Alliance for Justice Nonprofit Advocacy Network

Nonprofit Advocacy Network

August 20: Strategies for Coalitions and Affiliated Organizations Web Workshop

August 25: Lobbying Rules for Nonprofits Web Workshop

August 27: California Ballot Measures Web Workshop

Workshops last approximately one hour (see registration page for start time)
You may register online or by calling Christina Peltier at (510) 444-6070.
Workshop Registration is $25 per attendee.  

Strategies for Coalitions and Affiliated Organizations Web Workshop (8/20/2009)

• This session discusses the different roles and functions of 501(c)(3)s, 501(c)(4)s, and PACs, and the federal rules on how these types of organizations work together.  In addition, it explores the legal separation necessary between affiliated organizations, the fundraising constraints of each organization, the lobbying distinctions and permissible electoral activity for each organization.
  
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Lobbying Rules for Nonprofits Web Workshop (8/25/2009)

• Want to know how your organization can lobby for the public interest?  This session will explain the federal tax laws governing 501(c)(3) lobbying, including how to calculate your lobbying limits under the insubstantial part test and the 501(h) expenditure test, definitions of direct and grassroots lobbying, exceptions to the definition of lobbying and the application of these rules to ballot measure activities. 
  
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California Ballot Measures Web Workshop (8/27/2009)

• This one-hour training hosted by Alliance for Justice will help to demystify the ballot measure process by helping groups understand the limits placed on their ballot measure advocacy by federal tax law; the California ballot measure disclosure reporting laws, including when and how to file the required reports; and the implications of raising money for work on ballot measures and tips on how to do so to limit the impact of the California disclosure requirements.
  
  » Register here!  

 Participants in our Online Workshops are also eligible to purchase our corresponding publications for half-price. You can order these publications by calling Maria Clayton at (202) 822-6070.

*You will need a high speed internet connection to your computer in order to participate in these web workshops