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CHLP is launching this exciting Visionary Justice campaign with the ambitious goal of raising $45,000 in individual contributions by the end of this year. We are asking everyone who shares our vision of radical, transformative, and Visionary Justice to support this important project! Donate today: https://lnkd.in/epRnKapt CHLP’s vision of justice is rooted in abolitionist values and principles and we actualize this in our research and advocacy work.  Our vision of justice centers: -- Power-building and power-sharing: Building a movement that is driven by people with real, lived experience. -- Community: Supporting movements that bring advocates and organizations together in a spirit of cooperation to solve pressing policy problems. -- Health and liberation: Supporting policy solutions that are rooted in sexual liberation and the decriminalization of health status and identity. As our brilliant team works with national, state, and local partners, we bring these core values to our understanding of Visionary Justice. This analysis then informs our mission to fight stigma, discrimination, and violence toward communities that experience racial oppression, patriarchal violence, and/or economic divestment.  This work is only possible with the support of like-minded changemakers like you! Please take a moment to support our campaign. No gift is too small. And no gift is too large! The entire CHLP team thanks you for your solidarity and support. We cannot create the world we all deserve without you! Give: https://lnkd.in/epRnKapt #VisionaryJustice #HIVAdvocates

#givingtuesday is a very special day as it shows the profound potential we all can have to change the world. Giving Tuesday also marks the beginning of our largest fundraiser, our End of the Year Appeal. Funds raised through the End of the Year Appeal go to supporting our 2024 Justice Fellowship cycle. Sexual and Gender-based violence (SGBV) is the most pressing human rights violation of all time, particularly affecting women and other marginalized groups. In the area of access to justice, the lack of gender-competent laws and policies and the lack of localisation of laws and policies, are impeding the realization of justice. It’s time to change this: while the United Nations has recognised that equal and inclusive representation of women and diverse persons in public life is the most effective way to overcome SGBV, SAHR’s network of human rights defenders and lawyers are tirelessly working to accelerate the participation of women and diverse Human Rights Defenders in law and policy-making spaces locally to shape laws and policies which are survivor-centered, intersectional and feminist. This month, help us raise 15,000 €, and support us in 2024 to continue our SAHR Justice Fellowship, a funded one-year accompaniment program, the first ever of its kind, to prepare lawyers and human rights defenders (Fellows) with the skills and tools to meaningfully participate in SGBV law and policy-making and implementation. This Accelerator Program is unique because it provides them with the space and the resources to focus on local priorities and concerns, test new ideas and approaches for systemic legal and policy change on the most current issues affecting the communities; fellows receive a financial grant and are able to foster peer-peer collaboration through our community of practice to put their ideas into action. You are the reason SAHR exists. In this special season, we ask you to join our powerful community of donors with a monthly gift and create lasting impact. To donate visit: www.sa-hr.org/donate We’re so grateful that you’re part of our community. With gratitude for all you do, and all that we will do together.

Many nonprofits do not have an advocacy strategy. But what we've seen and experienced, those that do are having a bigger impact by changing policies, receiving funding and creating a reflective democracy. How is your nonprofit organization incorporating advocacy into mission critical work? #nonprofits #advocacy #publicpolicy #funding #democracy

A brand new episode is live right now! Join us for our conversation with Brian Westbrook, founder and Executive Director of COALITION LIFE, a nonprofit organization committed to ending abortion by offering women options and hope. For over 11 years, Coalition Life has saved the lives of thousands of unborn children and has expanded to serve the St. Louis and Chicago areas, Southern Illinois, and now Kansas City. Click the link in the comments below to listen to this inspiring episode now. #nonprofitcoaching #nonprofitpodcast #nonprofitleadership #nonprofitentrepreneur #startandgrowyournonprofit #coalitionlife

One of my best friends has had to speak out against micro aggressions (invading space, blocking exit) and more recently light and then increasingly inappropriate touching. Violence against women takes many forms and when left unchallenged has the potential to escalate. When we see it happening to others we must act. Doing nothing implies acceptance and we will never change behaviour without educating people about what is acceptable what isn’t. White ribbon is a visible organisational commitment to doing all we can to prevent violence against women. And it puts Men at the front and centre of change. If you can, sign the promise. And encourage your organisation to sign up to White Ribbon accreditation. Make things better for the women in your lives.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we here at Motto Mortgage Cooperation would like to show our support for UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS)! UNIDOS US is a nonprofit organization fighting for Hispanic and Latino civil rights and advocacy in many different social areas, from education to voting/political rights and everything in between. A particular issue that is close to our hearts is, of course, housing security. UNIDOS US is advocating for Hispanic and Latino populations to have better housing and economic security. From their website: "Latinos have experienced disproportionate harm to both their lives and livelihoods as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has worsened preexisting disparities in income and wealth. We build solutions to decrease income inequality, advocate for better access to affordable homeownership, and promote policies to lift more Latinos out of poverty. We firmly believe that when we open doors for more people to participate in our economy, we can all do better." To learn more information and to donate to their causes, you can visit their website here: https://lnkd.in/gCTtYjyH #HispanicHeritageMonth #HispanicHeritage #UNIDOSUS #Charity #HousingEquality

📣 According to a Gallup poll conducted in 2020, only 19% of Black Americans expressed a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in the police, compared to 56% of White Americans. We empower youth and provide resources to overcome these challenges. Support our mission by making a donation and fostering a more equitable relationship between young people and law enforcement. 💪🌟 For more information on how we are working towards building trust and bridging the gap, check out the first comment. #SupportYouth #Empowerment #CommunityEngagement #LawEnforcement #Equity #PoliceConfidence

"Donors must move away from setting overly stringent restrictions and priorities or constantly refreshing their funding strategies. The grantee partners we support — not the donors who fund them — are best placed to determine what strategies will advance their agendas.  Matching the talk with action when it comes to unrestricted funding is an important component of a harmonious ecosystem. Donors can offer their tools and resources while recognizing the know-how of their grantee partners. Fundraising teams and organizations will be able to come up for air, redirecting their energy to mobilizing growing numbers of supporters of human rights and delivering on their own added value. Most importantly, more money means that more flexible — and, therefore, more effective — funding will flow to movements." This is powerful and a must read for donors and those who work in that space, via Inside Philanthropy via Jen Bokoff and other contributors.

📣We're only about $500 away from our goal! If you want to help prevent sexual violence, please consider #donating at the link below. You can read more about all the amazing work we have done in our impact report here: https://lnkd.in/e-zUk2-2 #sexualviolenceprevention #SVprevention #SVPA #MeToo #SupportSurvivors

Here's your chance to win $500. The year 2024 will mark 60 years since the birth of Community Action! To commemorate this important milestone, the National Community Action Partnership (NCAP) is sponsoring a poster contest. Open to Community Action staff, board, volunteers, and their family members, the contest challenges competitors to visually demonstrate the important role of Community Action in fighting the conditions of poverty—whether the focus is on our historic accomplishments or on our future challenges and opportunities. Entrants may use the promise of community action as inspiration, recognizing the past but looking to the future and inspiring hope. Grand prize winners will be selected in each of two categories of focus: Historic: This category will honor the past and recognize 60 years of fulfilling the Promise of Community Action. Future: This category will look ahead to leverage our past so that we remain strong to meet the needs of the future. The winner in each category will be awarded $500 and design credit. Grand prize–winning entrants’ artwork will be incorporated into posters made available across all 1,000 Community Action Agencies (CAAs) and used by NCAP at its trainings and annual conference. Winning posters may also be printed and sold by NCAP, featured on its website, or appear at events and in promotional activities. Poster entries must be received by January 24, 2024. Winners will be announced on February 2, 2024. The entry form and guidelines can be found at tinyurl.com/52u64h2z. #MinnCAP #CommunityAction #BeCommunityAction #Advocacy #AdvocacyWorks #FightingPoverty #Nonprofit #HelpingPeople #ChangingLives