Bolder Advocacy Resource Library

Equipping your foundation’s staff and trustees with the information and strategies needed to better leverage critical dollars, expertise, and people.

A co-branded guide with Philanthropy Advocates explaining how foundations can interact with voters, candidates, and their grantees in an election year.

How state or local regulations may apply to your existing or proposed Get Out the Vote work

Created in partnership with Dr. Sara Watson, this resource outlines the sixteen characteristics of grantmaking that best supports effective policy education and advocacy. 

In collaboration with Philanthropy Advocates, this factsheet provides a brief overview of both federal and state law so that your foundation can maximize its impact by engaging in effective and meaningful advocacy.

Provides tips for private foundations to safely and legally participate in the redistricting process and fund grantees that engage in this work.

Disipemos algunos mitos: las organizaciones comunitarias 501(c)(3), incluyendo fundaciones, tienen muchas oportunidades para asegurar que sus comunidades estén bien representadas en las elecciones. Sí, hay normas para llevar a cabo y proveer fondos para una campaña para registrar votantes, pero las organizaciones sin fines de lucro no deben evitar estas actividades. Más bien, es importante entender las normas para poder programar sus actividades en esta época de elecciones.

This guide offers clear and concise information on the range of legal questions that could arise when nonprofits consider working on a ballot initiative.