Non-Profit Advocacy Matters

Posted by on Apr 14, 2015

Arts organizations in Cleveland push for renewal of its arts cigarette tax surcharge: http://www.cleveland.com/arts/index.ssf/2015/04/cuyahoga_art_board_votes_to_as.html

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TV and Holidays Teach us Something

Posted by on Apr 14, 2015

What do “Game of Thrones” & Passover had to do with non-profits & coalition building? http://www.mrss.com/lab/10-lessons-game-of-thrones-learned-from-us-about-advocacy-coalitions/?utm_source=newpost&utm_medium=emaildigest&utm_campaign=Lab http://www.mrss.com/lab/the-passover-riffic-four-questions-of-advocacy/?utm_source=newpost&utm_medium=emaildigest&utm_campaign=Lab

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A Philanthropic Balancing Act

Posted by on Apr 14, 2015

“Foundations on the right and on the left [are reminded] that their nonpartisan commitment will be suspect if their executives and board members seem to be largely aligned with political parties and political candidates rather than political ideas:...

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Making Your Case

Posted by on Apr 13, 2015

Non-profit advocates succeed when they make the best use of two digital tools—YouTube and email (two tutorials): http://www.socialfish.org/2015/04/youtube-subscriber-strategies-for-nonprofits/  https://www.salsalabs.com/why-salsa/strategic-best-practices/whitepaper-why-we-still-love-email-and-you-should-too?utm_source=fs&utm_medium=featured_resource&utm_term=email_whitepaper&utm_campaign=engagement

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Making a Difference

Posted by on Apr 13, 2015

How non-profit advocacy—using social media, press relations and old-fashioned lobbying—changed the system: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/04/13/how-a-transgender-teens-cries-for-help-on-reddit-and-tumblr-powered-a-movement-against-conversion-therapy/

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Non-Profit Advocacy Matters

Posted by on Apr 10, 2015

Keep an eye on these tax proposals in Washington because they impact your bottom line: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/policysocial-context/25938-tax-proposals-for-exempt-organizations-to-watch-in-2015.html?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=17015459&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-80pmSmug87pKTrcol1U2QMBMlmos2kl7dh0W7eN2fvyV_euepDK-MEHZyuYpwIN0VptoOVd4JBuVoP7rq0unPudKt2HCkzdqiORnpCDLqnA7KwvYg&_hsmi=17015459

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