NP Action - NPAction Update Vol 3, Issue 13

NPAction Update Vol 3, Issue 13

NPAction Update
Vol 3, Issue 13
7/27/2005

Welcome to the new editor's edition of the NPAction Update! This edition is coming to you straight from the home office in Washington, DC.

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In This Issue:

*What's New- Is Your Organization Subject to the Lobbying Disclosure Act?*
*Featured Article- Showcase Groups: Using Tours in Advocacy*
*Featured Resource Link- Advocacy Tips*

*What's New*

*The Lobbying Disclosure act requires organizations that engage in a certain amount of lobbying activity to register and file disclosure reports. Want to find out if your organization is subject to the Lobbying Disclosure Act? A new article on NPAction.org explains key guidelines to help organizations find out.

"Is Your Organization Subject to the Lobbying Disclosure Act?"
http://www.npaction.org/article/articleview/620/1/248

*On May 17, Reps. Marty Meehan (D-MA) and Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) formally filed H.R. 2412, the Special Interest Lobbying and Ethics Accountability Act (SILEA). The bill would amend the Lobby Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA), which requires organizations that engage in a certain amount of lobbying activity to register and file disclosure reports. Of particular concern to nonprofits are four provisions that would increase disclosure requirements.

For more information on current legislation to amend the LDA
http://www.ombwatch.org/article/articleview/2857/1/41?TopicID=1

Visit the Clerk's Office for more details about LDA in the Senate and House
http://clerk.house.gov/pd/guideAct.html

*Featured Article*

Tours are a great way for organizations to promote their message and get attention for their issues. They help establish media contacts, educate legislators and enrich communities. This issue's featured article showcases nonprofits who use tours in advocacy.

"Showcase Groups: Using Tours in Advocacy"
http://www.npaction.org/article/articleview/621/1/236

*Featured Resource Link*

The NPAction Resource Links Directory is a human-edited compendium of tools and references, contributed by nonprofits for nonprofits.

This issue's featured link focuses on advocacy tips. From The Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, Washington Office for Advocacy, these articles vary from "Tips on Visiting Members of Congress" to "Tips on Writing a Letter to the Editor and Op-Eds"

"Advocacy tips"
http://www.uua.org/uuawo/new/article.php?list=type&type=16

*"Steal This Code": Put NPAction on Your Site*

NPAction invites organizations to share our tools on their websites. Just copy the HTML code from our site, and you're ready to go (but when you steal the code, just let us know!).

"Steal the Code" today
http://www.npaction.org/article/articleview/600/1/1988

*NPAction Update Archives*
http://www.npaction.org/article/archive/210/
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