Public Policy & Advocacy

Nonprofits move forward important work in communities across Washington. They deserve a place at the table when it comes to the shaping of policy and how public resources will be spent. Learn how to advocate for your mission, and why it matters that you do.

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Build a Movement!

Build A Movement! Videos

These 12 short videos feature members of the nonprofit community talking about advocacy and how it has helped them advance the missions of their organizations. To understand how they fit into the framework of Build […]

Archived webinars

Census 101 for Nonprofits

Census 101 for Nonprofits: Why it Matters and What You Can Do Presenter: David Streeter, Washington Nonprofits Length: 60 minutes Date: October 8, 2019   The 2020 Census is right around the corner, and the […]

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Build A Movement Templates and Sample Documents

We’ve compiled dozens of Build A Movement! Templates and Sample documents, which you can download according to chapter, below. If you are looking for a specific document, you can browse the entire document vault. Introduction […]

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Build a Movement!

Build A Movement Learning Documents

To learn how to use public policy to achieve your mission, download the following Build A Movement! guides in PDF format: The Introduction & Groundwork chapter provides an overview of the Build A Movement! framework, along with basic […]

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Build A Movement! Interactive Learning

Explore the Build A Movement! Interactive Graphic To learn more about advocacy and using public policy to achieve your mission, hover your mouse over the interactive graphic below. Click on one of the black-and-white icons […]

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Build a Movement!

Build A Movement!

Build A Movement! invites you and your colleagues to take action on policy issues that matter to your mission. In its purest form, government is intended to represent the will of the people. This toolkit […]

Discussion Guides

Advocate Effectively Webinar

Advocate Effectively: Tips and Resources to Expand Your Impact Presenter: Christina Wong Length: 1 hour Date: July 20, 2017 You do important and critical work in our communities, but you can make an even bigger […]