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Check out the Community Bill of Rights from The Full Frame Initiative, meant to "not only help philanthropy shape its practices and principles, but also to fill the fundamental gap in accountability that exists in the philanthropic process." It was developed in collaboration with 16 leaders from communities around the country and includes a tool foundations and community organizations can use to reflect on their relationships. Tools that are practical AND about systems change are the best tools.   https://lnkd.in/gnFseTe8

As we continue to spread the word about the Virginia Community Engagement Index (VCEI), we want to thank the diverse group of individuals and organizations who made this work possible, including AmeriCorps and Points of Light! During the process of building the VCEI, we recruited a Core Team of partners representing 38 diverse public, private, and nonprofit organizations across Virginia to help us identify what the VCEI needed to be. The central questions we set out to uncover were, “Who are Virginia’s community volunteers and civically engaged residents? What do they care about? Where and how are they engaging? And why?” Together, we developed a study that could help us better understand the degree to which service, volunteerism, and civic engagement is a strength in our communities, and how to continue to build and leverage that strength. Read the full VCEI findings at https://buff.ly/3ZDkkL1 #ServeVirginia #VirginiaVolunteers #VolunteerVA #GivebackVA #VACommunity #VolunteerinVA

Check out this video from Diana Rosa, MS on how the unique approach of Rosa Consulting’s team of skilled professionals allows them to gather invaluable feedback from hundreds of people. From focus groups to surveys, our community engagement services will provide your nonprofit with the authentic input needed to equip you for success! Watch the full video on our YouTube channel. 📺 #DianaRosa #communityengagment #RosaConsulting #nonprofitconsulting #drosaconsulting

#SmallBusinessWeekTips Being part of a successful community helps a business flourish. That’s why we strive to be an integral part of our communities through membership in local chambers of commerce, local volunteer and philanthropic activities, and partnerships with community development organizations. Learn about our community involvement activities and see more small business tips: https://trst.in/8yINM2 #CreatingPossibility

#SmallBusinessWeekTips Being part of a successful community helps a business flourish. That’s why we strive to be an integral part of our communities through membership in local chambers of commerce, local volunteer and philanthropic activities, and partnerships with community development organizations. Learn about our community involvement activities and see more small business tips: https://trst.in/WX69ZH #CreatingPossibility

Explore the impact of s t r a t e g i c #SocialMedia utilization to promote your nonprofit organization's cause. Learn how to enhance awareness, foster community engagement, and magnify your organization's influence. Read more of our blog at https://brnw.ch/21wEJYg 💡 #StaySocial

🌟 Empowering grassroots nonprofits is key to fostering positive change! 🌱 Check out our latest blog on how funders can better support these organizations in diversifying their revenue streams >> https://bit.ly/3RBI0wR

The multicultural youth GOTV guide that my colleague Henry A.J. Ramos I have been working on has been released! While it is focused on California youth-serving nonprofits, it is mostly transferable to other states. Consult the The Democracy Capacity Project voter assistance guide for your state for supplemental information. The guide is geared towards helping nonprofits turn out young voters of color, but the its recommendations are applicable for GOTV generally. If you work for any nonprofit with a client base, here are two things you can do this year to turn them out to vote: 1. Make sure they are registered to vote! Census data indicates that about 80% of persons who register to vote in a presidential election year actually go out and vote. This is likely because of all the television, radio, and social media messaging that takes place  combined with having just recently having registered. In a sense, new voters in a presidential election year have a GOTV campaign aimed at them from a number of sources. So if you can only do one thing this year, make sure your clients get registered to vote this year. (N.B., we only see this phenomenon during a presidential election year.) 2. If you can only do two things this year, make sure to remind your clients to vote and let them know that their vote matters and they are making a difference! Recent research on voter turnout shows that nonprofit clients are particularly receptive to nonpartisan GOTV campaigns supported by nonprofits they have worked with, and that their turnout rates increase significantly when they are encouraged to vote by those nonprofits. Nonprofit engagement can improve the turnout rates across all categories of voters, and has been shown to make significant improvements in turnout rates for young voters, voters of color, and low-income voters. Improving turnout rates attracts the attention of political campaigns that focus on high-propensity voters. This attention in turn engages voters further and encourages even higher turnout. It’s a virtuous cycle once folks start voting! Make sure to turn out your clients and community to vote this year! #youthvoting #GOTV #nonprofits #nonprofitorganizations #bolderadvocacy #IRPPE #elections

Did you know that approximately 25% of nonprofit organizations in the U.S. do not have diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies? Having DEI-focused policies can enrich a nonprofit's volunteer program by providing fresh perspectives, talent pools, and overall community engagement. 🚀 Learn how to create a DEI-focused experience for volunteers here: https://hubs.li/Q02fByhQ0

Volunteers are one way that many nonprofit organizations are able to dramatically increase their impact, but that's only if a volunteer program is thoughtfully managed. Now on the blog, we're talking about the best strategies to engage and retain volunteers as effective team members. #nonprofitleadership #peerlearning #volunteering #volunteerengagement https://lnkd.in/eGR5Jn6S