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How nonprofits can engage in policy advocacy now 

Candid

Despite working in diverse geographies and issue areas—from environmental justice to workforce development, arts education to grief support—these nonprofits share similar concerns about the risk of engaging in policy advocacy. Nearly every nonprofit state association offers information and guidance to their members about advocacy work.

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, the Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits webinar highlights current trends in using social media for fundraising, advocacy, and storytelling. Launching a formal employee advocacy program for social media is an emerging trend in the nonprofit sector.

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Crowdsource This… and That: Getting Creative with Crowdsourcing Strategy (Internet Advocacy Roundtable, April 2013)

Care2

April''s Internet Advocacy Roundtable featured speakers who’ve used crowdsourcing in some very creative ways to great effect. Every time you read the results of a scientifically rigorous opinion poll, you are learning from the crowd. Crowdsourcing IAR Nonprofit Events Online Advocacy Trends nptech'

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New Poll Offers Insights on Driving Political and Policy Conversations

Care2

Our friends at Lincoln Park Strategies [[link] recently released a poll with Third Way looking at the mindset of people who voted Democratic in 2008 but stayed home for the 2010 elections ("Droppers") and those who voted Democratic in 2008 but voted Republican in 2010 ("Switchers").

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10 Facebook Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That’s a good number, but that leaves 53% of nonprofits worldwide that haven’t yet come to the understanding that Facebook can be a colossal waste of time if you are not following these best practices and at least occasionally purchasing Facebook Ads for special fundraising and advocacy campaigns.

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Customized Campaigns that Win

M+R

A legislative advocacy campaign must overcome natural inertia—a sufficient number of lawmakers must be convinced that taking action will have more benefit (or less backlash) than not taking action. Who and what influences the lawmaker (is it constituents, polling, the press)?

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Don’t Think Social Media Results in Online Donations? Think Again!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In the summer of 2000, I launched an e-advocacy portal called eActivist.org. Granted, it’s almost impossible to track where your online donors come from unless you specifically poll them after they donate online. It was a fiscal project of the Tides Center , and I was able to operate and fundraise like any other 501(c)(3).