Bolder Advocacy Resource Library

501(c)(3) organizations are prohibited from supporting or opposing candidates for public office (“campaign intervention”). This prohibition, however, does not apply to the activities of 501(c)(3) board members when they are acting in their individual capacity. This fact sheet can help an organization and its board members avoid having personal activities attributed to the organization.

Alliance for Justice ha elaborado la siguiente lista de consejos para ayudar a las organizaciones sin fines de lucro a prepararse en caso de posibles ataques con motivación política, así como para hacer frente a un ataque si llega a producirse. Puesto que es muy probable que el ataque se deba al trabajo que lleva a cabo la organización, también hemos incluido una lista de posibles áreas de vulnerabilidad.

Does your nonprofit use Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr for advocacy? Find out when posts should be counted as lobbying.

The ballot initiative process in California can be an effective tool for nonprofits, including 501(c)(3) public charities, to bring about change in public policy. This fact sheet outlines the legal considerations associated with circulating petitions.

This publication, designed for reproductive rights, health, and justice groups, is a short overview of the laws and regulations that apply to 501(c)(3) public charities when they engage in lobbying and advocacy, including how to shape advocacy during an election time. This resource should be considered an overview of the rules that apply to advocacy.

Foundations often give “lobbying-restricted funds,” meaning they place restrictions in grant agreements that prohibit their grantees from using those grant funds for lobbying. Such restrictions are not legally required in a grant to a public charity. But, once included in a grant agreement, the grantee is contractually obligated to adhere to the restriction. This resource sets out common advocacy activities for 501(c)(3) public charities and notes those in which your organization can safely engage using “lobbying-restricted funds.”

This factsheet answers a frequently asked question about voter registration and GOTV drives, whether conducted by a c3, c4, or any other entity.