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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

Whether at the local, state, or federal level, legislative advocacy and lobbying are direct ways to influence governance and policy that affect the daily lives of thousands, if not millions. Legislative advocacy and lobbying Legislative advocacy happens when someone contacts lawmakers with the goal of influencing legislation.

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Mobile for Good: Fire Phone, Locking Down Data, and Services for the Homeless

Tech Soup

From apps to new devices to connected home objects that can be controlled with your phone, the market is saturated with all things mobile. For this month's column, I'm going to dissect the latest entry into the smartphone field: the Amazon Fire Phone. Amazon Fire Phone and the Internet of Things.

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Seven Nonprofit Finance Tips to Keep Your Board Out of Trouble

BoardAssist

If you solicit contributions by mail, phone, or website, register your organization in every required state. i) The Federal government and most local governments regulate lobbying. ii) The Nonprofit Revitalization Act requires New York nonprofits to have a conflict of interest policy and a whistleblower policy.

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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It funds primarily organizations that serve the New York City metropolitan area or New York State. This first grant allowed us to pilot a Bookshare outreach project in the New York metro area, with a de facto focus on senior citizens with vision loss. government and states like Texas.

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11 Blog Content Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Most nonprofits distribute the original source of the story to their communities (the New York Times , for example), but while that is generous, it does not help build the nonprofit’s brand recognition, e-newsletter list, or social networking communities; rather, it builds those of the New York Times.

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Net Neutrality for Networked Nonprofits: Guest Post by Vince Stehle

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: Last June at the New York City book party for the Networked Nonprofit , Stephanie Strom, New York Times, moderated a discussion on the themes in the book. Net Neutrality protest at Google HQ - GoogleRally 45 by Steve Rhodes, on Flickr. Why should nonprofits care about any of this?

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Hurricane Irene and the Nonprofit Social Media Storm

NTEN

We know our friends over at the Red Cross have been expertly using social media for disaster response for years now, but this weekend, with Hurricane Irene set to touch down all along the east coast, we saw many other organizations and government entities reaching out via social media, as well.