Public Webinar: How California’s Disclosure Laws Affect Nonprofits When Lobbying for Lasting Change

True: Nonprofits can safely, legally, and effectively engage in state-level advocacy and lobbying work in California.

Also True: California nonprofits need to understand the rules that apply to their lobbying activities under state and federal law.

This training is designed for all tax-exempt organizations doing policy work at the state-level in California. 

Participants will learn:

• Who must register as a lobbyist in California; 
• When an organization (or its employees) should start filing California lobbying disclosure reports; and
• The definitions of activities that are considered “lobbying” under California state law and how those definitions differ from IRS lobbying definitions.