{"id":112,"date":"2013-08-14T23:01:15","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T23:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/larry-kaplan.com\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2026-02-22T17:05:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T01:05:42","slug":"the-case-for-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/larry-kaplan.com\/?page_id=112","title":{"rendered":"Helping Change Makers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Helping Change Makers Achieve <\/span><\/h3>\n

Organizational Success & Financial Stability<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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“Improving public policy is the best way to address the <\/span><\/h5>\n
underlying problems facing the people nonprofits serve. It\u2019s<\/span><\/h5>\n
like going upstream to fix the railings on a bridge to prevent<\/span><\/h5>\n
people from falling into a river, rather than pulling them out<\/span><\/h5>\n
after they\u2019ve fallen in.\u00a0 In an ideal world we do both.” (Cause Planet)<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The philanthropic environment has changed dramatically in the new political and social environment — institutional foundations that historically stayed away from supporting advocacy are now fully engaged and open to grant proposals from community-based social justice nonprofits advocating for systemic change.\u00a0 But you have to know what to say to whom.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry Kaplan knows how public policy and the philanthropic environment affect your organization\u2019s effectiveness and financial sustainability.\u00a0 And he knows how to improve the impact of your work by helping you raise money, plan strategically, develop your leadership skills, build your resources and achieve long-term sustainability.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are many ways to build your organization’s financial sustainability and market its impact, which in turn creates the change you are committed to and delivers on your mission.\u00a0 <\/strong>For example, there are many ways advocacy and community engagement can help drive your mission towards success<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Over One-third of Funding for Charity Comes from the Public Sector<\/h4>\n
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Meeting the Challenge of Public Funding<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
Over one-third of funding for charity comes from the public sector, and those sources are seriously challenged by budget cuts and the current political climate in Washington.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

Take Action\u00a0and Respond to Increased Outsourcing of Services<\/h4>\n
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Strategies for Effective Funding Proposals<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
Increased outsourcing of government services to private non-profits means that fundraising and grant writing are becoming synonymous with government relations.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

Help Opinion and Elected Leaders Drive Your Fundraising<\/h4>\n
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Donors care what opinion leaders think. <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
Donors are swayed by public opinion and the leadership of elected officials. Getting the public and political leadership in your camp inspires donors and boosts your fundraising potential, as well as boosts your support among the decision makers who control public funding.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

Understand How Opinion Trends Affect Fundraising<\/h4>\n
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Marketing Messages Must Be Tuned to Public Opinion<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
Non-profits work to develop marketing messages to donors, but many fail to pay attention to what the general public and community leadership thinks \u2014 and what they think affects your fundraising.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

Know How Public Policy Affects Your Organization<\/h4>\n
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Understanding the Impact of Policy and Law<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
Public policy, laws and regulations impact your mission delivery and your programs, so it\u2019s important to know how political and bureaucratic decisions that affect you are made, or how the failure of the public sector to act will affect you.\u00a0 State and federal laws determine funding and program delivery guidelines, while local laws affect things like how you use your facilities.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

Stay Connected With Important Public Decisions<\/h4>\n
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Know How Legislative and Policy Decisions are Made<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
Non-profit leaders should know how legislative, funding and regulatory decisions are made \u2014 especially who makes them \u2014 before there is a problem, so you can respond quickly, which is often necessary.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Helping Change Makers Achieve Organizational Success & Financial Stability “Improving public policy is the best way to address the underlying problems facing the people nonprofits serve. It\u2019s like going upstream to fix the railings on a bridge to prevent people from falling into a river, rather than pulling them out after they\u2019ve fallen in.\u00a0 In […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":314,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-112","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P5IQF2-1O","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13,"url":"https:\/\/larry-kaplan.com\/?page_id=13","url_meta":{"origin":112,"position":0},"title":"Advocating for Systemic Change","author":"Larry Kaplan","date":"August 13, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Non-Profits must advocate for systemic change. This improves your programs and projects while it delivers better measurable results. Even more, advocacy helps you fundraise and successfully win grant awards, by engaging your stakeholders and inspiring your supporters. Larry Kaplan Consulting can guide you through the process of re-imagining your mission\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16,"url":"https:\/\/larry-kaplan.com\/?page_id=16","url_meta":{"origin":112,"position":1},"title":"At the Intersection of Charity and Policy","author":"Larry Kaplan","date":"August 13, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Larry Kaplan Consulting understands the intersection between the non-profit mission and public policy. Non-profits often need to change public policy in order to do their job and appeal to donors -- not only individuals, but institutional and corporate funders. And more than ever, public-private partnerships are essential to augment or\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":29,"url":"https:\/\/larry-kaplan.com\/?page_id=29","url_meta":{"origin":112,"position":2},"title":"Services","author":"Larry Kaplan","date":"August 13, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Larry Kaplan helps social justice advocates -- non-profits, grantmakers, philanthropists, associations, collaboratives and public agencies -- bring their goals to fruition and raise money. Grant seeking -- research & writing Fundraising strategy and program design Marketing and communications Strategic planning and staff development & coaching Board development and recruiting Public\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"nonprofitcycle","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/larry-kaplan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/nonprofitcycle.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":360,"url":"https:\/\/larry-kaplan.com\/?page_id=360","url_meta":{"origin":112,"position":3},"title":"Old Larry Kaplan site: home page","author":"Larry Kaplan","date":"September 24, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"THIS PAGE IS NOT LINKED IN NAVIAG \u00a0 Advocacy, Public Affairs & Policy Support For Non-Profits, Public Officials, Associations & Public Agencies \u00a0 -Improving Your Message & Strategies -Showing You the Ropes -Managing Your Politics & Policy -Showing You the Money -Recruiting & Coaching Your People \u00a0 \u00a0 IT'S ABOUT\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/larry-kaplan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/larry-kaplan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/larry-kaplan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/larry-kaplan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/larry-kaplan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=112"}],"version-history":[{"count":86,"href":"https:\/\/larry-kaplan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8717,"href":"https:\/\/larry-kaplan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112\/revisions\/8717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/larry-kaplan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/larry-kaplan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}