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Imagine what having more advocates could do for environmental
organization: more engaged volunteers, more political wins for
conservation, more financial support, and more enthusiastic
collaborations. The U.S. is fortunate to have people from many
different cultures and ethnicities, yet so many of these good folks
have not been invited to full participation in the green movement.
Fool Willing is a playful, practical guide for welcoming and
including all communities at the "green table." Putting a happy
little kid, a salsa-dancing event planner, and Jane Goodall in the
same room, Fool Willing would be what they would write together.
Its light-hearted voice invites readers to bring playfulness and
practicality as they make advances for people and the planet.
Author and certified Martha Beck Life Coach, Kathy Oppegard helps
people in environmental organizations bring communities into full
participation in their organizations and volunteer teams. She has
coordinated hundreds of volunteers for multiple events. Dig in and
get ready to have more fun and be more effective as you grow your
community in your green organization today!
"The Lobbying and Advocacy Handbook for Nonprofit Organizations,
Second Edition, " is your complete road map to shaping public
policy at the state and local level. It gives detailed,
step-by-step instructions for developing an effective plan and
putting it into action. With this handbook, you will discover how
lobbying can help fulfill your mission; learn how to initiate,
support, or defeat bills; develop effective lobbying skills; gather
and mobilize support for your positions; learn how to use the media
effectively; influence gov't administrators to back your policy
positions; comply with state and federal regulations; and set up
systems in your nonprofit to support lobbying.
In addition to updated worksheets, case studies, and resources,
new material in the second edition includes nonprofit civic
engagement and voter mobilization; designing the Policy Committee
that works for your nonprofit; utilizing social media in your
communications strategies; administrative advocacy: working with
governmental agencies; and understanding the why, what and how of
collaboration.
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