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The Five Building Blocks of a Digital Advocacy Campaign, Part 1

Media Cause

At Media Cause, we conceptualize advocacy as shifting the balance of power. Effective advocacy, which leads to systemic and cultural change, starts with the stories we tell—and believe—about our own experiences, community, and world. Which audience is key in taking the actions needed to achieve your advocacy goal?

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The Five Building Blocks of a Digital Advocacy Campaign, Part 1: Tell an Impactful Story

Media Cause

Coming from a background in community organizing and public policy — specifically in the anti-rape movement — I understand the importance of effective messaging in advocacy campaigns. At Media Cause, we conceptualize advocacy in that same vein: It’s about shifting the balance of power. Identify Your Own Story .

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Community Technology Alliance: Helping Address Homelessness with Mobile Technology

Tech Soup

This San Jose, CA-based organization provides technology and services to agencies that work directly with the homeless in their community. Recently, CTA conducted a study on mobile use by the homeless population of Santa Clara County (where CTA is located). An Opportunity to Learn. What CTA Uncovered.

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5 Ways to Make LinkedIn Board Connect Work for Your Nonprofit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In the comments , there was some thoughtful discussion about best practices for identifying, screening, and cultivating board members. I have served on two boards, including Governance Matters , which strengthens boards in NYC through advocacy, education and resources. Now I serve on the board of Praxis Housing.

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Can Small Nonprofits Reap Success With Social Media? (Giving away a copy of Twitter for Dummies)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Take for example Big Warm Up , a campaign by Lands End to encourage people to donate winter coats to homeless people. From my knowledge we are the only nonprofit in the top 100. Some will launch sooner, while others have already swung into action. This cause-related campaign has a big fancy web site and nonprofit partners.

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A Step-By-Step Guide To Getting Started With Fundraising

Bloomerang

When I served in my first executive director position for a small community-based healthcare nonprofit that served the homeless, I still remember the first fundraising conference that I attended. VHAs engage in an array of direct-service programs , which can include membership, support, advocacy, education, and research.

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Self-Censorship for Museum Professionals

Museum 2.0

Tom compared public perception of racial intelligence to that of sexual orientation, commenting that over the last thirty years, the left has advocated to have racial intelligence categorized as nurture and sexual orientation categorized as nature. I encourage you to add your own examples and thoughts on this list to the comments.

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