Articles Related to Advocacy
NAMI Hosting Free Seminars on Mental Illness
Oct 25 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Collaboration
Support for Family & Friends.The National Alliance on Mental Illness offers a free, 4 hour Family & Friends seminar that informs and supports family members, partners, friends and significant others who have loved ones with a mental health condition. Participants learn about diagnoses, treatment, recovery, communication... Read Article
Family Advocacy Center Turns 10!
Oct 20 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Leadership
Supporting Victims of Interpersonal Violence.
Thousands of people are helped each year at the Family Advocacy Center (FAC). This year, the FAC and United Way of Central New Mexico will celebrate 10 years of service of this important community asset, which provides a single location for multiple services for victims of... Read Article
November is National Children's Grief Awareness Month
Oct 18 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Communications & Marketing, Related to: Leadership
Recognize the Needs of Grieving Children.November 16th is National Children’s Grief Awareness Day – a day to recognize the needs of children who are grieving.
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that 5% of children will experience the death of a loved one by the time they are 18. That means... Read Article
Generation Justice Receives W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grant
Oct 17 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Related to: Fund Development
Funding for Narrative Change in New Mexico.
Congratulations to Generation Justice for being awarded a $244,739 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation! The grant is intended to help strengthen the leadership pipeline impacting narrative change around vulnerable children and... Read Article
UNM Offers New Graduate Program in Public Policy
Oct 6 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Evaluation, Related to: Leadership
A New Generation of Policy Analysts. Economic uncertainty, poverty, low graduation rates and climate change are among the challenges facing the state of New Mexico. Communities across the country face similar challenges. The University of New Mexico now offers a Master in Public Policy (MPP)... Read Article
Generation Justice Announces State of Resilience Campaign
Oct 3 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Related to: Leadership
New Mexico's history of colonization, genocide, & inequity are tied to today's resistance, resilience, & liberation. We, as New Mexicans, know our future is dependent on how well we honor & navigate past & present conditions.
The State of Resilience... Read Article
Building Movement Project Releases Resource Database
Oct 3 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Board Development, Related to: Collaboration, Related to: Communications & Marketing, Related to: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Related to: Evaluation, Related to: Financial Management, Related to: Fund Development, Related to: Human Resources, Related to: Leadership, Related to: Technology, Related to: Volunteer Management
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Nonprofit Communication: Power in Words
Sep 25 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Communications & Marketing, Related to: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Related to: Leadership
Developing an anti-oppressive nonprofit marketing communications framework is fundamentally an exercise in imagination.
What if your nonprofit’s mission has nothing to do with ending racism, colonialism, and xenophobia?"
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MindMatters: Erase the Stigma
Sep 18 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Communications & Marketing, Related to: Fund Development
MindMatters: Erase the StigmaThe National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) New Mexico is working with local business partners to host an annual Education and Awareness campaign for mental illness at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in early October. This event, "MindMatters, Erase... Read Article
Hurricane Harvey: Contribute to Response Efforts In New Mexico
Aug 31 2017Related to: Advocacy, Related to: Collaboration
Hurricane Harvey Relief EffortsDuring disasters, Feeding America food banks like ours are often called upon to assist and collect funds and food to provide to affected areas. Currently, we along with additional Feeding America food banks across the country, are encouraging the community to help in any of the following... Read Article