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BLOG for ADVOCATES
We created this blog to share interesting advocacy related items that cross our desks. It can be anything from new research on funding for advocacy to examples of unusual advocacy strategies. If you have an item to share please send it to npaction@npaction.org.
Thursday, December 20, 2007 A New Way to Call Congressional CommitteesIf you've ever grown tired of searching for contact numbers to key Congressional committee members, then a new web application CommitteeCaller.com. will definitely help. This site allows you to contact all members of a Congressional committee by simply entering your phone number and clicking " Put me in touch with democracy". With one click, you'll be called by a system that will quickly put you in touch with every committee member. If you don't want to contact all members of a committee, the system also allows you to skip over certain members too. Monday, December 17, 2007 Ready, Set, GiveIf you think your friends and loved ones will never find a gift that you'll actually use or like, perhaps that will change this holiday season. Parade Magazine's giving challenge presents great new gift options. Co-sponsored by the Case Foundation, this challenge allows you, your friends and loved ones to support various charitable causes via online donations. The Challenge: Find as many different online givers as possible by 3pm on January 31st.
The Prize: The top eight charities with newly created online charity badges will win $50,000, while the top 100 nonprofits will each win $1,000.
To find out more about the Giving Challenge, click here.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007 What Are Your Congressional Leaders Doing?Ever wonder what your Congressional leaders are doing? Well, you no longer have to wonder what some of your leaders are doing. The Sunlight Foundation has just launched the online version of its Punch Clock Campaign, which allows ordinary citizens insight into the daily activities of their Congressional leaders as daily schedules are posted. This Google Map mash-up also reveals the home location of persons meeting with elected officials. At present, only eight members have posted their daily schedules: Sen. Max Baucus, Rep.Kathy Castor, Rep. John Doolittle, Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Bill Nelson, Rep. Denny Rehberg, Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Sen. Jon Tester.
If your members are missing from the clock, try phoning their Congressional offices so their schedules can be added. Afterall, lawmakers that are willing to post schedules of who they've met with and why--show they have nothing to hide. Greater transparency, through tools such as these, helps improve our democracy and helps elected leaders gain more public trust by showing a greater sense of accountability.
Thursday, December 06, 2007 Bringing Your Mission To More PeopleTaking the mystery out of how to expand organizational reach, How To Grow A Nonprofit Big, unveils the new findings of a Bridgespan study which analyzes the trends of nonprofits that have reached the $50 million mark. This podcast offers:
To listen to the podcast, click here. Tuesday, December 04, 2007 State ResourcesIf you have ever wondered how lobbying rules and electioneering rules vary by state, the Alliance for Justice provides this information and so much more via its free State Resources pass code. This pass code grants access to web based state law resources on campaign finance ,ballot measures, lobbying disclosure and voter registration issues in the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington and Wisconsin. While state specific information on other states will be added in the coming months, NPAction has state advocacy guides for all states.
To access the Alliance for Justice's State Resources, click here.
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