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NPAction Update Vol 4, Issue 10

NPAction Update
Vol 4, Issue 10
May 26, 2006

Welcome to the NPAction Update.

Featured Article: Toolkit: Communicating Your Message to Legislators

Nonprofits engaged in advocacy must compete not only for the time and attention of elected officials, but also for time from their own members. Often the most successful campaigns involve actions that people can take in a short amount of time, such as visiting a letter-writing table during their lunch break. Communicating personal stories can amplify the effect of your campaign by demonstrating the real-life impact of legislation on constituents. Check out this toolkit for tips on organizing "bite-size" advocacy activities and personal testimonies to help get your message across to legislators.

*"Steal This Code": Put NPAction on Your Site*

NPAction invites organizations to share our tools on their websites. Just copy the HTML code from our site, and you're ready to go (but when you steal the code, just let us know!).

"Steal the Code" today
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