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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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Highlights from Candid’s most popular philanthropic resources in 2023?

Candid

It describes learnings and findings from this diversion program’s aim to serve adults aged 18-26 years in Cook County, Illinois between May 2021 and June 2023. You can also browse our special collections, spanning diverse topics from participatory grantmaking to climate change and more.

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VisionLink’s Strategic Advantage Department Produces Complete College America’s National STEM Careers Academy

VisionLink

To meet this challenge, CCA is partnering with state departments of education, governors, legislators, and education policy organizations including Education First , USA Funds , and Education Delivery Institute.

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10 Blogging Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For example, the National Parks Conservation Association recently blogged about a rollback of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and included a prominent CTA. In the example below, the Northern Illinois Food Bank shares the story of one of their regular volunteers. 7) Tell the story of a community served by your nonprofit.

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Open Source and the Promise of Sustainable Nutrition Security

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Recently I had the opportunity to get introduced to Gerald Nelson , senior climate change researcher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

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How can nonprofit leaders enact effective practices to achieve the promise of social equity?

ASU Lodestar Center

Grantors who continue to place undue influence on boards with “give or get” policies reinforce board wealth and exclusivity that does not favor middle-class or diverse board members. He received his undergraduate degree in Social Justice Studies from Northeastern Illinois University, which is how he segued into the nonprofit sector.

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TechSoup Global Goes to Congress (Again)

Tech Soup

" It was all about how policy decisions on handling e-waste could improve the economy via environmental stewardship. The event was organized by the American Chemical Society (ACS) and hosted by Congressional members: Randy Hultgren (Illinois), Chaka Fattah (Pennsylvania), Ben Ray Lujan (New Mexico), and Alan Nunnelee (Mississippi).

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