Advocacy and Ambassadorship

Nonprofits Move Toward Clarity And Collaboration

The historic, ongoing, struggle for annual operating dollars coupled, with an uncertain political and economic climate have resulted in a number of question marks within the nonprofit sector. While there may not be one clear […]

Coaching Board Members for Advocacy Pays Big Dividends

A study released last year showed that only one-third of nonprofit board members engage in basic advocacy: working with the charity’s leaders to educate policy makers about the organization’s mission and services. That’s a big […]

Turn Your Nonprofit’s Trustees Into Master Advocates

Last week at the Women’s Philanthropy Institute Symposium hosted by the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, participants talked about the urgent need in today’s political climate for nonprofit leaders to educate lawmakers about their work. […]

Are You Ready to Advocate?

On March 7, Independent Sector hosted a digital learning event about positioning your organization for advocacy success. Allison Grayson, director of policy development and analysis, moderated a discussion between Anne Wallestad, president and CEO of […]

In Times of Change, Board Members Must Be Advocates

As the country prepares to inaugurate Donald Trump as our 45th president on Friday and leadership at all levels of government takes shape postelection, nonprofit executives and board members across the country are asking themselves […]

Dreaming Big, Daring to Make a Difference

Anyone who has ever met Sonya Campion will say she dreams big. Nearly 10 years after she and her husband Tom created The Campion Foundation in Seattle, a 501(c)(3) organization, they wanted to accomplish more […]

Video: How to Get Board Members Involved in Advocacy

BoardSource chief executive Anne Wallestad says advocacy is an “underutilized tool” at nonprofits but that charity leaders can help trustees do their part. Read the full post. Chronicle of Philanthropy