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Helping People Vote Is Part of Serving Your Community, ZimNotes V36#33 (opens the original)
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Yes, another article about voting, and critically important right now—Ann LehmanNonprofits have something political campaigns don’t: relationships with people in their communities built on trust, not elections.A groundbreaking Nonprofit VOTE study found that people engaged by nonprofits about voting were 10 percentage points more likely to vote than comparable people who were not engaged—56% compared with 46%. The effect was even greater among historically underrepresented groups.That makes sens
Women Have Come Too Far to Go Back (opens the original)
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I have been invited to a gathering of women in Houston this weekend. It is billed as Women’s Assembly. It began in 2017 with the large Women’s March after T’s first election. The organizers describe it as rebuilding American democracy from the ground up, rooted in lived experience and collective decision-making. Women’s March 2026 Women’s Convening vision. Here is my message to women attending the Convening.— AnnWomen Have Come Too Far to Go B
Voting in 2026: What We Know Now, ZimNotes V36#32 (opens the original)
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When I wrote “Voting in 2026: What’s Actually Happening?” on September 1, the rules for mail voting were still very much up in the air. The Supreme Court had just ruled on the administration’s first attempt to change the rules, Judge Indira Talwani was considering the Postal Service’s new rule, and another court hearing was days away.A lot has happened since then. The short version: The new USPS rules will not apply to the November 2026 election. But there
What Are Your Fundraising Responsibilities? ZimNotes V36#31 (opens the original)
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This is an excerpt from Boards That Love Fundraising. As a nonprofit board member, you have four fundraising responsibilities:1) To make a financial contribution to the extent of your capacity. Some board members can only make token gifts annually; others can give $10 million. Each of you should make a “stretch” gift every year regardless of specific amount, and at minimum give something. Other funders--particularly foundations and major donors--will consider making contributions o
Voting in 2026: What’s Actually Happening? ZimNotes V. 36#30 (opens the original)
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If you’ve been trying to keep up with what’s happening to voting in 2026, you’re forgiven if you’re confused.Executive orders, congressional proposals, new state laws, Postal Service rules and lawsuits are flying in every direction. The Supreme Court has weighed in—but not necessarily in the way some headlines suggest. And while all of this is being fought out in Washington and the courts, November’s election is getting closer. So let’s take a breath and ask a simple question: What’s actually ha
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