It can be really hard right now as a Nonprofit leader to know where to focus your attention, what to be spending your advocacy energy on and what's going to have the biggest impact.

For the vast majority of direct service nonprofits, federal dollars make up at least some part of your total funding. And for any nonprofit in that situation, most of the critical action that's going to determine the long-term wellbeing of our organizations, our programs, our services, and the people we serve is happening at the federal level. 

So even if you're not normally focused primarily on federal advocacy stuff, now is the time. That's where the biggest policy decisions are being made that are going to have massive ripple effects for years to come. 

For an immediate case in point, I'm sure you're aware that the House just passed their disastrous budget bill. There’s a lot we can do to make sure that the worst aspects of that bill get turned around, and that we protect vital safety net services.  To do that, we have to navigate a hyper-partisan environment, and find a way to engage every member of Congress. And that means using some strategies that may be new to us, but that are proving to be effective right now.  

In this episode, we share:

• How to understand the House budget bill and what it means for your services
• Where the best advocacy opportunities lie in this still-ongoing budget process
• Exciting evidence of what’s working right now to influence Congressional decisionmaking
• Best ways to get the attention of your member of Congress 
• Why your supporters are craving the opportunity to advocate on your behalf
• How to create easy advocacy action opportunities for your donors, volunteers, board members and clients
• A simple advocacy messaging framework you can use today

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