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Posted On: Sep 02, 2010
CIVIC's operations and program associate is an integral part of our team and boosts our work advocating on behalf of war victims. The associate will provide a wide range of substantive, logistical and administrative support to include, but not be limited to: • Provide support and backstop directors and other staff in all requested research, including drafting and editing of research briefs and documents, press releases and supporter communication. • Support staff on US...
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Posted On: Aug 04, 2010
You won't have heard of us, as we work behind the scenes, but Crisis Action is an innovative organisation at the forefront of global advocacy. We work with a global network of partners to avert unnecessary conflicts and ensure the protection of civilians in conflicts such as Sudan, Congo and Afghanistan. We are looking for an effective and dynamic person to become our Development Director.As Development Director you will work directly with the Executive Director to strengthen our fundraising ...
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Posted On: Jun 11, 2010
Application deadline: July 20, 2010 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Hours per week: Full time, exempt Compensation: Depends on experience. Full benefits (paid vacation, health, dental) are provided. Summary Description NAPF is seeking a Director of Development at its headquarters in Santa Barbara, CA. This is a senior management position reporting to the President. The Director of Development is responsible for securing increased and sustainable resources through planning, supervising and e...
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Posted On: Apr 30, 2010
Does your online presence measure up? Learn about best practices and successes in online fundraising, messaging, and advocacy in this 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study from M+R Strategic Servcies and NTEN. They've also developed specific reports on text messaging and social media.
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Posted On: Apr 21, 2010
Caroline Hartnell, editor of Alliance, asked David Devlin-Foltz to suggest some guidelines for funding advocacy coalitions, drawing on our work as planning and evaluation advisers to foundations and their advocacy grantees - who often work through coalitions of groups that join forces to promote policy changes. How can funders help such advocacy coalitions reach their potential? How can they help their advocacy grantees be 'better together'? And how can they avoid doing harm?
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Posted On: Apr 12, 2010
Beyond Nuclear, based in Takoma Park, MD, is seeking a summer intern to work on multiple projects including short videos, social media, Capitol Hill briefings, research papers and media outreach. Please call 301.270.2209 to speak to Cindy Folkers or Linda Gunter about the position. Or send your inquiry and resume with a brief statement containing your view on nuclear energy to: info@beyondnuclear.org. This is an unpaid intern position, not paid empl...
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Posted On: Apr 07, 2010
The Project for Nuclear Awareness seeks an energetic, motivated intern to assist with development work including identifying grants, writing and editing letters of intent, outreach to individual donors, and other office tasks including, but not limited to, program and event planning. This is the perfect summer internship for a college student interested in working in a fun atmosphere at a small nonprofit. Applicants should be current undergraduate students with a background in economics, in...
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Posted On: Oct 30, 2009
Philantropia invites your NGO to participate in a survey that plans to determine if international fundraising provides good opportunities for funding NGO's. The results of the study will be published in December of 2009, and will be made available through Philantropia.org, various list servs, and e-mailed to participants. The survey results will remain anonymous and no personal information will be released. The link to the survey is: http://www.esurveyspro.com/Survey.aspx?id=56c30d2b-aaff-48...
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Posted On: Oct 15, 2009
Job Announcement Manager of Security Programs Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) seeks an articulate, creative, and experienced professional to join PSR as the Manager of its Security Programs. The goal of the Security Program is to assert a strong medical voice for the prevention of nuclear war, against the development and use of nuclear weapons, and for a reduction in the role of armed force in US foreign and security policy, emphasizing alternative strategies for conflic...
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Posted On: Sep 23, 2009
Rare opportunity to lead fundraising at Ploughshares Fund, the leading international public grantmaking and operating foundation working to reduce and ultimately eliminate nuclear weapons. Combining high-level advocacy, an enhanced grantmaking capacity and our own expertise, Ploughshares Fund is helping to fundamentally change nuclear weapons policy.Ploughshares Fund is headquartered in San Francisco where the development department is based, with policy experts located in Washington, DC.Th...
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Posted On: Aug 25, 2009
Water Advocates (www.wateradvocates.org) is a small but influential nonprofit advocacy group in Washington DC (DuPont Circle area) dedicated to helping solve the global safe drinking water and sanitation challenge. Water Advocates neither implements programs overseas nor seeks funding for itself, but works to raise awareness of and funding for the global water and sanitation sector as a whole.The Director of Global Wat...
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Posted On: Jul 21, 2009
For an overview of online fundraising campaigns, check out the recording of "A Beginner's Guide to Online Fundraising & Marketing," a webinar from the Network for Good. Jono Smith gives tips for driving traffic to your site, converting visits into donations, and branching out into other web-based marketing tools. The Network for Good learning center has a library of articles on fundraising and other forms of nonprofit outreach.
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Posted On: Jul 13, 2009
This article from grassrootsfundraising.org presents strategies for short- and long-term success for nonprofits in a challenging economic climate.
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Posted On: Jul 08, 2009
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an international learned society and policy research center with headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, seeks a Program Officer or Associate to support its work on issues of Science and Global Security. The Academy's Committee on International Security Studies is undertaking a major integrative project on the global nuclear future and energy policy. This is a unique opportunity for a highly motivated individual to play a role in significant in...
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Posted On: Jun 23, 2009
M+R Strategic Services and NTEN released their analysis of online messaging, fundraising, and advocacy data from 32 nonprofit organizations. They find that, while open and click-through rates declined from 2007 to 2008, the number of online gifts increased.
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Posted On: Jun 11, 2009
This guide from Network for Good and Firefly Partners lays out steps for planning and executing a successful fundraising campaign - from identifying audiences and goals to choosing actions and communication channels and evaluating your success.
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Posted On: Apr 17, 2009
The Peace and Security Initiative has compiled an extensive list of management and fundraising resources, fundraising trainings, leadership workshops, and other resources for nonprofits coping with the challenges of the economic downturn.
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Posted On: Apr 10, 2009
Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) seeks an articulate, innovative and experienced program manager with experience in nuclear disarmament and related national security issues to join PSR as its Director of Security Programs. The Security Program asserts a strong medical voice for the prevention of nuclear war; against the development and use of nuclear weapons; and for a reduction in the role of armed force in US foreign and security policy, emphasizing alternative strategies for co...
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How To
Posted On: Feb 11, 2009
Many in the PSI network have asked for tips or the ability to share best practices on how to survive this economic downturn. In response to this need, PSI is happy to act as a clearinghouse of tips, best practices, and lessons learned for cutting costs; fundraising; or other methods of effectively dealing with this crisis.
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Report-Paper
Posted On: Jan 08, 2009
The PSI Annual Meeting focused on ways to advance its agenda with the incoming administration. The Report-Back contains:-Resources for engaging with the new administration-A summary of a panel discussion: "Making Progress on U.S. Nuclear Policy," with panelists Mort Halperin (Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress and former Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department) and Janne Nolan (Professor, University of Pittsburgh and former national security official in the U.S. Stat...