Featured Online Resource

  NPAction by OMB Watch - http://www.npaction.org/ - A Web site covering "how-to" and legal information on nonprofit advocacy and
  lobbying.

 

 Featured Research

  The Strengthening Nonprofit Advocacy Project of Tufts University, OMB Watch and the Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest –
  a research to practice initiative investigating the factors and forces influencing nonprofit participation in public policy.

  See the preliminary findings including the executive summary and PowerPoint slide presentation at www.ombwatch.org/snap.

Web based Advocacy Tool Kits

Organizations Strengthening Nonprofit Lobbying, Advocacy and Public Policy Engagement

• Alliance for Justice, http://www.afj.org/

• American University Public Affairs Institute’s lobbying school, www.american.edu/spa/ccps/publicaffairs.html

• California Voter Foundation, http://www.calvoter.org/
  

• Campaign Consultation, http://www.campaignconsultation.com/

• Center for Community Change, http://www.communitychange.org/

• Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest, http://www.clpi.org/

• Development Training Institute http://www.dtinational.org/

• Environmental Media Services http://www.ems.org/

• Georgetown University-CISVOS, http://www.georgetown.edu/centers/csvos/

• Innovation Network's Advocacy Evaluation Project, http://www.innonet.org/index.php?section_id=101&content_id=480

• Institute for Development Research http://www.jsi.com/idr/

• Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management, http://www.inom.org/
  

• Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies http://www.jhu.edu/~ips/

• Leadership Institute http://www.leadershipinstitute.org/

• Midwest Academy http://www.midwestacademy.com/

• National Council of Nonprofit Associations, http://www.ncna.org/

• Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network, http://www.nonprofitvote.org/

• OMB Watch http://www.ombwatch.org/

• The Ruckus Society http://www.ruckus.org/

• Social Action and Leadership School for Activists http://www.hotsalsa.org/

• The Spin Project, www.spinproject.org/ - media advocacy

• Western States Center http://www.westernstatescenter.org/

• Amherst Wilder Foundation http://www.wilder.org/

• Virginia Organizing Project, http://www.virginia-organizing.org/

Sites with Lobbying & Advocacy Resources - By State
  Inclusion in this list of links is not an endorsement.

  California

• California Association of Nonprofits, http://www.canonprofits.org/

• Center for Nonprofit Management, Los Angeles, http://www.cnmsocal.org/

• San Diego Association of Nonprofits, http://members.aol.com/sandanlhr/index.html

• Nonprofit Resource Center, Sacramento, http://www.nonprofitresourcectr.org/

• Resource Center for Nonprofit Management, Riverside, http://www.nonprofitresource.org/

  Connecticut

• Connecticut Association of Nonprofits, http://www.ctnonprofits.org/

  District of Columbia

• Washington Council of Agencies, http://www.wcanonprofits.org/

  Florida

• Florida Association of Nonprofit Organizations, http://www.fano.org/

  Illinois

• Donors Forum of Chicago, http://www.donorsforum.org/policy/pubpol.html

• Illinois Arts Alliance, http://www.artsalliance.org/

  Louisiana

• Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations, http://www.lano.org/

  Maryland

• Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations, http://www.marylandnonprofits.org/

  Michigan

• Michigan Public Policy Initiative, http://www.mnaonline.org/aboutmppi.asp

• Michigan Nonprofit Association, http://www.mnaonline.org/

  Minnesota

• Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, http://www.mncn.org/

• United Way of the Twin Cities, http://www.uwmsp.org/

  Mississippi

• Mississippi Center for Nonprofits, http://www.msnonprofits.org/

  New Jersey

• Center for Non-Profit Corporations, http://www.njnonprofits.org/Advocacy.html

  New York

• Council of Community Services of New York State, http://www.ccsnys.org/np_policy_main.htm

• Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York, http://www.npccny.org/databank.htm

  North Carolina

• North Carolina Center for Nonprofits, http://www.ncnonprofits.org/advocacy.html

• North Carolina Conservation Network, http://www.ncconnet.org/

  Ohio

• Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations, http://www.oano.org/Policy.asp

  Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations, http://www.pano.org/publicpolicy/publicpolicy.php

  South Carolina

• South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations, http://www.scanpo.org/

  Texas

• United Ways of Texas, http://www.uwtexas.org/

  Public Policy Web Portals

• ARNOVA, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, http://www.arnova.org/ -- access research on nonprofits and advocacy

• Comm-Org, an online conference on community organizing and development – a great portal to organizations and resources related to community organizing http://comm-org.utoledo.edu/

• GiveVoice.Org – http://www.givevoice.org/- Joint website of NCNA and Independent Sector

• Action Without Borders- http://www.idealist.org/- links to issue campaigns, organizations and public interest jobs

• Independent Sector – a national organization representing national nonprofits, foundations and corporate giving programs and conducting research on giving and volunteering. Website contains many links to their members and to issues and activities related to the nonprofit sector

• Network for Good- http://www.networkforgood.org/- volunteer, donate and advocate all in one place

• Nonprofitresearch.org – a nonprofit sector research portal by the Aspen Institute

• Policy Action Network- http://www.movingideas.org/- Public policy news, resources and links hosted by The American Prospect magazine

• Thomas – legislative information on the web by the U.S. House of Representatives, a great bill tracking site http://www.thomas.loc.gov/

• Thomas - How Our Laws Are Made - http://thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html

• Townhall.com - http://www.townhall.com/ - Conservative news and ideas and links organizations and research.

• Volunteermatch – http://www.volunteermatch.org/ - helping volunteers get involved in the issues and causes they care about.

  Take Action on Public Policy Issues and track bills Web sites

• Electronic Activist- www.berkshire.net/~ifas/activist/index1.html

• OMB Watch.org – http://www.ombwatch.org/ - click on Take Action to be in contact with federal and state legislators, governors and media representatives.

  Nonprofit Sector and Civic Infrastructure Organizations

• Advocacy Institute- http://www.advocacy.org/

• Alliance for Nonprofit Management- http://www.allianceonline.org/

• Alliance for Justice- http://www.afj.org/

• Aspen Institute’s Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy Program- http://www.aspeninstitute.org/

• Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action- http://www.arnova.org/

• Benton Foundation- http://www.benton.org/

• Boardsource- http://www.boardsource.org/

• Brennan Center for Justice at NYU, http://www.brennancenter.org/

• Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Strengthening U.S. Democracy Program, http://www.carnegie.org/

• Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest- http://www.clpi.org/

• Civicus- http://www.civicus.org/

• Council on Foundations- http://www.cof.org/

• Guidestar- http://www.guidestar.org/

• George Gund Foundation’s Civic Affairs Program, http://www.gundfdn.org/
  

• Ford Foundation’s Governance and Civil Society Program, www.fordfound.org
  

• Independent Sector- http://www.independentsector.org/

• Innovation Network- http://www.innonet.org/

• InterAction- http://www.interaction.org/

• International Center for Non-profit Law- http://www.icnl.org/

• Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management, www.inom.org
  

• John and James L. Knight Foundation, http://www.knightfdn.org/
  

• Joyce Foundation, http://www.joycefdn.org/
  

• Leadership Learning Community- http://www.leadershiplearning.org/

• League of Women Voters of the United States- http://www.lwv.org/

• Charles Stewart Mott Foundation’s program on civil society, http://www.mott.org/

• National Center for Charitable Statistics at the Urban Institute- http://www.urban.org/

• National Center for Philanthropy and the Law- www.law.nyu.edu/ncpl/

• National Civic League- http://www.ncl.org/

• National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, http://www.ncrp.org/

• National Council of Nonprofit Associations- http://www.ncna.org/

• National Network of Grantmakers, http://www.nng.org/

• OMB Watch- http://www.ombwatch.org/

• Pew Charitable Trusts, http://www.pewtrusts.org/

• Points of Light Foundation- http://www.pointsoflight.org/

• Tax Analysts- http://www.tax.org/

• Urban Institute’s Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy -http://www.urban.org/