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Looking for long-term impact? Advocacy is a must

M+R

A recent article by the Associated Press sheds light on a troubling trend: nonprofit organizations, particularly 501(c)(3)s, are becoming increasingly wary of lobbying and advocacy efforts. It’s a moment to boldly lean into advocacy, embracing it as a powerful tool for change and cultural disruption. Embrace advocacy.

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Customized Campaigns that Win

M+R

We’re fueled by hope rather than despair because we’re in the business of building movements, building long-term power, and working with world changing clients to pass policies that make people’s lives better. The obstacle that must be overcome is not one of policy but of politics.

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Thursday Thoughts: engaging advocates all year round

EveryAction

If your nonprofit does advocacy, you know that with this work, there are almost always consistent patterns of crisis management leading to later periods of denouement and down time. Advocacy is a long-term calling.  Check out our last installment here! Here’s what they said. Learn more at MESG.marketing !

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Thursday Thoughts: attracting passionate nonprofit advocates

EveryAction

When you have a goal to meet—like asking a governing body to sign a bill into law, telling a CEO or other stakeholder to change a behavior or policy, or meeting goals around educating decision-makers on your issue area—you know you can’t do it alone. Check out our last installment here ! Get in touch at TheCampaignWorkshop.com !

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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. Press Forward seeks to stop and reverse that trend. What’s the problem?

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Ford, Skoll, Compton foundations launch fund for visual storytelling

Candid

New cultural organizing approaches are needed to complement philanthropy's more traditional funding in research, advocacy for policy change, rights-focused legal strategies, and organizing." " Social justice funders launch international initiative to strengthen impact of moving image storytelling.

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10 Blogging Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

News articles on your website can serve the same function as blog posts on your website provided they are dated and written like a blog post, not a press release. 2) Advocacy CTA on the Union of Concerned Scientists blog. Second, search engines are consistently searching the web to index fresh content.

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