Bolder Advocacy Resource Library

Power and Equity: The Advocacy Playbook for Labor and Economic Justice

Hub/Toolkit

This toolkit provides a comprehensive overview of the legal guidelines for 501(c)(3) public charities engaging in labor and economic justice advocacy.

Issues

Consumers, Equal Employment Opportunity, Workers

Topics

Affiliated Organizations, Ballot Measures, Community Organizing, Election Related Activities, Executive Branch Advocacy, Influencing Legislation, Lobbying, Public Charity Advocacy

Gender and Equity: The Advocacy Playbook for Gender and Reproductive Justice

Hub/Toolkit

This toolkit provides a comprehensive overview of the legal guidelines for 501(c)(3) public charities engaging in gender and reproductive justice advocacy.

Issues

Access to Health Care, LGBTQ+ Americans, Reproductive Rights

Topics

Affiliated Organizations, Ballot Measures, Coalitions, Community Organizing, Election Related Activities, Executive Branch Advocacy, Influencing Legislation, Lobbying, Public Charity Advocacy

Justice and Equity: The Advocacy Playbook for Criminal Legal Reform

Hub/Toolkit

This toolkit provides a comprehensive overview of the legal guidelines for 501(c)(3) public charities engaging in criminal legal reform.

Issues

Criminal Justice

Topics

Ballot Measures, Coalitions, Community Organizing, Election Related Activities, Executive Branch Advocacy, Influencing Legislation, Lobbying, Public Charity Advocacy

Earth and Equity: The Advocacy Playbook for Environmental Justice

Hub/Toolkit

This toolkit provides a comprehensive overview of the legal guidelines for 501(c)(3) public charities engaging in environmental justice advocacy.

Issues

Environment

Topics

Ballot Measures, Coalitions, Community Organizing, Election Related Activities, Evaluating Advocacy, Influencing Legislation, Lobbying, Public Charity Advocacy

Transition Advocacy: Is it Lobbying?

Factsheet

Nonprofits that want to get a jump on building relationships and communicating their point of view on policies that benefit their communities should start now.

Topics

Public Charity Advocacy

Preparing for Change: How Nonprofits Can Shape Policy By Engaging Transition Teams

Factsheet

Perhaps the best kept secret of nonprofit advocates is the importance of the time between a candidate’s election and the time they’re sworn in.

Topics

Public Charity Advocacy

Lobbying Flowchart

Factsheet

This graphic can help you determine if your communication is considered lobbying under federal tax law rules for electing 501(c)(3) organizations. It does not cover situations or communications that take place in a candidate election context.