Advocacy Best Practices

7 Questions with Nadia Belkin

Sep 05, 2022 by Elizabeth Rowe (she/her)

Exclusive Interview with Nadia Belkin

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Advocacy Strategies: Approach Change Holistically

Dec 27, 2021 by Martín Diego Garcia (he/him)

Building Advocacy Campaigns on Winning Advocacy Strategies

Advocacy campaigns should be built on advocacy strategies. Simple, right? But creating a strong foundation for an advocacy campaign is sometimes easier said than done.

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Grasstops - to Step Up Your Advocacy Campaign

May 31, 2021

Grasstops Will Grow Your Advocacy Program

A grasstops campaign seeks to persuade the people who can influence key decision-makers. Legislators are often inundated with calls, emails, petitions, meetings, and other communications about a wide variety of issues. Breaking through that noise is tough, and grassroots campaigns, unless they reach critical mass, may not be enough on their own. When those efforts are paired with the authority of grasstops supporters, their impact will be greater, and your campaign will be more likely to succeed.

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Thought Leadership Defined: Move Your Public Affairs Forward

May 24, 2021 by Joe Fuld (he/him)

Thought leadership to Amp Up Your Public Affairs Strategy

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Advocacy Campaign Tips for the Win

Mar 29, 2021

Advocacy Campaign Goals Win Your Public Affairs Campaign

Running an effective advocacy campaign takes skill and planning. As we head into 2021, there will be a lot of competition for different advocacy issues to take a spotlight, so you need to be ready to hit the ground running. We put together five tips to help you run a winning advocacy campaign.

Have a clear and measurable goal.

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Advocacy Engagement Funnel

Mar 08, 2021

Advocacy Engagement Goes Further with A Funnel

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Advocacy Website RFP: What Questions Should I Ask?

Jan 18, 2021 by Joe Fuld (he/him)

An Advocacy Website RFP Can Help You Build A Winning Website

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Texting for Advocacy | Opt-in to SMS for Nonprofits

Nov 30, 2020 by Joe Fuld (he/him) and Sophie Thurber (she/her)

Texting for Advocacy: Issue Advocacy & Public Affairs SMS Tactics

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Timelines and an Advocacy RFP Template

Aug 17, 2020

Using an advocacy RFP template can help streamline the process of hiring the right partner for your next project. The exercise of filling out the template should help you identify your goals, any constraints on the project, and strengths and weaknesses in your organization.

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Legislative Advocacy Kick Off

Jul 08, 2020 by Ben Holse (he/him)

Legislative Advocacy Kickoff

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Community Advocates: What Does It Take?

May 21, 2020 by Martín Diego Garcia (he/him)

Community Advocates Matter, Tips for Community Advocacy.

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Nonprofit Storytelling: Taking a Long-Term Approach

May 18, 2020 by Sophie Thurber (she/her)

Nonprofit Storytelling: Better Advocacy with Advocate Stories

Nonprofit storytelling is a powerful tool, but it often falls off the radar when push comes to shove, probably because it takes significant time and people resources to do well. This post will walk you through why it should always be part of your planning and priorities, how to weave it into things you’re already doing (it doesn’t have to be a heavy lift if you do it a little at a time) and some of the elements of compelling storytelling.

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