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NPAction Update Vol. 5, Issue 4

NPAction Update
Vol 5, Issue 4
February 22, 2007

Welcome to the NPAction Update.

The Connection: Strategies for Creating and Operating 501(c)(3)s, 501(c)(4)s, and PACs

The updated guide The Connection: Strategies for Creating and Operating 501(c)(3)s, 501(c)(4)s, and Political Organizations from the Alliance for Justice sets out the legal lay of the land for nonprofits seeking to expand their advocacy activities. It covers different kinds of tax-exempt organizations, detailing what advocacy activities each can do and how they can be affiliated under rules in federal tax and election statutes. This article briefly summarizes the topics in the book. It is available to purchase for $35 from Alliance for Justice. 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
http://www.npaction.org/article/articleview/600/1/1988

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