Advocacy Digest: Daily Digest 2/21/12

California's political watchdog panel eases its approach to ethics issues [Los Angeles Times]
D.C. official says proposed ballot initiative banning corporate donations advances [Washington Post]
Illinois: PAC sues over state's campaign finance law [Chicago Tribune]
U.S. Supreme Court stays Montana Supreme Court ruling regarding corporate independent expenditures [Lobby Comply Blog]
Mo. Supreme Court strikes down most of ethics law
[Associated Press via News Tribune]

Technical Assistance Office Hours - West Coast Office

One day each month, one of our attorney-trainers will be available in our West Coast office, by appointment, for 30-minute sessions of free in-person technical assistance. Our attorney-trainers are available for out-of-towners by conference call. Technical Assistance Office Hours are an opportunity for you to ask questions about the federal tax and election law rules and California disclosure rules governing nonprofit advocacy.

To make a 30-minute appointment for free in-person technical assistance at our Oakland, CA office, please e-mail Melissa Mikesell at melissa@afj.org. Please provide the time that you would like to reserve and some general information about your questions.

New Resource for 2011 election planning

In time to help you plan for your upcoming nonpartisan election work in 2011, Alliance for Justice has released the second edition of our advocacy resource, The Rules of The Game: A Guide to Election-Related Activities for 501(c)(3) Organizations (Second Edition).

It's a user-friendly guide that reviews federal tax and election laws which govern nonprofit organizations in an election year, and explains the right (and wrong) ways to organize specific voter education activities. >Click here to pre-order your copy today. The second edition will ship in the next few weeks.

Thinking About Advocacy?

The advocacy information and training Alliance for Justice provides to the nonprofit sector encourages greater civic participation in our democratic system of government by groups speaking on behalf of underrepresented communities.

Alliance for Justice offers a wide range of services to the sector, including:

▪ Professionally planned and executed workshops

▪ Free, one-on-one technical assistance

▪ Public education activities on behalf of the nonprofit sector

▪ Plain-language publications covering a variety of issues related to advocacy in the nonprofit and foundation communities

▪ And much more!

Alliance for Justice's comprehensive Nonprofit Advocacy Program (NAP) and Foundation Advocacy Initiative (FAI) serve the advocacy needs of 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4) and other 501(c)s, and 527 organizations through workshops, research and publications, technical assistance, public policy, a Speaker Series, and outreach to lawyers & accountants.

Need more information?

If you would like to learn more about Alliance for Justice's workshop and training opportunities, check out our events page or e-mail Jose Olivas at jose@afj.org.

Advocacy Digest

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Daily Digest 2/21/12

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