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The Linchpin Campaign of the Center for Community Change

  • Untapped: How Community Organizers Can Develop and Deepen Relationships with Major Donors and Raise Big Money: This report examines how to apply the basics of community organizing to raising money from major donors. Begining with an overview of the potential and challenges of major donor fundraising, the report describes different types of major donors, how and where to find them, and some key things to keep in mind about major donor fundraising.

The Opportunity Agenda

  • Opinion Research on Human Rights: This research project examined the opinion of three key audiences on human rights in the U.S. as applied to social justice issues: the American public, social justice advocates not currently using the human rights approach, and journalists who regularly cover social issues.
  • Talking Points
    • Health as a Human Right: Provides advice on talking broadly about creating a health care system that works for everyone.
    • Racial Economic Disparities: Designed primarily for communications between experts of color and policymakers, as well as "opinion leaders."
    • Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Provides advice on talking to broad audiences on human rights at home, in light of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

U.S. Human Rights Fund

  • USHRF Publications
    • Perfecting Our UnionPerfecting our Union: This report provides concrete examples of how human rights values, standards and strategies have successfully been used in the United States to advance policy and practice.
    • Identity Sheet: A two page summary of the USHRF's history, grantmaking strategy, and grantees.
    • Human Rights in Action: This report summarizes the USHRF's 2009 Global Strategy Exchange Convening with reflective text, quotes from participants, and profiles of select presenters.
    • Voices from the Field: USHRF-published field assessment report on the core capacity needs of domestic civil and human rights organizations, and related funding strategies.
  • Financial Webinar Series Power Points
    • Kim Klein's "Keep Your Head Above Water: Short-Term Strategies for Surviving 2009"
    • Jeanette Russell's "Click Here to Engage + Activate + Fundraise Your Base"
    • Nonprofit Finance Fund's "Nonprofits and the Economy: Financial Tools & Strategies for Turbulent Times"
  • USHRF Evaluation Reports