Lobbying Series Part 3 - Grassroots Lobbying

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Lobbying Series Part 3 - Grassroots Lobbying On this episode, our third in our ongoing lobbying series, we’ll focus on grassroots lobbying for public charities that have made the 501(h) election.&nbsp; Attorney Co-hosts&nbsp; Natalie Ossenfort&nbsp; Jen Powis&nbsp; Quyen Tu&nbsp; &nbsp; Recap of the 501(h) election&nbsp; Recap of the 501(c)(3) lobbying limits&nbsp; 501(h) election allows you to calculate your lobbying limits&nbsp; Grassroots limit is 25% of overall lobbying limits&nbsp; &nbsp; Defining Grassroots Lobbying&nbsp; &nbsp; 1. Communication&nbsp; 2. with the General Public (not a legislator or member of the organization)&nbsp; 3. that Expresses a View about Specific Legislation&nbsp;&nbsp; 4. and contains a Call to Action&nbsp; &nbsp; There are 4 specific types of calls to action.&nbsp; A call to action must comprise one of the following actions:&nbsp;&nbsp; tell the recipient to contact a legislator;&nbsp; provide information on how the recipient can contact her legislator, such as providing the phone number or address;&nbsp; provide a mechanism for enabling the recipient to contact her legislator, such as a postcard, petition, or email form; or&nbsp; identify a legislator who will vote on the legislation as being opposed to or undecided about the organization’s view on the legislation, a member of a legislative committee who will vote on the legislation, or the recipient’s legislator.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Examples of Grassroots Lobbying:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Examples of Non-Grassroots Lobbying:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Resources&nbsp; Being a Player: A Guide to the IRS Lobbying Regulations for Advocacy Charities&nbsp; What is Advocacy?&nbsp; Worry-Free Lobbying For Nonprofits: How To Use The 501(h) Election To Maximize Effectiveness&nbsp; Public Charities Can Lobby: Guidelines for 501(c)(3) Public Charities (Factsheet)&nbsp; When Does Your Activity Become Lobbying? (Factsheet)&nbsp; Communicating With Your Members (Factsheet)&nbsp; 501(h) Lobbying Limit Calculator&nbsp; Rules of the Game: The Bolder Advocacy Podcast https://afj.org/podcast <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17838686/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/95211431