# Episode 277: Where Advocacy Ends - Good and Lobbying Begins - Bad

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Podcast: [Around with Randall](https://stenobird.com/podcast/around-with-randall-4644387)
Published: 2026-04-14T09:05:00+00:00
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## Resource

Nonprofits often hesitate to engage in public policy, fearing they might cross into prohibited territory. But the real risk may be staying silent. Missing opportunities to shape the very systems that define their impact. This episode reframes advocacy as a strategic, mission-aligned responsibility, showing how organizations can influence policy through education, data, and relationships without engaging in direct lobbying. When done thoughtfully, policy engagement becomes not a distraction, but a powerful extension of a nonprofit’s mission.

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