important issue to their cause? Through a campaign, WWF activated supporters to oppose Congress’s attempt to overturn the Clean Power Plan.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2023

Understanding Community Leadership Community leadership involves actively engaging with local stakeholders, identifying shared goals, and working collaboratively towards achieving them. Civic leadership, on the other hand, involves active engagement and participation of individuals in addressing community issues and promoting the common good.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2023

In addition, there is increased global awareness of women’s issues such as reproductive rights in the U.S., the #MeToo movement in Asia , reproductive rights activism in Honduras , and the ongoing fight for women’s equality in Iran. What does this mean for grantmakers and philanthropy as a whole? Women give broadly.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Having one (or more) active and highly functioning advisory committees fosters resilience, creativity, and even resource development for your organization. Alternately, you might be thinking about building an advisory committee around advocacy. Provide your advisory committee with clearly defined projects and activities.

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2023

Read this blog to learn more about how these nonprofits are addressing the issues facing workers today by filling gaps left by traditional labor unions , and find out what Candid’s data says about philanthropic support for this growing movement. The rise of “alt-labor” nonprofit organizations. appeared first on Candid Blog.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 6, 2021

Many nonprofits see public policy engagement as a peripheral activity not central to their mission. The National Council of Nonprofits as of 2019 has found that “nonprofits with the most extraordinary levels of impact do not focus exclusively on either policy advocacy or direct service – the highest performing nonprofits do both.”

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Qgiv

MARCH 5, 2024

They typically focus on social, political, environmental, and humanitarian objectives through advocacy, research and by providing services. The diversity provided by having different types of nonprofit organizations ensures a more inclusive approach to addressing social, cultural, environmental, and educational issues.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Many non-white leaders can find it difficult to achieve the desired levels of visibility outside of their sphere of influence. Our perspectives can be subconsciously influenced greatly by our social economic start in life. Lack of board representation There’s a lack of diversity on nonprofit boards.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Nonprofit organizations serve as community leaders and agents of change, and participating in Hispanic Heritage Month can solidify their advocacy for diversity and inclusion. Power in Partnerships: Collaborate with Hispanic businesses or influencers for events or initiatives. These narratives can inspire and educate.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 7, 2016

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.” What does this mean? Where some confusion sets in.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2017

Regardless of where you stand on the issues, what can’t be debated is the historic movement that is taking place. 9 Ways to Ignite Supporter-Led Advocacy with Social Media: 1. Identify + Activate Your Social Media Influencers. Mobilizing these “everyday” influencers can have an enormous impact on your reach and success.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Impact Labs convenes community experts, or fellows, across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas. Community Fellows posed the question: “How might we leverage the full power of the Salesforce ecosystem – employees, philanthropy, product, suppliers, and policy influence – to address food insecurity?”

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Before you start a new organization, it’s worth it to fully think through the problem you’re hoping to address and whether a nonprofit is the right way to solve the issue. Can you clearly articulate the issue you’re hoping to solve? Is it one distinct problem or multiple issues? The answer could be “both.”

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

There’s a flurry of conversation happening about the issues your organization works on that can move the needle on your campaign. Join our webinar, Influencing the Conversation on March 2nd with Attentive.ly Harness the collective power of your active social media voices to pressure decision makers. But it’s all good.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 16, 2016

I didn't know how likely the petition was to have influence, but I knew that signing on was important to the people asking. I took the issue to the board, and we agreed that we need to develop some kind of advocacy policy to be able to answer these phone calls with confidence. But that's all work we do on our terms.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 29, 2015

Thankfully, thousands of movements are successfully activating Millennial cause enthusiasts, converting them into donors , volunteers and outspoken advocates for a cause. MCON is an annual event that highlights these movements and proves how the Millennial generation is actively shaping our communities and world. Who comes to MCON?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2014

But they knew that in order to scale their work globally, they needed to use the web to influence lasting change. It’s the latest in a series of efforts to more tightly connect offline activities—whether they be advocacy actions above the water or trash clean-ups underwater—to the online world. million divers. Data Engagement'

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Black users have long been at the center of digital culture as trendsetting social media influencers, content creators, and key drivers of online racial justice activism, as seen by hashtag movements such as #BlackLivesMatter and #SayHerName.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

As such, it’s easy to identify some of the goals these organizations have for using social media, including: engaging with and even influencing the general [voting] public, influencing news, engaging with and influencing politicians and legislation, and sharing data, information or viewpoints.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

Here’s a sampling: Our organization does advocacy around some policy issues. What are the legal issues? It is an thorough guide for the most common legal, governance, and fundraising compliance issues facing nonprofits. Her writing style is less lawyerly, and well, human. First, let me clear.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

Issues-Based Strategic Planning Model An issues-based strategic planning model can be used when your organization’s internal operations are in more turbulent conditions. An issues-based nonprofit strategic planning model is a living plan. When it does become unstable, that means it’s time to switch to a different model.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 19, 2018

This tactic is often particularly effective if your organization is under attack or your issue is in the news. You might ask activists to write a hashtag on a piece of paper and hold it in the photo, for example, or film themselves talking about why they care about your issues. What issues do people care about the most?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2011

They are integrating social media tactics to their online advocacy tool box with this Twitter tool. In this example of using grassroots organizing to influence grass tops debates, how do we measure it? It also made me wonder about the Google + and it is potential for social activism and organizing.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JUNE 2, 2020

There are lot of projects and supporting activities that need to happen to bring it to fruition. Increasing donor retention by 15% -- Again, another chief initiative that would require multiple projects and activities over time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2012

Time Magazine provocatively named “The Protester” as its 2011 “Person of the Year” for its riveting influence on last year’s social and political events. As courageous citizens connected with each other to express dissent and organize public actions, social media tools spurred activism and social change in unprecedented ways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2010

In recent years, there have been great strides in government transparency, due in large part to the activities of the Sunlight Foundation to pry open the hidden vaults of government data. Particularly disturbing is the bad odor that this new political force will attach to nonprofit advocacy. It’s never been more true than it is today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

I became a documentary filmmaker to tell meaningful stories that explore social issues and inspire change. We knew that if our film was compelling, we could break through to the people in the audience — and maybe they would help get the word out about the film and the issues it explored. Today, it’s a whole new ballgame.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2011

Daniel facilitated a network mapping activity with NNF’s 10 education advocacy staff from regional offices and headquarters. He asked each staff person to add a sticky note with the name of a “go to person&# for this issue for their group and location. They used sticky notes to visualize the network. Observations.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 19, 2016

If you don’t take the election, the IRS looks at the information in this section and determines if the nonprofit’s legislative lobbying is only an “insubstantial” amount of the organization’s activities. Filing for the expenditure test also lays out certain governmental activities that don’t count as lobbying.

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Achieve

AUGUST 12, 2021

are active on social media due to their strong desire to connect and socialize with others. Millennial donors are often influenced by quick, seamless, and easily accessible experiences. In his role, he serves thousands of nonprofits and advocacy organizations across the U.S. . Use social media to increase campaign visibility.

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NTEN

JULY 19, 2011

[Editor's note: The following first appeared in the June 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Digital activism has, for many, meant simply mirroring direct marketing and mass-mobilization methods. The reality is neither.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 21, 2016

Whether you’re looking to hire new employees or contract for services, you want to make sure that whoever you bring into the fold shares your goals and interests in moving the organization and issue forward. They likely know your issues and can facilitate connections among their network. Ask their opinion on a touchstone issue.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The voters you help to turnout will elect leaders that care about the issues you work on. As tax-exempt organizations, our role is to promote turnout, not to influence the outcome of the election. Just make sure to stay 100 feet from the entrance and avoid any partisan activity. What can you do between now and November 3rd?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 11, 2012

Depending on the type of organization you are, your activities will necessarily take one direction or another. Here's a brief list of the most common types of nonprofit organizations: Political Action Committee (PAC) - Endorse candidates and issue campaigns, give money directly to campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

We have designed and been delivering “ Friending the Finish Line ” with the goals of having organizations create an integrated social media strategy into their overall communications plan and as a way to accelerate the progress of their children’s health care advocacy work and create a peer networked learning community.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

A tool to influence elected officials’ opinions has been the petition, initially door to door, then in direct mail packages, and now online. Quick questions: Do you know what issue they responded to, and do you know when they responded and in what channel? It originally appeared on npENGAGE.com. org, causes.org, and change.com.

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