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From Band-Aids to Blueprint: How Nonprofits Can Engineer Systems Change through Advocacy and Public Policy

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

By Andrea Hill, Chief program Officer, Tennessee Nonprofit Network Nonprofits are the cornerstones of our communities, tackling complex challenges from education and healthcare to environmental protection and social justice. And yes, the crux of systems change is built on advocacy and public policy.

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Elevating Voter Engagement: A Partnership Between AZ Impact For Good and Nonprofit VOTE

Non Profitvote

At the forefront of this movement in Arizona is AZ Impact For Good , a dedicated nonprofit organization committed to transforming communities through education, advocacy, and innovation. Our mission is to unite nonprofits and philanthropy to transform Arizona through education, advocacy, and innovation.

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

Educational challenges faced by inner-city communities in the U.S. There are many challenges that inner-city communities in the United States face when it comes to education. Participate in public policy debates and advocacy efforts that affect underserved communities, and represent the interests and concerns of those communities.

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Building an Economic Case for Policy Changes

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Why Economics is your friend as a nonprofit advocate By Kevin Dean, President & CEO Tennessee Nonprofit Network Last year, at a conference out of town, I shared coffee with an old friend as she recounted her incredible public policy journey. But when advocating for policy changes, appealing solely to emotions might not be enough.

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22 Statistics About #GivingTuesday Donors Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

5) The causes that donors give to on GivingTuesday: Hunger and homelessness – 13%. Education and literacy – 5%. Research and public policy – 1%. Latin America and the Caribbean – 9%. 3) 74% of GivingTuesday donors are female, 25% male, and 1% non-binary. Animals and wildlife – 11%.

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Safety in Solidarity: How to Safeguard Movement Groups and Members

NonProfit Quarterly

This spring, they applied their training during their first public event since the shooting—a farm blessing—collaborating with local organizations on security measures. Participants came from diverse organizations, including homeless shelters and a queer youth summer camp. Castro, a cofounder of the collective.

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The New Problem-Solving Skills That All Cities Need

Stanford Social Innovation Review

That’s certainly what we’ve seen in Mexico City—where former mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, who went on to run for president, launched a people-first model for centralized innovation focused on simplifying procedures, building and deploying in-house technology to improve public policies and services, and reducing corruption.