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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

To illustrate, by the time 2023 Pride began on June 1, there were already over 500 pieces of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation proposed or passed in state legislatures across the country. Often, the central issue is a specific policy or a cultural phenomenon that the organization seeks to promote or eliminate.

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Empowering grassroots organizations: building capacity, diversity, and relationships

Candid

Foundation does, including our calls for funding proposals and how organizations are invited to apply. There is intentionality in all that the Ms. The second report of the series, Living with Pocket Change: What It Means to Do More With Less , examines the impact and real-life experiences of chronic philanthropic underinvestment.

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All Politics is Local

Connection Cafe

“ All politics is local.” Is Your Organization Engaged in Public Policy Discussions? Politics and public policy don’t often go hand in hand with the nonprofit experience. What problems could you solve with more support from a local, state or federal government? This quote is often attributed to the late Thomas P.

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In Defense of Community Managers

Amy Sample Ward

I’m excited to see the proposal gain momentum and hopefully move to implementation soon! Posted engagement policies or intuitive design will do nothing for participation on a new platform without active members modeling the way the tools can be used. Background.

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Does Your Institution Have an Advocacy Policy?

Museum 2.0

The City proposed moving the garden to a nearby plot of City-owned land, but gardeners felt that this disruption would literally uproot an essential community place. I took the issue to the board, and we agreed that we need to develop some kind of advocacy policy to be able to answer these phone calls with confidence.

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Help edit or review grant proposals and grant reports. Many boards have policies requiring the full board (or each member individually) to hit a fundraising goal and this worksheet helps get them organized and on a path to success. Build a relationship with the staff and board of your local community foundation. Cultivation.

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WARNING: Four trends that will shake nonprofits in 2024. Here’s how to pivot…

Pamela Grow

A whopping 48% of Americans don’t trust nonprofits Interestingly, people trust local organizations far more than large institutions. Your job is to figure out how to navigate policies for its responsible use, both for internal and for external communications. And it’s one of the biggest problems nonprofits face.

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