Heather Burke | October 17, 2018
Calling for a Veto? Can Nonprofits Call for Impeachment? Can Private Foundations Fund Nonprofits that Lobby? Can We Comment on Candidate’s Statements? Can You Give a Candidate Your Email List? Does taking a stand on executive actions qualify as lobbying under federal tax law?…
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Jasmine Newman | February 5, 2021
Nonprofits care about and frequently weigh in on issues affecting education, including resources needed to support stude...
Heather Burke | April 18, 2019
Bolder Advocacy has provided trainings to thousands of nonprofit organizations. We work with nonprofit boards, staff, and volunteers to improve their understanding of the legal issues involved in influencing public policy advocacy so they can maximize their advocacy and election-related activities, learn what it takes to engage in effective advocacy,…
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Jasmine Newman | February 24, 2021
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/rulesofthegame/ROTG-Lobbying-Part4.mp3 Our attorneys for this episode: Leslie Barnes Tim Mooney Shyaam Subramanian Shownotes On this episode, our fourth in our on-going lobbying series, we’ll focus…
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Ryann Alonso | December 2, 2020
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/rulesofthegame/ROTG-advancing-policy.mp3 Now that elections are “mostly” behind us, we wanted to turn our attention to lobbying for policy changes no matter where you are or what project you work on. Our attorneys for this episode: Leslie Barnes Jen Powis Shyaam…
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Jasmine Newman | December 17, 2020
Nonprofits have a wide variety of advocacy tools at their disposal to create change in their communities, including both...
Heather Burke | July 13, 2018
Can a 501(c)(3) organization lose its tax status over a careless tweet? What happens when a politician “likes” your organization’s Facebook page? With new online tools popping up all the time, questions like these are becoming more and more frequent. Let us help you navigate the web of rules and…
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Ryann Alonso | January 27, 2021
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/rulesofthegame/ROTG-Lobbying-Part2.mp3 Our attorneys for this episode: Jen Powis Shyaam Subramanian Leslie Barnes Shownotes In this episode, our second in our on-going intro to lobbying series, we’ll focus on direct lobbying for public charities that have…
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Jasmine Newman | January 13, 2021
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/rulesofthegame/ROTG-Lobbying-Part1.mp3 Our attorneys for this episode: Quyen Tu Tim Mooney Natalie Ossenfort Shownotes On this episode, we begin a multi-part series on lobbying for 501(c)(3) public charities — the limits, the definitions, the exceptions and much more. If you’re advocating on…
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ldinapoli | April 8, 2014
Lobbying is not only a perfectly legal activity for 501(c)(3) groups to engage in -- it is extremely effective....
