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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

Issue awareness is often a foundational step in advocacy work, and it’s important to make sure that your organization’s issue awareness work uses specific, measurable, actionable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals to measure progress. Equality Federation has an up-to-the-minute State Legislation Tracker for LGBTQ+ issues.

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Great reads from around the web on August 23rd

Amy Sample Ward

Security is a very important factor here, and it will be a mix of existing security measurements (e.g. " Library Value Calculator | Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library – I love this! .'" " Library Value Calculator | Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library – I love this!

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Benetech’s Framework for Developing New Social Enterprises

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

To explain our approach, let’s look at Bookshare , our accessible online library for people with print disabilities. The Bookshare breakthrough put our users in charge of the collection with a crowd-sourced library built by—and for—the people it serves. copyright law. Our lower cost model allowed us to invert the power structure.

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Recruiting Geeks for Human Rights!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

What we do: Benetech's Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) develops database software, data collection strategies, and statistical techniques to measure human rights atrocities. Design and implement data visualizations, including everything from simple static charts and maps to custom interactive visualizations on the web.

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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

There are tons of ideas that you can shop on Meta (Facebook) Ads Library. Key Takeaway #5: Measure Participation Ogilvy had a client who was launching expensive prestige advertising campaigns that received lots of industry acclaim and creative awards. Growing your community of supporters is the only measure that matters.

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Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation

Amy Sample Ward

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. Libraries: The Oldest New Frontier for Innovation. You can follow along with the sessions today through Wednesday using #ERL11.

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Introducing Community Participation Bootcamp at the MAH

Museum 2.0

Map your community’s assets and needs and how they align with your goals. Get a crash course in social capital theory and ways of measuring community participation. Our first registrants for Bootcamp are from a library and a religious institution. We'd love to have you here for this pilot year. Want to support these events?