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How nonprofits can engage in policy advocacy now 

Candid

Discussing budgets and policy was uncomfortable for the partner—and not something her nonprofit typically does. 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.

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LGBTQ+ advocacy strategies to generate advocates year-round

EveryAction

While there’s often increased attention on issues affecting the community during Pride month, meaningful and lasting change happens when advocacy happens year-round. Key types of advocacy Issue awareness Before organizations can create advocates for their cause, they need to make people aware of the issues they’re trying to solve.

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Blogging to Support Policy Goals: MomsRising Shares Lessons Learned

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Regardless of the tool we’re using, the team at MomsRising is committed to deepening and broadening the conversation around public policy issues that impact families in our country. Over the last six months, we have begun to use the “ blog carnival ” tool as a way to highlight content within the context of a specific policy campaign.

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Measuring Organizational Influence In Social Media

NTEN

But what about equally important intangibles, such as increasing your organization's influence or shifting the public debate on your key issues? We also analyze the information sources used by different types of bloggers, the key to impacting discussions on your issues. Determing Organizational Influence.

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Planning to Win: A Framework and Free Toolkit for Nonprofit Campaign Planning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Choose Your Influence Strategy. The six simple stages to successful campaign planning are: Define the Victory. Evaluate the Campaign Climate. Chart the Course. Message for Impact. Manage the Campaign.

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New on SSIR: Effects of Joining the Conversation

Amy Sample Ward

The 30 participating organizations in the report are members of the State Fiscal Analysis Initiative, a group of independent, nonprofits with a shared commitment to responsible budget and tax policies. Joining the conversation is incredibly important if these organizations expect to change policy and change minds.

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A Nonprofit’s Legal Counsel Is The Social Media Manager’s Best Friend!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And let me say upfront, I respect lawyers and legal issues that nonprofits and foundations have to navigate around social media. 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