Bolder Advocacy Resource Library

This toolkit provides a comprehensive overview of the legal guidelines for 501(c)(3) public charities working to protect democracy and voting rights.

This toolkit provides a comprehensive overview of the legal guidelines for 501(c)(3) public charities advocating for racial justice and immigrant rights.

This toolkit provides a comprehensive overview of the legal guidelines for 501(c)(3) public charities advocating for health and disability rights.

This toolkit provides a comprehensive overview of the legal guidelines for 501(c)(3) public charities advocating for LGBTQ+ and HIV communities.

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

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

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

Unlocking the power of nonprofit advocacy by providing essential guidance and insights for maximizing impact and navigating legal requirements

501(c)(3)s and 501(c)(4)s—affiliated or otherwise—may work together to coordinate their advocacy activities to further their respective goals. While 501(c)(3)s may work together with 501(c)(4)s, they must structure their activities to ensure they do not jeopardize their tax-exempt status. This resource provides details on how 501(c)(3)s and 501(c)(4)s can work together.

By pooling resources, engaging in joint policy discussions and strategizing, coalitions can stretch dollars, draw on collective expertise, and maximize efforts to create a more just society.

When (c)(3)s and (c)(4)s work together, either in coalitions of advocacy groups or in groups of funders with a shared social change goal, the law does not always provide clear answers on the parameters of collaboration.

This graphic will help 501(c)(3) organizations working in coalition with non-501(c)(3) organizations to determine if their activities are permissible for a (c)(3) organization. During election years, (c)(3)s should ensure they are not engaging in activities that support or oppose any candidate for public office.

This new Advocacy Resource is designed to guide organizations through the process of forming and working in coalition with easy-to-understand explanations of the most common forms of coalitions, how to fund them, how to work on the most common types of joint activities, and how partners can share resources. The guide also provides sample agreements that should help coalitions come to agreement on decision-making processes and other issues before conflict arises.