Skill Building
In the final session of this series, Bolder Advocacy’s capacity assessment tools which provide groups with a snapshot of their organizational assets, as well as help them prioritize areas for improvement are explored.
In the second session of this series, Grantmakers will learn why advocacy and policy work are important to achieve their foundation’s mission and how to make a successful case to stakeholders and trustees.
The first session of this series will provide an overview of activities that constitute advocacy and public policy work; various advocacy roles for foundations; definitions of lobbying; and rules for private and public foundation grants to nonprofits that lobby, including general support, specific projects and multi-year grants.