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CFP: Advocacy and Policy Work for Academic and Research Library Workers: Perspectives and Strategies #ACRL #ACRLPublication

A Library Writer's Blog

Dear Colleagues, We are issuing a call for proposals for an edited volume tentatively titled, Advocacy and Policy Work for Academic and Research Library Workers: Perspectives and Strategies to be published by ACRL (forthcoming Spring 2024). Please see below for specific topic suggestions.

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AWS Nonprofit Credit Program expands support for nonprofits of all sizes

AWS Public Sector Blog

The following are some examples of the innovations nonprofits have developed with support from this program: Amplifying citizen advocacy across Africa ONE is a global movement to end extreme poverty and preventable disease by 2030. To help reach audiences across Africa, ONE launched a mobile chatbot built on AWS.

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CFP: Nonprofits, Public Policy, and Migration Crises (Nonprofit Policy Forum Journal)

A Library Writer's Blog

For example, what is the role of nonprofits in advocating directly to policymakers or engaging voters and others to be active in supporting or opposing migration initiatives? How do nonprofits working in migration crises balance advocacy and service delivery? What is the impact of migration crises (e.g.

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Chicago has elected local school councils

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

As a book pointed out, if that doesn't communicate that Mayoral control isn't the solution, nothing does. Many school systems have formal councils that bring parents, teachers and school officials together on a committee that isn't powerful, that deals with "school transformation." For decades, in Chicago, the Mayor runs the school system.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

To that end, they turned to lobbying and advocacy to fend off any possible profit-reducing limitations that Congress might impose on them. 11] The history makes clear that the various GSEs often engage in lobbying and advocacy for favorable changes to legislation and regulation, potentially biasing the outcome. [12]

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Public restrooms: single versus multiple-occupant

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Policy and practice in public space management depending on the revitalization health of a community.

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Finding Funding for Research

Peak Proposals

Not only will the funder require one, but they may expect to have significant input on your M&E plan, to the point of telling you the indicators you should use; this level of engagement is not uncommon in government-funded grants. Lastly, if your research area relates to a specific disease, population, or industry (e.g.,