+A New President, New Nonprofit Role
With so much at stake, if you lead a nonprofit it’s important that you get your board to champion advocacy as a core part of your organization’s mission.
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+National Council of Nonprofits Ramps Up Federal Policy Engagement
Nation’s largest network of nonprofits builds on recent successes
to advance and protect nonprofits in local communities across the country
+If I Knew Then: Tips from the Experts on Jumpstarting Your Social Impact Career
Make a habit of advocating for your nonprofit’s mission in some way each and every day.
+Charity Inc.: Stand for your mission
While so much advocacy and public education happens at the grass-roots level, I also encourage nonprofits to start with their boards to stand for their missions.
+Advocacy Tips From 5 of the Nation’s Best
During the 2015 state legislative session, the KNN championed a bill to set up a Government-Nonprofit Contracting Reform taskforce that received the unanimous support of both chambers.
+Bob Smucker Dies: A Founding Father of Nonprofit Advocacy
Smucker was among the founders of CLPI in 1988. The organization’s program content and materials was folded into the National Council of Nonprofits in 2012.
+9 Ways to Approach Congressional Staffers to Get Your Issue Heard
Committee staffers are specialists by nature, whereas staffers in members’ offices tend to be generalists.
+Inside the battle to overhaul overtime — and what it says about how lobbying has changed
Meanwhile, both sides have tried to claim the allegiance of the nonprofit sector, which is torn between a belief that the rule might help low-income people and the recognition that complying with it could strain their own budgets.
+5 Reasons Why State Advocacy Rocks
Why is state-level advocacy so effective? For one thing, “because all politics is local,” says Jeff Shaw, director of public policy at the Connecticut Association of Nonprofits.
+7 Ways Advocacy Newbies Can Shine Their First Day on the Job
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