sgEngage

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

If you’re a nonprofit or local government agency or work alongside them, there is a good chance you have seen an uptick in funding possibilities within your field. Successful implementation of these programs will require close coordination with state, tribal, and local leaders like yourself.

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Everyaction

JUNE 6, 2018

There is no better time to support local and national nonprofits protecting LGBTQ rights and serving the LGBTQ community, and while there are far too many organizations doing great work to list them all, these are a few that we're big fans of. National Center for Transgender Equality. Pride Fund to End Gun Violence The.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 7, 2023

For health data to impact health outcomes and related policies, the data must be made accessible to policymakers, health advocates, and other interested parties. Making key health data easy to understand can change how people think, how policies are made, and, quite literally, save lives.

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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 ! Connect with her on LinkedIn !

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

Each year, individuals worldwide take the opportunity to do better for our planet with actions such as planting trees, cleaning local communities, and raising awareness for environmental causes through peer-to-peer fundraising pages. National Forest Foundation. Kick Start Your Movement With Peer-to-Peer Fundraising.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

Whether you’re introducing a change in ownership, new staff, policy change, technical update, or something else, community members sometimes resist change. How to Prepare Your Community for a Major Change « The Community Manager – "Change: it’s the one constant in life.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 1, 2021

By: Kelsey Long, Project Policy Analyst for the Center for Vulnerable Populations in the Division of General and Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Vouchers 4 Veggies has become one of the largest fruit and vegetable supplement programs in the nation with a consistently long waitlist. The program is simple.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2013

Get your world-changing ideas together and warm up your programming fingers because the National Day of Civic Hacking is happening across America on June 1 and 2, 2013. Using publicly-released data and code, participants will be able to swap ideas, share skills, and solve challenges that affect Americans on both local and national scales.

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EveryAction

JUNE 23, 2023

Whether your organization advocates for policy change on the national, state, or local level, mobilizing your supporters to place advocacy calls to their legislators is one of the most powerful tools at your disposal—and with support from the right technology, it can also be one of the most convenient.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

And if it’s not broke and it boosts employee morale and productivity, why not make it company policy? Local businesses became national. It really comes down to the individual and the workspace, and for policy makers and people leaders, this should be the most exciting time in your career.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2011

Two recent advocacy victories this week by PETA and my former colleagues at Defenders of Wildlife are a great reminder of a little practiced truth: organizations are seeing greater (and often easier) success in leveraging online advocacy to change policy at the state and local level.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Employees volunteer their time with local Arab Israeli youth (16-24 years old) preparing them for higher education in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and successful careers in the technology sector after their schooling ends. Lobbying with local governments with the aim to make national policy changes.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 14, 2017

Founded by the United Nations , WHD advocates for the "safety and security of humanitarian aid workers, and for the survival, well-being and dignity of people affected by crises.". WRC advocates for programs and policies that create opportunity and drive change for these communities. Women's Refugee Commission. Concern Worldwide.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Even though there aren’t as many people today reading actual newspapers or watching the 6 o’clock news these days, your local media still reaches a large audience of people in your community who need to know about your nonprofit’s work. The key to getting your nonprofit’s story in the news is building relationships with local journalists.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Consider some examples from American policy history. In response to the Great Depression in the 1930s, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s administration enacted the nation’s first-ever social policy with the programs of the Social Security Act. In more developed nations with high levels of state capacity like the U.S.,

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Last year, the murder of George Floyd sparked a national reckoning with systemic racism and an outpouring of support for communities of color as companies made commitments to Black Lives Matter. 95% of Black Americans agree that companies should promote racial equity in the workplace , but 83% said companies have more work to do.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

For the past 12 years, Points of Light has recognized successful company and nonprofit collaborations with The Civic 50 , an annual program highlighting the 50 most community-minded companies in the nation. Encourage use of Volunteer Time Off Eighty-four percent of Civic 50 companies offer their employees paid volunteer time off (VTO).

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 6, 2021

Public policy and the nonprofit sector. Public policy at all levels of government has the ability to threaten the work of all nonprofits (National Council of Nonprofits, 2019). At the federal level, we see this threat in tax, regulatory, and spending policies. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Establish support.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2023

Options include: Find a local attorney experienced in nonprofit charitable gift planning. If you have a local law firm that specializes in nonprofit law, this is a place to start. Find a national attorney experienced in nonprofit charitable gift planning. Maybe even someone local about who you were unaware!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 10, 2013

On June 1, programmers, activists, and civic leaders participated in the first ever National Day of Civic Hacking (NDoCH) across 83 U.S. The weekend event was organized by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy , Code for America , Random Hacks of Kindness , and many other organizations and companies.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 13, 2020

America has a long and rich history of national service, often turning to it as a powerful lever in times of crisis, as it did after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession of 2008. Thankfully, this pandemic will likely inspire a new wave of national service. posted by Jaime Ernesto Uzeta, CEO, Public Allies.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 30, 2023

Collaborate with local LGBTQ+ organizations : Team up with local LGBTQ+ organizations to support their initiatives, share resources, and amplify their voices. Promote a diverse and inclusive work environment : Make sure your organization’s policies and practices support diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 11, 2014

In recent weeks, we’ve seen some important publications coming from our nation’s capital. We need to understand how potential changes in government policy and the law may impact us down the road … impact our ability to acquire and use data, impact our own data governance policies. People know people.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 3, 2009

"we20 meetings will create people plans, policy plans, business plans and other plans on local, national and global issues. Facebook | we20 - the best reason to get your friends together this year - Do you know about the we20 project? A great example of organizing on the social web. "we20 The recession is focusing minds.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2024

Beyond making us less competitive in the global economy, growing wealth inequality puts our democracy at risk; in a nation of “haves” and “have nots,” elite interests are completely removed from the needs of regular people. According to the Lincoln Institute for Land Policy , there are now over 300 community land trusts in the U.S.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

During National Hispanic Heritage Month in the U.S., Founded in 1981, NALEO Educational Fund achieves its mission through integrated strategies that include increasing the effectiveness of Latino policymakers, mobilizing the Latino community to engage in civic life and promoting policies that advance Latino political engagement.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. Regional and local leaders were supported and given the opportunity to shine. Actions and messages were contextualized based on the issues and discussions taking place at both the global and local level. Have people heard of 350.org

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2012

The goal is to collect 4 million actions (photos of hands raised, likes on their Facebook campaign page, etc) and present the collective actions to the United Nations Secretary General and the world donor community urging them to put girls’ education as their priority. Why girls ? Why is this all important?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Rue Mapp (RM): I didn’t start with the intention of growing a national network. The first post I wrote in 2009 was about a perspective-shifting trip I had taken with a local bike group of people who mostly looked like me. I knew that local relevance mattered. There is just no singular Black experience in America.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

By following these suggestions during your planning process, you’ll be better prepared to drive awareness and make meaningful change at a local, national, or global level: Set clear campaign goals and identify a timeline. What policies have they supported? What policies have they opposed? Where do they live?

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 3, 2024

She then received her graduate degree in higher education, student affairs, and international education policy. By creative, I mean it’s not just in Minnesota, it is national. Mary’s Pence has local staff in Central America to assist in devising actionable plans tailored to each organization’s goals.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 6, 2012

Adam De Rose, Interfaith Worker Justice Blog Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ) advances the rights of workers by engaging diverse faith communities into action, from grassroots organizing to shaping policy at the local, state and national levels. The blog covers social design and the Millennium Development Goals.

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Media Cause

APRIL 19, 2021

Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. . How Did the Environmental Justice Movement Arise?

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Candid

OCTOBER 7, 2024

It will also explore how many 501(c)(4) organizations there are in the United States and how many can actually be considered “political,” that is, engaged in politics explicitly with a focus on influencing government policy or elections. What are 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations? There are approximately 77,000 501(c)(4)s active in the U.S.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

National LGBTQ Task Force / Washington, DC / 475. The National LGBTQ Task Force’s 2018 Creating Change Conference convenes in Washington, DC, January 24-28, 2018. We are excited to host our national movement gathering in the Capital. The Corps Network National Conference. The Corps Network National Conference.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Yet workforce boards are ideally placed to catalyze an alternative model for employment locally. The British Experience and Implications for the United States Britain’s project to systemically elevate gig workers started in 2005, with funding from the central government, the National Health Service, and 20 city or county governments.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2012

Note from Beth: I hosted a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference that took place last week in Seattle. To cite just two interesting efforts: STRIVE is layering the use of robust data platforms on to local community organizing and social service delivery in Cincinnati and other cities.

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