Bang the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

In the last few years, there’s been an understandable reassignment of many key communication staff to booster public health campaigns, with few able to prioritize the essential task of updating (now painfully old) policy. Run a community advocacy program . Consult early on policy decisions. Take a chance to innovate.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 27, 2024

There is a local walking and transit advocacy group called Sweet Streets , that helped promote this change.) Road Witch was a campaign in England 20+ years ago, focusing on rebalancing the use to streets toward residents, not automobiles. See Fighting Traffic:The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City.

Transportation 52

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 21, 2020

This is because 1) there are grantmakers that focus on education and provide grants to support academic achievement among at-risk populations; and 2) local programs are typically supported at least in part through fundraising campaigns, collecting contributions from local community members and businesses. Are you a registered nonprofit?

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

But that our management processes aren't set up to do that. Pedestrian advocacy organizations like Feet First in Seattle have provided a great deal of support to Walk to School efforts. I think that parks, libraries, sustainable mobility programs, and other civic assets are potential touchpoints for civic engagement and participation.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 31, 2024

I mean how could the schools advocacy publication Catalyst , which was focused solely on Chicago's schools, go out of business (" Linda Lenz, founding editor of Catalyst Chicago, dies at 77 | Technical assistance for local schools advocates ") if there were serious technical assistance provided to Chicago's LSCs.

Education 52

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

A project proposal typically includes a background section, a management and personnel section, and a past performance section. Regardless of your area of expertise and whether you are employed by a nonprofit or educational institution, you will find that the list of viable funders is going to be manageable.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 18, 2024

Years ago I wrote a piece (" Outline for a proposed Ward-focused (DC) Councilmember campaign platform and agenda ," 2015) about what would be an ideal approach to a truly ward-focused Councilmember election and governance platform, including having a dashboard on ward-specific data on traffic safety. Ward focused traffic safety programming.

Transportation 40

Transportation Campaign Public Health Laws 40

Public Policy Blog

JANUARY 3, 2014

He specifically distinguishes social movements from political parties and advocacy groups. Not surprisingly, there is growing scholarly interest in the mediation of activism and political campaigning. Collective action (CA) can be defined as all activity of common or shared interest among two or more individuals (Olson, 1971).

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JANUARY 7, 2025

In addition to those needed to fulfill campaign promises, various interest groups are advocating to add to that list, including calls to prioritize having Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) [1] , exit their 16-year-long conservatorships.

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Poverty & Policy

JUNE 8, 2017

Some recent reports suggest that Democrats may put other conditions on the bargaining table, rather than insisting on a “clean bill,” which Trump’s Treasury Secretary wants , but not, it seems, his Office of Management and Budget Director. We can donate to advocacy organizations, if we can afford to, join their social media campaigns, etc.

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