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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

Why LGBTQ+ advocacy is always-on from here on It’s more important than ever for LGBTQ+ organizations to effectively advocate on behalf of LGBTQ+ people. While there’s often increased attention on issues affecting the community during Pride month, meaningful and lasting change happens when advocacy happens year-round.

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Empowering Community Voices: The Strategic Advantage of Nonprofit Advisory Committees

Blue Avocado

As a nonprofit leader, you likely want to do your best to ensure that the voices and experiences of the communities you serve are represented in your work. Alternately, you might be thinking about building an advisory committee around advocacy. Advisory committees let your nonprofit work with others who want to see you succeed.

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Advancing Equity in Philanthropy with Resolve and Resilience: A Call to Action

sgEngage

This includes considering factors such as race, gender, socioeconomic status, and other intersecting identities that can influence access to resources and opportunities. This may involve conducting equity audits , adopting anti-racist policies and practices, and actively working to dismantle barriers to access and opportunity.

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How can nonprofits implement a strategic public policy agenda to achieve greater impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

Public policy and the nonprofit sector. Public policy at all levels of government has the ability to threaten the work of all nonprofits (National Council of Nonprofits, 2019). At the federal level, we see this threat in tax, regulatory, and spending policies. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Establish support.

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Empowering grassroots organizations: building capacity, diversity, and relationships

Candid

It was a pivotal time when women began to exert more influence and demonstrate the different ways in which philanthropy could support the needs of all of humankind. Also, don’t underestimate the power of storytelling and communications as a way to influence and amplify one’s work to impact a broader audience.

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Going Beyond the Dollar: The Community Leadership Role of Foundations

sgEngage

It encompasses activities such as community organizing, advocacy, and public service, empowering individuals to contribute to their communities. Advocacy and Policy Support: Foundations possess a unique position of influence and can leverage their voice to advocate for systemic change.

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“Black & Proud”

M+R

I recognize what I’ve been given, and it is my job to uplift the voices of others and share my access and resources.” When advocacy groups are successfully leading campaigns to censor and ban books that address race and racism; involve sexual content (e.g.,

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