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Rules of Advocacy & Lobbying: Private Foundations

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The rules of advocacy and lobbying for private foundations differ somewhat from community and public foundations. As a private foundation, the law allows the following: Advocacy Lobbying Funding Lobbying Advocacy Yes, private foundations may engage in advocacy activities as…

Rules of Advocacy & Lobbying: Community & Public Foundations

https://cof.org/content/rules-advocacy-lobbying-community-public-foundations
The rules of advocacy and lobbying for community and public foundations differ somewhat from private foundations. As a community or public foundation, the law allows the following: Advocacy Lobbying Funding Lobbying Advocacy Yes, community and public foundations may engage in…

Election Year Politics: What Foundations Need to Know

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The election season, particularly in presidential election years, brings with it both opportunities and challenges for private foundations and public charities. Grantmakers can use this opportunity to increase civic involvement, provide nonpartisan information about candidates and educate…

Advocacy Toolkit

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Sometimes the hardest part of engaging in advocacy can be figuring out where to start. Government is the mechanism for public policy process, and elected officials and their staff are driving and creating policies. As their constituents and important stakeholders in civil society, they need to…