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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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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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Sparking Change: 3 Ways to Engage in Advocacy (Imagine Canada)

 August 28, 2024

Trying to spark change and advance policy priorities, even in a small way, is a challenging task for any nonprofit organization but your voice matters, and it deserves to be heard by decision-makers. By engaging in advocacy, you can create the change you want to see in the world.

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ESPC fACT Sheet: 2024 Alberta Provincial Budget

 August 1, 2024

The 2024-25 Alberta budget, titled A Responsible Plan for a Growing Province, covers finances from April 1, 2024 until March 31, 2025. This budget seeks to address the challenges a growing province faces while ensuring a sustainable future for the next generation.

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2024 Alberta Budget Analysis (ECVO The Nonprofit Vote)

View a break down of the 2024 Provincial Budget with Melissa Caoette from the ECVO Nonprofit Vote

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Maytree's Social Assistance Summaries for Territories and Provinces & Welfare in Canada Report

 July 9, 2024

To support your advocacy efforts, find the latest data for the number of social assistance recipients and welfare incomes in every province and territory

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