Ep. 433 - Nonprofit Advocacy Myths & Facts with Bethany Snyder

<p>Learn about those myths and facts about nonprofit advocacy.</p> <p>In this segment, Bethany Snyder shares All about the Base: Using Advocacy to Grow your Organization’s Power and Influence. With her boundless enthusiasm, Bethany will share with how nonprofit organizations can use advocacy - not only to make good public policy - but to strengthen their organization's bottom line and overall organization.<br> <br> See video here - https://youtu.be/oWIVZwO-F3o</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>WHO IS BETHANY?</strong></p> <p>Bethany Snyder, MPP, is an Advocacy Strategist, Enthusiast, Optimist – and the founder of Snyder Strategies, LLC, a boutique consulting firm she formed to share and leverage her deep understanding of the advocacy world with nonprofit and membership-based organizations.</p> <p>With nearly 25 years of experience in communications, advocacy, and public affairs, Bethany is a seasoned professional and a nonprofit advocacy expert. She has been on all sides of the advocacy desk - as a grassroots advocacy director, a lobbyist, a consultant, a comms director, and a US Senate staffer. She’ll help turn your supporters into lifelong advocates- and donors.</p> <p>Bethany received her Bachelor of Arts in sociology and women’s studies from the University of Iowa and has a master’s in public policy from the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.</p> <p>In her spare time, Bethany leads Central Iowa Rainbow Families which provides support, social, and advocacy opportunities for LGBTQ-identified parents in central Iowa. She and her partner are also donors and active volunteers for Family Equality. After spending a few decades in DC, Minneapolis, and Northern California, Bethany, along with her family, moved back to Iowa in 2019.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>BETHANY'S CALL TO ACTION</strong></p> <p>The health of our democracy relies on nonprofits engaging in the public policy process!</p> <p>https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethanysnyder/</p> <p>https://www.snyderstrategies.me/</p> <p><br></p> <p