NPAction Update
Vol 4, Issue 6
March 24, 2006

Welcome to the NPAction Update. In This Issue:

Featured Article:

Philanthropy Journal Promotes Critical Role of Advocacy to Nonprofits' Missions

Register Your Members and the Community to Vote
The Real Rules: Congregations and IRS Guidelines On Advocacy, Lobbying, and Elections

*Featured Article*
Philanthropy Journal Promotes Critical Role of Advocacy to Nonprofits' Missions
Uncertainty about legal limitations keeps many nonprofit organizations from engaging in public policy debates. Nonprofits can contribute to policy decisions in several important ways - from lobbying elected officials on specific legislation to conducting public education and non-partisan get-out-the-vote initiatives. In the third of a four-part series, the Philanthropy Journal explores the Dos and Don'ts of nonprofit advocacy, and why these activities are key to helping nonprofits realize their full potential. To read the full article click here.

*Additional Articles*
Register Your Members and the Community to Vote
Charities can play an important role in getting-out-the-vote by registering their members and the community to vote. Because of their tax-exempt status, charities must be careful to not register people to vote in a partisan manner. Click here to read more.

The Real Rules: Congregations and IRS Guidelines On Advocacy, Lobbying, and Elections
This guide on legal rules on lobbying and election related activities, published by the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, Washington Office for Advocacy, is an excellent summary of Internal Revenue Service rules. It includes a handy list of Dos and Don'ts. Click here to read more.

*"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
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