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Want to create an advocacy campaign that gets results? 💪 Join us on October 18th for a workshop packed with tips and tactics for effective advocacy. Learn how to hone your message, mobilize supporters and make a real impact!

You get what you measure. And now it's (finally!) time to bring that numbers game to community management. 🤓📈 The newest whitepaper by SAMY Alliance shares the ABCs of CM strategy in the form of CAOS. Community. Advocacy. Outreach. Score. The whitepaper written by Joe Moring, our amazing colleague from London, walks you through the why, what and how. Download it from our website. Let's. 🚀

The February issue of NACS Magazine is a first, as in the first time that we’ve made advocacy the core theme of an issue. We're shining the spotlight on this important area and on some of the people who are doing a great job representing our industry. Discover what it means to be a great advocate in our cover story, "Let Your Voice Be Heard." According to Matthew Durand, VP of corporate affairs at EG America, there are three keys: ·    Tell your story. ·    Do your homework, but don’t be afraid to say “I don’t know.” ·    Understand your coalition and your opponents. The first bullet is easy—it’s your story, after all. The second and third bullets? NACS is here to help, as are the numerous state and local associations in this industry. Read more in this month's issue of NACS Magazine: https://lnkd.in/dAK3uVHX Ben Nussbaum | Leah Ash | Lisa King | Jeff Lenard | Logan Dion | Nancy Pappas | Chrissy Blasinsky | Stephanie Sikorski

Volunteers give their time and efforts to help achieve a shared mission. Honor their impact by reinvigorating your volunteer program with more meaningful, engaging opportunities. We put together some of our best practices for developing high-performing volunteer engagements for small staff associations in this short video: https://hubs.la/Q02tHV2L0

Founders, Entrepreneurs, and Small Business Owners Add your name to be a part of this pledge. Let's show our country that entrepreneurs support a democracy that empowers innovators to grow our economy and contribute to societal progress. This pledge is not a declaration of your politics or party alignment. It simply means you intend to vote and support Harris for President in this election. https://lnkd.in/eeT8Fb99. This is a grassroots effort led by a coalition of founders. If you'd like to help, let us know in the comments. THE PLEDGE: We the undersigned are founders, entrepreneurs, and small business owners who pledge to vote for Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. We spend our days building companies that are the backbone of our country and the future of our economy. We are pro-business, pro-American dream, pro-entrepreneurship, and pro-technological progress. We also believe in democracy as the foundation of our nation. We want to endorse a President who champions pro-business policies, innovation, and economic growth while providing access to capital, skilled workforce development, and a stable political environment. Our ability to innovate and build strong businesses under a stable and trustworthy government is at stake in this election. Everything else, we can solve through constructive dialogue with political leaders and institutions willing to talk to us. In this pivotal moment, we are united in our support for Vice President Kamala Harris. We invite you to join us.

Want to improve your media relations? Alex Middleton and Meaghan Walsh of Champion Communications & PR will be discussing the basics of strategic media relations at this year's Connections Conference. They will discuss tips and tricks on media outreach, interviewing, and organisational storytelling. They will also show how media relations can successfully tie into government relations and advocacy efforts. #Albertanonprofits

Recently, my team and I supported the Clean Air Together Limerick campaign, a project led by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Environment and Climate Action Team in Limerick City and County Council. Clean air plays a vital role in both environment and public health, contributing to the well-being of our communities and creating healthier spaces. Healthy Ireland and Sláintecare recognise how environmental conditions directly affect our health. By improving air quality, we strengthen the social determinants of health—where people live, learn, work, and play—creating real benefits in everyday lives. With 27 key deliverables in the Healthy Ireland strategy, this campaign exemplifies how we can drive lasting change. Clean Air Together empowers people as citizen scientists, contributing valuable data to shape policy and improve health outcomes. This collaboration highlights the strong connection between environmental actions and public health. Together, we’re building healthier, more resilient communities. Healthy Ireland Local Government #CleanAirTogether #HealthyCommunities #HealthyIreland #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth

📣Appropriations Update 📣 We want to thank everyone who took action this week to protect funding for @AmeriCorps & @AmeriCorpsNCCC, and the vital resources they provide community-based organizations all over the country. This week, the House Appropriations Committee approved a bill that would jeopardize more than 71,000 AmeriCorps positions, risking the loss of vital resources for community-based organizations all over the country in 2026. Congress still has opportunities to protect and strengthen this funding, and we’ll need advocates like you to voice your support in the months ahead. ➡️️ TAKE ACTION: Urge Congress to reconsider this decision and protect funding for AmeriCorps by filling out this form, bit.ly/CCFY25, or share this and tag your representative, asking them to #Stand4Service [Image description: 1 graphic a black background saying, ‘Congress just jeaprodized 71,000 AmeriCorps positions, including vital roles at FoodCorps' and all capitalized text saying, ‘take action.’]

Veteran Housing Corp says that IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF A PERMANENT AND LASTING SOLUTION TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS AND HOMELESSNESS, YOU ARE THE PROBLEM! THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IS BROKEN AND NOT WORKING FOR AMERICAN TAXPAYERS Veteran Housing Corp would ask every TAXPAYER to demand and get answers from their elected and appointed government officials the below questions as they relate to any affordable, workforce, or supportive housing project in your community! 1. How much local, state, and federal funding, tax credits, or other government benefits or incentives did the project receive? 2. What is the affordability period for each project? Is the affordability period permanent and in perpetuity? 3. What guarantees exist have your local, state, and federal government officials obtained in writing that rents will not go up or that tenants will not be displaced or evicted after the "affordability period expires? Every local, state, and federal housing authority and affordable or workforce housing stakeholder should adopt the State of Vermont's "permanent affordability" policy as a model for all future government funded or subsidized housing projects or developments, no exceptions! https://lnkd.in/eFEUC8c8 Additionally, local, state and federal housing agencies should look to the Helsinki, FINLAND MODEL of ending homelessness by providing affordable housing for all 'It’s a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness https://lnkd.in/er9HZSQU Even the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development AGREES THAT adopting FINLAND'S MODEL OF ERADICATING HOMELESSNESS may be of great value to resolving the affordable housing and homelessness crises in America https://lnkd.in/gkSZWYRU

There are three non-negotiable tools for building and maintaining a healthy community 🤝 Learn from Community Admin Gemma Haro how to make your dream team a reality!