EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

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 !

Advocacy 207

Advocacy Nonprofit Training Train 207

M+R

MAY 17, 2022

Donald was one of the original (Ralph) “Nader’s Raiders,” tasked with traveling the country and turning college student energy into student advocacy groups. Donald went on to lead New York’s PIRG (NYPIRG) into a powerhouse of an advocacy organization and organized one of the largest protests of the 1970s with 100,000 people on the mall in DC.

Student 105

Student Advocacy Broadcast Org 105

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2020

You may think this is an odd beginning for a public policy blog, so please bear with me. And yes, public policy at the local, state, and federal levels can and will impact your ability to achieve your organization’s mission and day-to-day activities. Taking stock allows us to set new priorities and forge new paths.

Policy 35

Policy Foundation Law United States 35

Everyaction

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

From legal work to advocacy to grassroots mobilization, these 7 organizations highlighted below are fighting to ensure that immigrant rights are human rights. They hold the government accountable for unjust immigration laws and educate the American public on the longstanding importance of immigrants in the US. Learn More |. Learn More.

Florida 111

Florida Law Childhood Advocacy 111

Association Analytics

AUGUST 14, 2023

If your association caters to healthcare, law, finance, or other industries, start brainstorming about how your members can use AI to create content and make better decisions faster. For instance, your association might consider creating advocacy campaigns and scheduling lobby days.

Associations 317

Associations San Diego Las Vegas North Carolina 317

M+R

MARCH 9, 2023

When the governor of Florida signs a homophobic and transphobic law , banning public school teachers from giving age appropriate instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity, but your children do not attend public schools or you do not have children or you’re not a Florida resident, will you Say Gay anyway?

Florida 98

Florida Empowerment Teen Children 98

Everyaction

JUNE 6, 2018

Pride Fund to End Gun Violence is a Political Action Committee (PAC) that supports candidates who will act on sensible gun policy reforms while championing LGBTQ safety and equality. The National Center for Transgender Equality is the nation’s leading social justice advocacy organization winning life-saving change for transgender people.

Support 112

Support Organization Oklahoma Law 112

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 24, 2024

Making matters more concerning is 30% have high trust in nonprofits for providing factual, unbiased information about political candidates and policy issues. This is the first time that respondents for the annual study where we asked directly about trust in advocacy and election-related activities.

Poll 59

Poll Philanthropy Government Nonprofit 59

EveryAction

AUGUST 14, 2017

WRC advocates for programs and policies that create opportunity and drive change for these communities. Since 1922, they have put significant international pressure on governments to enforce and enact laws that defend women’s rights. Women's Refugee Commission. Take Action | Twitter | Facebook. Human Rights Watch. The Carter Center.

Support 126

Support Somalia Guinea United States 126

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

Not every student in my class is focused on the same policy issue. They will be placed with organizations working on policies in these areas, many part of large international networks, nonprofits, and government. It’s also allowed them to find a new audience that are not as familiar with their policy issues.

Policy 104

Policy Social Media International News 104

Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2018

In the nonprofit advocacy world, we’re used to having to fire people up. We send out action alerts, blog passionately, share petitions on Facebook and upload videos highlighting the stakes involved in our various policy fights, all intended to spark people to take action. What happens when the shoe is on the other foot?

Student 38

Student Advocacy Change Meme 38

Candid

JUNE 25, 2024

“It isn’t lost on us that trans and nonbinary people are underrepresented particularly at a time when we face discrimination, harmful rhetoric and policies, and risk of unemployment for showing up as their authentic selves,” said Transgender Law Center executive director Shelby Chestnut. “We

Demographics 52

Demographics Nonprofit Arts Environment 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 23, 2022

We uphold our vision by providing peer-to-peer support, educating people on the issues that are important to the community, and advocating for inclusive policies and laws. Integration: We were looking for a CRM that could integrate more easily with the suite of tools we used for fundraising, email marketing, events, and advocacy work.

Puerto Rico 93

Puerto Rico District of Columbia Donation Chapter 93

Everyaction

JANUARY 24, 2018

Healthier Colorado is a nonprofit working to elevate the voices of Coloradans in the public policy process, ensuring healthier standards of living across the state’s diverse communities. We started out in response to local funders who saw an opportunity for more advocacy at the state level. How did Healthier Colorado get its start?

Colorado 47

Colorado Advocacy Policy Law 47

Media Cause

AUGUST 28, 2024

Political Fundraising & Super Pacs Political fundraising supports political candidates, influences policy decisions, and promotes specific political agendas. Purpose & Goals Political fundraising is geared toward financing electoral campaigns, advocacy efforts, and lobbying activities.

Trend 59

Trend Fundraising Influence Demographics 59

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The Urban League of Portland was established in 1945 making it one of the oldest African American service, civil rights, and advocacy organizations in the region. Southern Poverty Law Center. One of their current policy proposals hopes to to enact solutions that address the structural nature of racial disparities in the economy.

History 51

History Support Organization Portland 51

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2013

The session will focus on exploring how nonprofits are expanding their efforts to influence public policy through social channels and understanding the legal issues and how to evaluate the work. (I’ll The “ Influencing Public Policy in A Digital Age ” is their comprehensive guide.

Social Media 118

Social Media Media Social Policy 118

Qgiv

JULY 24, 2024

Obedience The duty of obedience requires your board members to adhere to your organization’s mission, bylaws, and policies. Board members must also make sure your nonprofit complies with all applicable laws and regulations. While they wouldn’t be involved in daily operations, their primary role is fundraising and advocacy.

Guide 52

Guide Model Nonprofit Roles 52

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Moreover, these accessible books are available for free, since the United States Government funds the Bookshare library to meet requirements in national disability rights and education laws. Students outside the United States are not covered by this national copyright exception, because every country has its own copyright law.

eBook 203

eBook Accessibility United States Student 203

Whole Whale

MAY 5, 2021

From there, we more broadly contextualize financial transparency within other nonprofit transparency best practices, like publicly listing board members, having an on-site privacy policy, and more! In 2021, data privacy needs to be a priority for nonprofits, especially with GDPR , CCPA, and SHIELD laws. New to data privacy?

Public 90

Public Practice Build Donor 90

Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 25, 2022

Salesforce, for example, founded its Office of Ethical and Humane Use to help build and foster a culture of responsibility as it relates to technology use, instilling a strategic framework around product, law, policy, and ethics to ensure the humane use of technology across Salesforce’s many clouds.

Companies 59

Companies Roles Technology Journal 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2012

Over the past couple of years as I’ve guide nonprofits in preparing their social media policies or when I speak, I get asked questions that are more legal questions than about social media. Here’s a sampling: Our organization does advocacy around some policy issues. How do the [.]

Social Media 96

Social Media Media Chapter Social 96

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

These dues are collected at regular intervals, which can be monthly, quarterly, annually, or even on a multi-year basis depending on the organization’s policies and the services provided to members. Membership dues provide the financial resources needed to support advocacy efforts, fund research, and drive positive change.

Guide 52

Guide Associations Benefit Retention 52

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Look into relevant laws regarding starting a nonprofit in your community. Look into pro-bono services offered by local bar associations or law firms. The IRS recommends that nonprofits develop conflict of interest policies to prevent any issues down the line regarding the appearance or actuality of impropriety.

Nonprofit 83

Nonprofit Files Policy Director 83

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We’re not an advocacy organization, but our technical insights are in great demand from advocates. Right now, we have multiple law school clinics that would love to tackle new projects with us, projects we actually have but lack the bandwidth to pursue. Human Rights Program policies: what are contingency/crisis plans for our staff?

United States 134

United States Library Copyright License 134

Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2017

women became the majority of law students. The UN finds that 119 countries have now passed domestic violence laws, though enforcement remains a problem. Law and Advocacy. Nicole Ozer , director of technology and civil liberties policy at ACLU. Last year, U.S. Shortfalls.

International 68

International Celebrate Technology Colombia 68

Care2

NOVEMBER 2, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Nice blog. All rights reserved.

Law 28

Law Social Media Advocacy Case Study 28

Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

Social Media: A Bubble About to Burst – Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media – frogloop – "Are your nonprofit staffers addicted to social media? The only question: Is it a mere glitch or a natural extension of Apple’s policy that is generally indifferent to nonprofits and philanthropy?

Web 180

Web Contest Philanthropy Bookmarking 180

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2010

A Policy Update from an engineer, Jim Fruchterman of Benetech June 8, 2010 The international copyright negotiations in Geneva around a proposed Treaty for the Visually Impaired (“TVI”) have been steadily heating up. law (this is a wildcard issue right now). . • law (this is a wildcard issue right now).

Accessibility 133

Accessibility Global Copyright Law 133

Qgiv

JULY 3, 2023

Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. This Disability Pride Month is a perfect time to let your elected officials know about accessibility problems in your community and policies that help and hurt the people with disabilities that they represent. On July 26, 1990, President George H.W.

Awareness 52

Awareness Causes Celebrate North America 52

Care2

MARCH 11, 2014

This years 14NTC conference is packed with incredible parties ( including an 80s dance party that I''m co-hosting with Salsa), and the Care2 Impact Prize that recognizes individuals in the nonprofit sector who have made an outstanding impact on the field of online advocacy, online fundraising or both. 14NTC Sessions. million organizations.

Storyboard 75

Storyboard NTC Advocacy Social Media 75

Media Cause

APRIL 13, 2023

Protecting Consumer Data is Important Luke Dringoli, VP of Tech This talk about the TikTok ban is just the tip of a bigger conversation—what we need is a comprehensive, national online privacy law. Advocacy + Campaigns Director There’s so much going on here. A Much Bigger Conversation Clara Campbell, Sr.

Digital 94

Digital Marketing Strategy Social Media 94

sgEngage

APRIL 22, 2021

The first Earth Day inspired and brought to life major legislative moments, including the formation of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the passing of laws like the Clean Water Act, OSHA, Clean Air Act, and Endangered Species Act. It was advocating, activism, and creating lasting change. Outcomes are important.

Celebrate 54

Celebrate Professional United States Tips 54

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

APRIL 5, 2019

Texas Watch is a nonpartisan citizen advocacy group founded in 1998. With the Texas legislative session currently in progress, I called Tara Lee, Development Director of Texas Watch to talk about current policy issues and how they work to bridge the divide between their community and the political process.

Texas 40

Texas Dallas Voice Law 40

Care2

OCTOBER 6, 2010

particularly when it comes to quickly sharing links to blog posts, advocacy and fundraising campaign on social networks. has been seized by the Libyan government for failure to comply with Islamic law. This trustee enforces policies and operation of the domain. However, just today a.ly shortener called vb.ly Some Background.

Disaster 69

Disaster Libya Stats Law 69

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

Both projects are engaging examples of virtual advocacy, with one creating a virtual representation of the detention center in the virtual world Second Life and the other, a flash-based web site that has a video game quality to it. government to close the real prison and the other to encourage public discourse.

Virtual 50

Virtual Advocacy Examples Second Life 50

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

copyright exemption for serving the print disabled is commonly called the Chafee Amendment: Section 121 of copyright law. copyright law. We did some exploration of the likely impacts on the market for audio books: that seems to be one of the major policy concerns about the text-to-speech issue. The Chafee Amendment The U.S.

Copyright 104

Copyright Audio eBook Proposal 104