Advocacy in Action

To demonstrate how common nonprofit advocacy is – and how effective it can be in advancing missions, improving lives, and strengthening communities – each edition of our free e-newsletter, The Nonprofit Champion, concludes with a current example of “Advocacy in Action.”

So you may be inspired by everyday advocacy by nonprofits across the country, this page provides links to those stories – with the most recent stories posted at the top, flowing backward in reverse chronological order.

Advocacy is the art of advancing policy priorities through the appropriate policymakers in the appropriate forum using the appropriate tools in the advocacy toolbox.

Advocacy in Action Essay explaining the importance of ensuring advocacy efforts serve more than one function.

Essay in the "Using the Powers You Have" series.

A picture may paint a thousand words, it is said, but an infographic can go even farther using pictures, numbers, AND words to paint the bigger picture, tell the full story.

Fourth article in a series encouraging nonprofits to use the powers that they already have to advance their missions.

Third article in a series encouraging nonprofits to use the powers that they already have to advance their missions

The federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program serves as a powerful inducement for individuals to commit to working in the charitable nonprofit or government sectors.

An example of how nonprofit collaboration with other sectors can create positive change.

Reflections on how to best utilize the unique power that nonprofits hold.

Three variations on the theme of how nonprofits can demonstrate to policymakers that the services charitable organizations provide are essential, are enormously well supported by the public, and must be respected and properly funded.

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