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CCVO Advocacy Guide: Everyday Advocacy for Nonprofits

 September 27, 2024

The Everyday Advocacy Guide for Nonprofits is a practical guide for nonprofits wishing to engage in advocacy. No matter how you use this guide, CCVO's intent is that it contributes to a healthy and participatory democratic process through the invaluable contributions of the nonprofits across Alberta.

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Political v. Non-Partisan Communications – Know the Difference (Alberta Counsel)

 September 26, 2024

Associate Aileen Burke provides some insight into the differences between political, non-partisan, and partisan communications and why those differences matter.

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Advocacy & Government Relations Three Part Online Course Designed for Non-profit Leaders

 September 26, 2024

ECVO offers this course presented by Aileen Burke from Alberta Counsel, for non-profit leaders who want to learn more about effective advocacy.

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Three Expert Tips to Level Up Your Advocacy Writing (Charity Village)

 September 26, 2024

After several years of strict limitations through the CRA “10% rule,” advocacy is a muscle that has atrophied in many of our organizations. The end result is that for many of us, mostly out of necessity, we’ve prioritized treating the symptoms of bad policy over working to replace those policies with better ones.

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Lobbying Toolkit (Integral.Org)

 September 26, 2024

This Toolkit Lobbying by Nonprofits and Charities: What Nonprofits and Charities Need to Know when Lobbying across Canada, will help you learn what lobbying is and what your organization must do to be compliant with lobbying laws.

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Leadership Guide to Using Digital Tools for Connecting with Elected Representatives

 September 25, 2024

The Samara Centre for Democracy guide Digital Opportunities: A Civil Society Leadership Guide to Using Digital Tools for Connecting with Elected Representatives highlights the rewards of online digital engagement, gives tips on how to engage politicians effectively online

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Watch “How to talk policy and influence people”: with Dr Bruce Perry

 August 31, 2024

In this episode of “How to talk policy and influence people”, Jane Mulcahy  speaks with world-renowned child psychiatrist, neuroscientist and author Dr Bruce Perry about the challenges of presenting important knowledge about the human condition to policy-makers and having them act upon it appropriately or, indeed, at all.

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Top 5 Reasons to Utilize a Policy Analyst

 August 31, 2024

As the name suggests, policy analysts are primarily responsible for understanding legislation and identifying both the intended and unintended consequences that could result from the changes being proposed.

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Digital Opportunities: Connecting with Elected Representatives

 August 31, 2024

Learn more about why you should invest in digital engagement, what good digital engagement looks like and what digital engagement tools you should use.

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