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How to Mobilize a Movement: 6 Tech Strategies for Supporter Advocacy

The Modern Nonprofit

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes How to Mobilize a Movement: 6 Tech Strategies for Supporter Advocacy We know your journey is sprinkled with dreams of making a huge difference, as well as the occasional sleepless night, wondering how you can mobilize a movement with the resources you have. Sounds like a dream?

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Empowering grassroots organizations: building capacity, diversity, and relationships

Candid

We encourage our smaller grantee partners to start by building strong relationships with their existing funders, who often can help facilitate introductions to other funders in their networks and may know about additional funding opportunities. Prioritizing women- and people of color-led grassroots organizations At the Ms.

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Data as Decision in Grantmaking

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With one shift in our understanding about data, we can reclaim a sense of wonder, creative agency, and value in our data work: Recognizing that information does not equal data and data does not equal knowledge. More specifically, datamaking is an action whereby we transform information into data so that data can contribute to knowledge.

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Going Beyond the Dollar: The Community Leadership Role of Foundations

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It encompasses activities such as community organizing, advocacy, and public service, empowering individuals to contribute to their communities. Networking and Collaboration: Foundations can serve as connectors, facilitating collaborations among their grantees and other community organizations.

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Funders: Considering Collaboration? Start With a Light Touch and See Where It Leads

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Their donors, staff, and board members have extensive knowledge of local needs and organizations, and they also have relationships with local leaders in business, government, and education. Common subjects include strategic planning, communications, advocacy, and community needs assessments. . 6) Funding or Engaging in Advocacy .

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Signs Of A Successful Nonprofit Board: Making A Difference With 120 Hours

Bloomerang

By dedicating just 120 hours per year, board members can make a substantial difference in the organization’s growth, advocacy, fundraising efforts, and overall success. Advocacy: Spreading the message Successful board members go beyond their boardroom roles by actively advocating for the nonprofit.

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Empowering Community Voices: The Strategic Advantage of Nonprofit Advisory Committees

Blue Avocado

Alternately, you might be thinking about building an advisory committee around advocacy. So, as you work to define your advisory committee’s focus, ask yourself and your team: What type of experience and knowledge do we need more of to carry out our mission? For more on the role of advocacy in nonprofits, check out this article. ︎

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