sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

This may involve conducting equity audits , adopting anti-racist policies and practices, and actively working to dismantle barriers to access and opportunity. Be Proactive in Legal Advocacy: Engage in legal advocacy efforts to challenge discriminatory laws and policies that hinder progress toward equity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

That said, organic reach has been dropping slightly for LinkedIn Pages over the last year and will likely continue to do so, but the recent growth in its popularity, the demographics of its users, and the ability to connect with donors and engage corporate sponsors and foundations have made LinkedIn a must-use social network for nonprofits.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2023

Support Children’s Colorado Foundation Gold – Website Established in 1978, Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation is dedicated to advancing the mission of Children’s Hospital Colorado through family-centered care and cutting-edge research and treatment. Read below to learn more about each of the Healthcare Ad awards projects.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 21, 2021

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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M+R

MAY 17, 2022

Donald was one of the original (Ralph) “Nader’s Raiders,” tasked with traveling the country and turning college student energy into student advocacy groups. Donald went on to lead New York’s PIRG (NYPIRG) into a powerhouse of an advocacy organization and organized one of the largest protests of the 1970s with 100,000 people on the mall in DC.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

Foundation. Foundation, we trust those who are closest to the issues affecting their communities. Foundation, we trust those who are closest to the issues affecting their communities. Foundation does, including our calls for funding proposals and how organizations are invited to apply.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Still, many foundations shy away from working together, assuming it will require considerable time and a loss of independence. . Benefits of Funder Collaboration .

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Kindful

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Hanley Family Foundation. American Legion Child Welfare Foundation. Cigna Foundation. RBC Foundation – USA. Autism Science Foundation. The David & Lura Lovell Foundation. Anthem Foundation. Foundation for Autism. O’Neill Foundation.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Hanley Family Foundation. American Legion Child Welfare Foundation. Cigna Foundation. RBC Foundation – USA. Autism Science Foundation. The David & Lura Lovell Foundation. Anthem Foundation. Foundation for Autism. O’Neill Foundation.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. Press Forward seeks to stop and reverse that trend.

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Care2

OCTOBER 10, 2012

In 2005, the Congressional Management Foundation reported that communications to Congress had increased fourfold over the previous decade, and had doubled between 1999 and 2004. That is a ton of advocacy. How do activists experience advocacy, and how is it received by its ostensible targets on the Hill? To what end?

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Nonprofit AF

MARCH 12, 2024

Hi everyone, it’s my birthday this week (March 12). If you’d like to help me celebrate, please donate to organizations.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

1 While all of these are useful tools for program development and planning, there is another strategy that provides consistent access to community input while also routinely building a supportive foundation from diverse, innovative ideas: the creation of strong advisory committees. What are advisory committees?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

They discussed ways that technology can improve services for people experiencing food insecurity, as well as the policy changes, investments, and cross-sector partnerships that are necessary to drive meaningful, lasting change. Access to nutritious food is foundational to a healthy, thriving community and society. Emilio Tavarez.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2014

That’s exactly what the Latino Community Foundation did. Director of Programs and Policy answered a few questions about how they used learning and pivoting to get better results. Tell us briefly about the mission of the Latino Community Foundation (purpose, staffing/budget size, and fundraising history). Masha Chernyak.

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Candid

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Paul-based Bush Foundation has announced the NDN Collective and Nexus Community Partners as the steward organizations of two community trust funds seeded with $100 million. The Open Society Foundations has awarded grants totaling $42.5 OSF awards $42.5 million to AAPI, Muslim, Arab, South Asian nonprofits. December 14, 2021.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Foundations in the United States focus their funding priorities on many different issues. If your nonprofit is seeking funding, it’s critical to identify the foundations whose interests and funding priorities align with your own. Education is one of the more popular issues that many foundations focus on. Mellon Foundation.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

However, datamaking has added power because it can beused to deepen strategic social processes of foundation-funded change. Policy Change Furthermore, the implicit idea that widespread quality data leads directly to positive policy change is also not accurate.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Meta—the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—has been under fire in the past few years over its lax policies on news content, data privacy, and misinformation. This has led to situations where BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ users are disproportionately affected by policies meant to address “bad” behaviors.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2021

The Vilcek Foundation. The New York-based Vilcek Foundation ’s mission is to elevate and communicate the importance of immigrants’ contributions to the arts and sciences in America by awarding annual Vilcek Prizes to support innovators in these areas. Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation. Canopus – Website for Art.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 19, 2016

A few months ago, the MAH board and staff started discussing whether and how to create a formal policy for advocacy activities. Want to go straight to the policy? Why create an advocacy policy? Regardless of your institutional mission, nonprofits are all in the advocacy business. Here it is. Any surprises?

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Everyaction

JUNE 6, 2018

Pride Fund to End Gun Violence is a Political Action Committee (PAC) that supports candidates who will act on sensible gun policy reforms while championing LGBTQ safety and equality. The National Center for Transgender Equality is the nation’s leading social justice advocacy organization winning life-saving change for transgender people.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

We hope this information will be useful in a multitude of ways, from ongoing advocacy efforts to capturing the sector’s story to helping local leaders build greater resiliency. Nonprofits surveyed by the Toronto Foundation widely believe (65 percent) that the pandemic will significantly threaten their finances for the next five years.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

A few years ago, a nonprofit executive was bragging to me about a fundraising breakthrough he had when he had gotten a new $5,000 donation from a local foundation and how much effort he, his board, his development director, and others spent wooing and making their case for the contribution. Advocacy is always controversial.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Gates Foundation awards $35 million PRI for anti-viral therapeutics. September 16, 2021 UK-based Exscientia , an AI-driven pharmatech company, has announced a $35 million program-related investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop anti-viral therapeutics against coronavirus and other viruses with pandemic potential.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

funding from foundations, bilateral and multilateral donors, the U.S. Putting this best practice into action, in 2019—two years after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico—the Amgen Foundation awarded $257,500 to the University of Puerto Rico for rebuilding efforts. . Enable advocacy and community organizing efforts. philanthropy,?analyzing?funding

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Since 2004, the PAN Foundation has worked to help underinsured people with life-threatening, chronic, and rare diseases get the medications and treatments they need by assisting with their out-of-pocket costs and advocating for improved access and affordability. How does the PAN Foundation make healthcare more equitable?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

However, any new nonprofit needs a strong foundation to thrive. Consider whether your community has a wide range of potential giving sources willing to help out, including individual donors , corporate sponsors, foundations, and government agencies. There are over 1.8 Where will we turn to for financial support?

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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. Private foundations: Private foundations are entities established by individuals or families to support charitable causes. Why are there different types of nonprofits?

Guide 52

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2009

Photo by Terry Bain in Flickr I've been hearing a lot lately from folks who work in nonprofits asking for examples of "social media or social networking policies." But, if an organization simply cuts and pastes a social media policy without the internal culture change, it won't be effective. Internet Use Policy.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 18, 2009

I'm especially excited about the significant focus on public policy and advocacy for social entrepreneurship. We were lucky to have the support of the Surdna Foundation for a policy-specific conference track. I'm getting ready to head to the Social Enterprise Summit 2009 next month in New Orleans.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Across America, Hispanic and Latino organizations are leading the way in every realm, including advocacy, education, healthcare, and social services. Hispanic Heritage Foundation The. Here are just a few of our favorite organizations, which deserve your support this month and all year-round!

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

service delivery, research, advocacy). This funding is awarded to programs or organizations working to change systems, often through movement building, policy work, and rights-based approaches. . This data includes giving by foundations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. underlying systems and structures that?generate

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

Whatever it is, finding out is important for you to satisfy their needs, leading to a longer-term relationship and their enthusiastic advocacy for your cause. In short, the board’s duty is to deal with the policies and the “big issues.” Program volunteers will also have policy implementation duties. What’s a Nonprofit?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2016

Nonprofit data nerds will love this new resource from Media Impact Funders and Foundation Center called “ Foundation Maps for Media Funding ,” a free, interactive mapping and research tool that shows the full scope of philanthropically funded media projects worldwide since 2009. Media Access and Policy.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As Ceri Hutton wrote for the Baring Foundation, “PGM [participatory grantmaking] funds denote a different paradigm of funding and monitoring and evaluation need to be ‘re-evaluated’ in the light of this.” As the art critic John Berger said in his book Ways of Seeing , “We only see what we look at. To look is an act of choice.”

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The National Council on Mental Wellbeing drives policy and social change on behalf of over 3,100 mental health and substance use treatment organizations and the more than 10 million children, adults and families they serve. It advocates for policies to ensure equitable access to high-quality services. ??Forum

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