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Building an Economic Case for Policy Changes

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Why Economics is your friend as a nonprofit advocate By Kevin Dean, President & CEO Tennessee Nonprofit Network Last year, at a conference out of town, I shared coffee with an old friend as she recounted her incredible public policy journey. But when advocating for policy changes, appealing solely to emotions might not be enough.

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The Risks of Carbon Capture

NonProfit Quarterly

Tax Codes and Fossil Fuel Companies Monique Harden, director of law and public policy and community engagement program manager for the DSCEJ, says tax codes are another reason behind the sudden push for these sites in Louisiana and elsewhere. For every ton of carbon dioxide they put in the ground, they get $85. 6 (2018), [link]

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Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator – Nicole Gustafson

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

She earned her bachelor’s degree in Educational Ministries from Houghton College in 2008 and graduated from SUNY Empire State College with a Master of Arts in Social and Public Policy in December of 2020. In her spare time, Nicole serves as a vestry member at St.

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Puerto Rican Advocates Pursue Community Control of Renewable Energy

NonProfit Quarterly

In its wake, a grassroots movement to create distributed, renewable energy has gained considerable ground. The logic behind this community movement for distributed, community-owned renewable energy is clear. Public Policy: A Hit and a Miss Are the lessons of Hurricanes Maria and Fiona being taken to heart?

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Reimagining the Role of Business in Protecting Biodiversity

Stanford Social Innovation Review

For instance, the start-up Solugen has developed a novel process that uses genetically engineered enzymes to process bio-based feedstocks into cleaning solutions, personal care products and other chemicals while eliminating toxic outputs and reducing energy consumption. Contribute to ecosystem restoration.

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Empowering Community Voices: The Strategic Advantage of Nonprofit Advisory Committees

Blue Avocado

2 Say you’re a nonprofit working in the area of houselessness and want to put together an advisory committee of people with legislative and policy development experience to advance systemic changes in your community. Alternately, you might be thinking about building an advisory committee around advocacy.

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The New Problem-Solving Skills That All Cities Need

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The mindset shift, here, is critical: It is no longer enough to set sights on big improvements to current services, important as that is; city leaders must invest time, energy, and resources to understand what’s around the corner. Her team launched the country’s first digital I.D., which now has more than 5.7