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What is a 501(c)(19) and How Do They Benefit Our Veterans?

Grant Writer Team

Armed Forces are highly trained in logistics, engineering, and crisis management. However, their impact extends far beyond supporting veterans, as they provide vital assistance to entire communities by mobilizing trained veteran volunteers in fields such as logistics, emergency response, and more during disasters.

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How nonprofits can engage in policy advocacy now 

Candid

As a 2023 Independent Sector study noted, only 31% of nonprofits surveyed in 2022 reported engaging in advocacy or lobbying or both in the last five years, and only 25% reported ever lobbying, down from 74% in 2000. Most nonprofits make the same choice.

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Unions and their role in the social sector

Candid

Unions offer their members professional development and training opportunities. To accomplish these goals, unions involve themselves in the political process by lobbying the government, participating in campaigns, and donating to candidates. million on lobbying. . Unions are 501(c)(5)s.

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Day in the Life of a Fellow

HSF House

I got a peach iced tea and a chocolate croissant and sat with a couple fellows until it was time to head to the lobby of our apartment to meet up with the group to commute to the law firm. At 8:30am we were all off to the tube station Tower Hill, get off at Victoria then take the above train to Bromley for the day.

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What Are the Different Types of 501c Nonprofit Organizations?

DoJiggy

They are restricted in their lobbying activities and are prohibited from political campaign activities. While donations to 501(c)(4) organizations are not tax-deductible, these nonprofits can raise funds through membership fees, events, and political lobbying efforts. What’s the Difference Between a 501c3 and 501c4 Organization?

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Rogare publishes Blueprint to dismantle patriarchal structures in fundraising

Critical Fundraising

Whereas ‘Lean In’ Feminism attempts to help women prosper within current patriarchal structures – such as by providing training in negotiating a better salary. Develop training modules to help fundraises learn about and deal with structural inequity. Level 3 – individual Attend relevant training/workshops etc.

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Grant Professionals as Advocates

Grant Professionals Association

In a 2016 blog article , Barbara Floersch, Chief of Training & Curriculum for The Grantsmanship Center , referred to the grant professional as a “rain-maker, a change-maker, and a social activist”.

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