Posts Tagged ‘Advocacy’
The Nonprofit Center believes in the good…
At our 20th Anniversary Celebration on October 20, the Nonprofit Center launched the Believe in the Good campaign, and at the centerpiece is a video highlighting and uplifting the nonprofit sector in Northeast Florida. We asked the audience to let us know what good they believe in, and the answers by no surprise were inspiring…
Read MoreFirst Person – Advocacy lessons with CEO Susan King
First Person is a blog series hosted by the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida. Through the series, The Nonprofit Center will explore different aspects of nonprofit leadership in the words of nonprofit staff across the region. Through an informal conversation with Rena Coughlin, CEO of the Nonprofit Center, leaders share their insights on key skills…
Read MoreThe Concerns Keeping Nonprofit Leaders Awake at Night
“I’m worried about my staff; I think we’re all tired and that COVID fatigue is setting in.” “I’m grateful for the opportunities I’ve had to collaborate with other nonprofit leaders to create new ways to serve our communities and I want to know how we can keep it going.” “I wish more emergency funding sources…
Read MoreNonprofit Advocacy Priorities for 2021
One word I keep coming back to in 2021 is gratitude. I am immensely grateful to the hundreds of nonprofit organizations across our region who continue to find ways to innovate and serve their constituents every day. According to our latest COVID-19 research, more than 70% of local nonprofits have remained fully operational and continued…
Read MoreElection Day 2020 – Nonprofit Advocacy
Today is election day across the United States, and millions of voters are casting their first votes, or continuing their personal tradition of political participation. From get out the vote text campaigns to ubiquitous political ads and content across virtually every media format, election news and information is everywhere. Nonprofits have a crucial role to play in this ecosystem too.
Read MoreNonprofit Center Commitment to Advance Racial Justice
The Nonprofit Center has been working with a group of our members in the past few weeks to chronicle and lift up how our industry is adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the insights both profound and practical, was the insistence that we prioritize naming, challenging, and changing internal and external practices and programs that…
Read More2020 Local Focus. Lasting Impact.™ Moments Recognition
Due to the extenuating circumstances surrounding the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Local Focus. Lasting Impact.™ application has been condensed and the recognition structure has expanded. Thanks to the generosity of Florida Blue, WJCT, Community First Credit Union, and the Jessie Ball duPont Reflective Practice Endowment Fund at The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, we…
Read MoreMeet our Census 2020 Coordinator
Dr. Standralyn Terry joins the Nonprofit Center as our Census 2020 Coordinator. Standralyn is a Nonprofit and Educational Consultant with more than 20 years of experience working at all levels of education and nonprofit operations. Her skillset lies in working with organizations to fix systemic problems, improve learning environments, train faculty & staff, and advise…
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