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Job
Posted On: Nov 19, 2009
The Stanley Foundation seeks a program officer for its Policy and Outreach Department. The chosen candidate will conceptualize, design, and implement programming that focuses on strengthening multilateral approaches to peace and security and building support for multilateralism, especially in the United States. Foundation programming in this area relies heavily on expert dialogues (dialogues include US and foreign officials, influential scholars, journalists, and NGO leaders). It also include...
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Job
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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Job
Posted On: Sep 30, 2009
The International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP) is a global network established by civil society organizations to promote and implement the RtoP norm. The ICRtoP Secretariat is hosted by WFM - Institute for Global Policy (WFM-IGP). For more information on the Coalition and WFM-IGP, please go our websites: www.responsibilitytoprotect.org and www.wfm-igp.org. Location: New ...
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Job
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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Report-Paper
Posted On: Aug 07, 2009
The Center for Nonprofit Advancement surveyed Washington Area nonprofits and developed this assessment of their educational and training needs.
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Job
Posted On: Aug 07, 2009
The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) is seeking an experienced Director of Government Relations. This senior-level position will be responsible for the USGLC's government relations operation, including lobby efforts on Capitol Hill and Administration outreach. The position will report to the Executive Director and reside in Washington, D.C. Responsibilities will include: Manage and Execute Government Relations Operation - Develop and implement strategy for influencing Congressi...
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How To
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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Blog
Posted On: May 18, 2009
Cross-posted from The GII Exchange SwitchblogHere at Continuous Progress, we've often struggled to explain political will in a clear and concise manner. More precisely, defining political will is sometimes but not always the problem. The problem is evaluating it. Properly evaluating political will is key to helping advocates identify optimal strategies and tactics. And that is what poses the greatest difficulty. Craig Charney of Charney Research recently published a short engaging report that...
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How To
Posted On: May 07, 2009
A short introduction to understanding systems from Louise Diamond.
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Other
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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Job
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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Job
Posted On: Feb 19, 2009
Atlas Service Corps seeks nonprofit leaders from around the world to apply for their 2009-2010 fellowship positions in Washington, DC and Bogota, Colombia. All expenses are paid in this prestigious fellowship program, including a living stipend, health insurance, visa, travel, training, and a $2,500 end of service award. Applicants must have 3 or more years of experience in the nonprofit sector, a college degree, fluency in English (and Spanish if applying to volunteer in Colombia), and a com...
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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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Posted On: Jan 12, 2009
This step-by-step evaluation guide is designed to help track progress at the onset of or during an ongoing communication plan.
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Posted On: Jan 12, 2009
Spitfire Strategies has released this streamlined, interactive online planning tool. From their web site:"Developed by Spitfire Strategies, and the Communications Leadership Institute, with funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, The Just Enough Planning GuideTM was developed to help those looking to create winning policy campaigns, issue campaigns, corporate campaigns or public education campaigns. Based on findings from a comprehensive search to find the perfect approach to ca...
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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...
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Report-Paper
Posted On: Dec 29, 2008
A recent EPA call for public commentary on a proposed rulemaking on carbon dioxide emissions provided a remarkable opportunity to comprehensively analyze recent science that is often ignored in the push for carbon dioxide regulation.
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Report-Paper
Posted On: Nov 10, 2008
The Best Practices guide describes the lessons learned from the partners of the ACTION project working to mobilize resources for TB globally. While this book is focused on the TB efforts of a particular project, the hope is that the best practices described here can be applicable to a number of advocacy efforts in various contexts.
As stated in the document's preamble, "This booklet is not a ‘how to’ guide for doing advocacy. It assumes that those reading it are already experienced ...
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How To
Posted On: Aug 01, 2008
The interactive Smart Chart 3.0 is an online tool that can help you make and assess strategic decisions if you are:Just starting the communications planning processEvaluating a communications effort already in progressReviewing a communications effort you've already completedThe Interactive Smart Chart is based on the Spitfire Strategies Smart Chart 3.0 – a planning tool that helps nonprofits make smart choices and develop high-impact communications strategies. This online version of th...
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Report-Paper
Posted On: Aug 01, 2008
This report is fourth in a series of short-term research projects and papers that are part of a larger movement coordinated by the Communications Consortium Media Center to build capacity for improved evaluation in the nonprofit communications arena. Each of these projects, including this one, was designed to take us closer to the goal of responding to the acute need in this field for better information about how to evaluate communications efforts. The need for practical advice is great, incl...