To demonstrate how common nonprofit advocacy is – and how effective it can be in advancing missions, improving lives, and strengthening communities – each edition of our free e-newsletter, The Nonprofit Champion, concludes with a current example of “Advocacy in Action.”
So you may be inspired by everyday advocacy by nonprofits across the country, this page provides links to those stories – with the most recent stories posted at the top, flowing backward in reverse chronological order.
Nonprofits can leverage the engagement of their funders to build partnerships and help get government officials on the same page as they identify best ways to spend their ARPA allocations.
The few minutes it takes you to fill out a survey can drive months, even years, of advocacy work that shapes legislation and improves nonprofits’ ability to advance their missions.
While maintaining nonpartisanship, charitable organizations have the opportunity and duty to stand up as nonpartisan advocates for truth, their missions, and the wellbeing of their communities.
There are surprising new fiscal realities that no one anticipated two years ago: most states are running large budget surpluses and revenues continue above expected projections.
Policymakers and officials listen to nonprofits because they often are the closest to their communities. Nonprofits are on the frontlines and know the solutions to meet community needs.
The once-in-a-generation opportunity presented by the ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds is causing nonprofits to do what they do best: innovate.
What’s a leader to do when facing both a once-in-a-generation opportunity to move the sector forward and an impediment no less immovable than the state constitution? Change the constitution, of course
There is a mantra in the networks of the National Council of Nonprofits when applied to policy issues: What’s the problem? What’re the solutions? Let’s get them done!
