The Catalytic Philanthropy Podcast
Business:Non-Profit
The David and Lura Lovell Foundation supports its nonprofit grantees to engage in a wide range of issue advocacy activities. Through this support, the foundation acts on its mission to help its partners achieve wins that not only alleviate issues but may actually solve persistent or urgent social problems. Among the successes of its grantee partners is the passing of two bipartisan federal bills that protect survivors of sexual misconduct from being silenced. In this Podcast, foundation Executive Director John Amoroso offers a step-by-step guide to funding issue advocacy. The process begins by educating your board and staff about the legal safe space to fund advocacy, with the help of expert legal counsel. Once you know the parameters, engage your grantees in conversations to learn how you can help advance their advocacy work. Then begin supporting them. John emphasizes how any foundation can fund this game-changing work.
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John Amoroso is executive director of The David and Lura Lovell Foundation, supporting work in mental health, integrative health and wellness, youth access to the arts, and gender parity. Previously, John collaborated on community building, organizational management, fund development, capacity building, and grantmaking in nonprofit, government, and private sectors.
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This Podcast is a companion to Exponent Philanthropy's Advocacy Field Guide for Lean Funders and to Exponent's Primer on the Legal Aspects of Advocacy Grantmaking
DISCLAIMER: Exponent Philanthropy is not a law or accounting firm. The information contained here is provided for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for expert legal, tax, or other professional advice tailored to your specific circumstances. Exponent advises all foundations to seek independent counsel, for any tax, accounting, or legal issues.
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