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Thursday Thoughts: engaging advocates all year round

EveryAction

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Advocacy is a long-term calling.  Check out our last installment here!

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The Five Building Blocks of a Digital Advocacy Campaign, Part 1: Tell an Impactful Story

Media Cause

Coming from a background in community organizing and public policy — specifically in the anti-rape movement — I understand the importance of effective messaging in advocacy campaigns. At Media Cause, we conceptualize advocacy in that same vein: It’s about shifting the balance of power. Identify Your Own Story .

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First-Ever Video Benchmarks Survey for Nonprofits

Care2

Are people who like or comment on these videos signing up for organization’s enewsletters, are they donating money, volunteering, taking an advocacy action? It also illustrated how a well-produced video could quickly educate people on a human rights issue they previously had little knowledge on.

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Empowering Community Voices: The Strategic Advantage of Nonprofit Advisory Committees

Blue Avocado

Often, this means conducting periodic focus groups, needs assessments, or surveys. Alternately, you might be thinking about building an advisory committee around advocacy. Solicit their knowledge to help you identify gaps in the work you are doing and strategize how to fill them.

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TechSoup Global NGO Cloud Survey: What We Found Out and What To Do About It – Part Three

Tech Soup

We released our report on the 2012 TechSoup Global NGO Cloud Survey in September of 2012 and have now had more time to ponder the findings and talk to several of you about what you think of them. While security, cost, and Internet access were widely cited as barriers to cloud adoption, lack of knowledge was by far the most widespread barrier.

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January 2022 equity update to the community

NTEN

More closely collaborated with and supported other board committees to improve the annual board self assessment survey; and support the board recruitment process. We hired two new staff in 2021 and engaged the new staff and their managers in reflection about the onboarding and hiring process. 2022 focus. 2022 focus. Vendors and contractors.

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22 Membership Benefits Your Nonprofit Can Offer

Neon CRM

Advocacy and Representation Membership-based nonprofits often advocate for their members’ interests—and associations are usually formed for expressly that purpose! When it comes to advocacy, the two keys are making sure that your members can offer their input and communicating the impact of your advocacy back to them.

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