advocacy

  • Getting Equity Advocacy Results (GEAR)

    It's through continued effort that policy changes to promote equity are implemented and imbedded into practice. Tracking the progress of equity advocacy is important and does not need to be complex or daunting. Getting Equity Advocacy Results (GEAR) from PolicyLink is a suite of benchmarks, methods, and tools for advocates, organizers, and their allies to track the results of their equity campaigns to:

  • Racial Equity Message Guide

    The Racial Equity Message Guide grew out of a request from advocates to advance both equitable policies and conversations about structural racism with decisionmakers. The guide includes tested messages to secure racial equity language in public policy. (American Heart Association's Voices for Healthy Kids, 2021)

  • Seven Questions to Answer Before You Make Your Ask

    While written to help nonprofit leaders think strategically about public policy advocacy, these seven steps are useful to follow when developing fundraising asks, internal programmatic or organizational policy proposals, or other kinds of requests. (Shared with permission by Lisa Hazirjian, Ph.D., Win Together Consulting)

     

  • Communications in a Post-COVID World: How to Advocate Strategically for Your Nonprofit’s Mission

    When COVID-19 hit, our world changed. Organizations had to decide how to move forward while dealing with unanswered questions about what this would mean for your team, for your stakeholders, and for your partners. While nonprofits’ missions are more important than ever, the public, media, and funders are focused on work and messages directly related to COVID-19.

  • There’s Always Common Ground

    Jeanne C. Tedrow, President & CEO, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits

  • What’s Your Plan? Seven Steps to Get Unstuck and Promote the Nonprofit Vote

    Lisa Hazirjian, Ph.D., Win Together Consulting

    What if elections were decided by voters who believe in your nonprofit’s mission and share your organization’s core values?

  • Advocacy for Every Nonprofit

    Advocacy should be an important part of the work of every nonprofit, but many organizations fear it because they assume they don’t have the staff capacity, tools, or funding to advocate effectively. Spoiler alert: There is no “right” way for a nonprofit to advocate for its mission! This webinar will begin with a series of questions for nonprofits to assess ways their organizations can most effectively strengthen their programs and services by being stronger advocates.

  • Advocacy 101: What Nonprofits Can (and Can’t) Do in Election Years (and Every Day)

    Nonprofits can – and should – be advocates for their missions and for the communities they serve. This webinar will explore what it means for a nonprofit to be an advocate and the differences between “advocacy,” “lobbying,” and “political activities.” We will begin by highlighting – and quickly debunking – the four most common reasons nonprofits think they can’t (or shouldn’t) be advocates.

  • Make Advocacy a Part of Every Board Member's Duty

    This article by Sonya Campion explains why engaging board members in advocacy is such an important and powerful tool to give nonprofits a voice. (The Chronicle of Philanthropy)

  • 13 Ways To Create Good Luck in the Legislature

    Tips in 13 Ways To Create Good Luck in the Legislature can help you succeed in any state legislative session. You can use the same principles with local elected officials, too.

    © 2011 North Carolina Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Inc. From Common Ground, a publication of the N.C. Center for Nonprofits, www.ncnonprofits.org.

     

     

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