Advocacy Best Practices

Community Advocates: What Does It Take?

Spoiler: We Can All Be Good Community Advocates.

Taking a Long-Term Approach to Nonprofit Storytelling

May 18, 2020

Build Better Advocacy with a Plan for Nonprofit Storytelling

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.

Advocacy Strategies: Approach Change Holistically

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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Advocacy Budget: Defining Your Bottom Line Will Save You Time and Money

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Having an advocacy plan is critical to success, but where should you begin? Here are some topic areas you should be including in your plan.

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Creating an Engaging Advocacy Video that Showcases Your Issue

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Advocacy Mail That Builds Capacity

Advocacy Video Storytelling: The New Nonprofit Super Power

Video storytelling is an “it” topic in advocacy and advertising circles. The strategy of delivering a story in the digital age that will get people to engage seems to be the latest goal for many nonprofits. But how can you do it in a consistent, scalable way that achieves your goals? Here are our tips to make an impact with advocacy video storytelling:

GOTV Tactics for Advocacy

Using GOTV Techniques for Advocacy and Organizing

Advocacy campaigns get inspired by GOTV. Get Out The Vote, has come a long way. A good GOTV program can give a political campaign a big lift and those tactics are now being used for advocacy. you can read more about GOTV techniques here and here. GOTV techniques have transcended their former use as “valued election tools”, and are now the core component of modern GOTV Tactics. They are being turned into engagement plans and are being used in advocacy, nonprofit organizing, and the corporate world.

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