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Leveraging data to better serve under-resourced communities 

Candid

Data is critical in evaluating programs, demonstrating the need for new services, and helping nonprofits build an airtight case for support. This practice makes it harder, if not impossible, for us to adequately advocate for diverse communities and demonstrate their unique needs. For example, aggregated data from the U.S.

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Advocacy for everyone: 6 ways to help your supporters take action

EveryAction

No matter how your nonprofit organization is making change in the world, it’s impacted by others’ decisions, whether those decisions come from local and national legislators, corporations, institutions, or others who hold power and shape the way we live our lives.

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50 Nonprofits Every U.S. Politican Should Follow on Twitter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

They are active in our communities, in our schools, and have valuable knowledge and experience that our nation’s elected officials could learn from and be inspired by, and yet very few U.S. Rather, it can simply demonstrate a tiny step towards better understanding the other side’s point view. Maplight :: @ MapLight.

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How The Nature Conservancy’s Work in the Cumberland Forest Supports Jobs & Climate Mitigation

Saleforce Nonprofit

Perhaps not as well known as Yellowstone or Yosemite, public lands like the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Jefferson National Forest, and the Clinch River State Park sit within a globally significant biodiversity hotspot, home to more than 100 species of Greatest Conservation Need. Cameron Davidson; May 2019.

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Key Challenges Facing Arts And Culture Nonprofits, And How A Texas Ballet Overcomes Them

Bloomerang

They provide intangible benefits that are difficult to quantify, making it harder to demonstrate the immediate impact of donations. Local private foundations are their primary funding source, offering accessibility and a streamlined application process. Occasionally, National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) funds pass through the TCA.

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How Funders are Driving Systems Change in Response to the Climate Crisis

Saleforce Nonprofit

Across the world, leading funders like the Ford Foundation are implementing climate action strategies that go well beyond their own governance responsibilities to end investment of endowments in fossil fuels and seek opportunities to invest in alternative and renewable energy. Funding Community-Led Climate Action.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On The Environment And Conservation Efforts

Kindful

National Forest Foundation. First Nations Development Institute. The Green Climate Fund is the world’s largest climate fund, mandated to support developing countries raise and realize their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) ambitions towards low-emissions, climate-resilient pathways. National Forest Foundation.