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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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Strengthening evidence for refugee self-reliance programming 

Candid

Unfortunately, there are gaps in the collected evidence, which has led to missed opportunities for shaping effective policies and practices. Ninety percent of the more than 160 case studies, policy briefs, project evaluations, and impact evaluations reviewed came from just 15 organizations, primarily based in Europe and North America.

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Where do foundations stand on AI-generated grant proposals?

Candid

Others emphasized that applications are only a part of the grant process and they seek out direct knowledge of grantees’ work before approving grants: “We currently don’t have a policy in regards to AI-generated proposals. Some of these organizations, however, also indicated their grant applications were by invitation only.

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Blogging to Support Policy Goals: MomsRising Shares Lessons Learned

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Vox Photo. 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. To build capacity for social media in policy partners.

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5 takeaways on why gender equity matters across issue areas 

Candid

Are you “gender unintentional,” perpetuating gender inequities; “gender responsive,” mitigating symptoms without shifting the norms and policies that create disparities; or “gender transformative,” catalyzing lasting change? Fund basic needs, norms change, narrative shifts, policy change, and data and knowledge sharing.

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Embracing partnership: A promising paradigm for nonprofit governance 

Candid

For instance, when boards overly prioritize routine tasks like policy development and operational management, they risk missing opportunities for innovation and could fail to address emerging challenges with a holistic perspective. This approach can lead to a reactive, rather than proactive, approach to addressing community needs.

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Philanthropic collaboratives are finding ways to more effectively measure impact

Candid

Another collaborative may monitor the mission-aligned metrics, financial stability, implementation of evidence-based practices, and diversity, equity, and inclusion policies of grantees to assess whether it is supporting the organizations most likely to realize the impact it seeks.

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