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Do Your Homework First, Write Second—Examples of Successfully Funded Grant Proposals

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Here’s a bit of rough, straight shootin’ life advice for you: you’ll probably get shot down the first time. This next proposal, written by Julie Colaw, was fully funded through the West Virginia NASA Space Grant Consortium. You’re going to mess something up. Reach for the Stars.

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Litigating a Path to Progress: Nonprofit Advocacy through the Courts

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Three pieces of advice for nonprofits looking at litigation as advocacy. We also spend a fair amount of time providing guidance and advice on cases for which we are not counsel but which have the potential for great impact. Three Pieces of Advice for Nonprofits Looking at Litigation as Advocacy 1. Do not reinvent the wheel.

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Women Rise Up Against War: Rae Abileah of CODEPINK

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CODEPINK is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities. Check out CODEPINK’s favorite pink blogs (and advice for how to start your own). My CODEPINK blog.

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