Remove Philanthropy Remove Public and Social Policy Remove Public Policy
article thumbnail

Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator – Lauren Lawson-Zilai

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Lauren Lawson-Zilai is the director of public relations and national spokesperson for Goodwill Industries International , a social enterprise that provides job training to nearly ten million people a year through the sale of donated clothes and household goods. There are 165 local Goodwill headquarters (agencies) in the U.S.

article thumbnail

  Freedom To Fight For DEI: How Legal Battles Affect Leadership Policies, Commitment

Fundraising Leadership

It’s about far more than public displays on social media, recruiting initiatives, one and done anti-bias and anti-harassment trainings.” It also bans policies or programs with ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ in their names,” reports the global law firm, Skadden. A study conducted shortly after the U.S.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

5 Ways to Use Your Smartphone for Social Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

With these methods, your nonprofit can advocate for general philanthropy and altruism. Once supporters choose a charity to fundraise for, they can share their fundraiser with friends and family on social media to rally around their cause. Many charities are dedicated to causes that are impacted by public policy.

article thumbnail

Segregation Helped Build Fortunes. What Does Philanthropy Owe Now?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

It is also one of several DC-area foundations profiled in a new report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) on “ Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations for Black People.” Philanthropy is starting to talk more about reparations. That remains true even if that wealth was donated to promote a public good.

article thumbnail

10 Marketing Realities Nonprofits Need to Accept to Succeed

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Neither is communications or public relations. Reality 2: There is no such thing as the general public. The general public includes everyone, from children to seniors, rich and poor, incarcerated and homeless. Smart nonprofits are now using social media tools to create those same cozy feelings online.

Marketing 219
article thumbnail

Is Community Engagement or Awareness Essential? Depends on Your Mission.

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Will the way an arts organization approaches its communications work vary significantly from a social service agency? Barely 50% of philanthropy or grantmaking nonprofits feel the same way (right side of the graph). Interested in the results for fundraising or branding goals? Download your free copy of the 2017 Trends Report now.

article thumbnail

Sharing Meals

Stanford Social Innovation Review

For example, the Rhode Island Food Policy Council (RIFPC) is the backbone network for the people, businesses, government agencies, and community organizations that make up Rhode Island’s food system. Learn new structures Food Policy Councils take different forms. To create change in such a system requires systems leadership.