Advocacy Best Practices
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The Connect U.S. Fund works to ensure that the whole of advocacy is greater than the sum of its parts. We promote more effective collaborations across issue areas among foundations, among NGOs and between the two; and more integrated and powerful efforts to influence the policy debate. We actively support community members’ efforts to collaborate effectively within and between issue areas, to engage policy makers, and to bring issues to the attention of the media – and help community members find the tools and trainings to do their jobs better.
Blogs
Climate and Energy Bill Delayed, but Support Grows for Innovative Climate Financing
Posted On: July 29th, 2010
Posted By: Francesco_Femia
A comprehensive climate and energy bill will not be voted on this year. That's disappointing, to say the least.
Primary Issues:
Development-Foreign Assistance
Environment
Climate Change and Energy
International Institutions
National Security-Defense
Advocacy Practices:
Policy Advocacy
Connect U.S. Fund Hosts Policy Dialogue on Arms Trade Treaty
Posted On: June 28th, 2010
Posted By: psidirector
On June 21, the Connect U.S. Fund convened a policy dialogue on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). More than 25 participants from the U.S.
Primary Issues:
Human Rights
Civil-Military Relations
Arms Control-Disarmament
International Law
International Institutions
National Security-Defense
Peace-Conflict Resolution-Reconstruction
Other
Advocacy Practices:
Other
Does there really need to be another “Gulf War?”
Posted On: June 21st, 2010
Posted By: Francesco_Femia
This is a guest blog by Sue Veres Royal and Priscilla Lewis, Co-directors of the U.S. in the World Initiative
Primary Issues:
Climate Change and Energy
National Security-Defense
Advocacy Practices:
Media-Communication
Copenhagen, ClimateGate and the Gulf Oil Spill - Framing the Climate Conversation
Posted On: May 25th, 2010
Posted By: Francesco_Femia
This is a guest blog by Cara Pike, Director of the Social Capital Project at the Climate Leadership Initiative
Primary Issues:
Environment
Climate Change and Energy
Advocacy Practices:
Media-Communication
Policy Advocacy
Small Grants Available from Ploughshares Fund for Countdown to Zero Activities
Posted On: May 21st, 2010
Posted By: Heather_B_Hamilton
The Ploughshares Fund is making small grants of up to $5,000 available for organizations to work in specific cities around the U.S. to increase audience turnout engagement around the theatrical release of the film Countdown to Zero.
Primary Issues:
Nuclear Weapons
Arms Control-Disarmament
National Security-Defense
Advocacy Practices:
Fundraising
Media-Communication
Building Outreach-Grassroots
Events
Election Related Activities for Nonprofits Web Workshop
Sep 09, 2010, 03pm EDT
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This one-hour online session will begin at 2:00 p.m. Eastern/11:00 a.m. Pacific and covers the f...
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