Dr. Emmett Carson: Renewing the Call to Advocacy

Dr. Emmett Carson, President and CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, gave the keynote address at Independent Sector’s Public Policy Action Institute. As a nonprofit, and an organization that is not a direct service provider, The Giving Net is in a unique position to strengthen democracy through our civic engagement strategies, community-based philanthropy and advocacy. This video gave motivation to continue building this organization!

If the nonprofit sector is not willing to take a stand on matters that mean the most to us because of fear, then we potentially miss out on opportunities to produces systemic social change that will improve the conditions of those we serve. Check out what Dr. Carson has to say about advocacy.