
Advocating for Community Impact
Tue, Nov 18
|Grand Rapids
Too often voices from the margins go unheard. For many nonprofit organizations, working in those margins is what gives life to their missions.


Time & Location
Nov 18, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
Grand Rapids, 5540 Glenwood Hills Pkwy SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512, USA
Guests
About the event
Too often voices from the margins go unheard. For many nonprofit organizations, working in those margins is what gives life to their missions. How then might you ensure that those voices are heard?
Advocacy helps your organization amplify voices to ensure that policies are building community rather than creating harm to your constituents. Yet many nonprofit leaders and boards are hesitant to step into the fray.
This interactive workshop will help nonprofit leaders, board members, and program staff:
Understand the legal limitations of advocacy work
Learn how to safeguard their organization’s mission