CLPI in the News

Ethics Groups Want Changes to Obama Lobbying Ban
By Carrie Levine
The BLT: The Blog of LegalTimes
January 25, 2010

Nonprofits Want New Rules
By Bara Vaida
National Journal
January 25, 2010

Watchdogs ask White House to go easier on K Street
By Ben Geman and Jim Snyder
The Hill
January 25, 2010

Public Advocates Call on President to Fix Flawed Ethics Rules and Put Public Interest Over Special Interests
Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest
Sunday, January 24, 2010

Nonprofit Groups Again Urge White House to Amend Lobbying Restrictions
By Suzanne Perry
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Friday, Janauary 22, 2010

Supreme Court Campaign-Finance Ruling Could Aid Nonprofit Advocacy, But Adds New Concerns
By Suzanne Perry
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Friday, January 22, 2010

Supreme Court Overturns Campaign Spending Rules
The Nonprofit Times
Thursday, January 21, 2010

6 Beginning Steps for Reform
By Gary Bass
National Journal
Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Lobbyists: Obama’s Rules Bring Pain But No Gain
November 16, 2009
By Eliza Newlin Carney
National Journal Online

Philanthropy Must Change Culture and Rules in World of Money and Politics
November 12, 2009
Larry Ottinger
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Former IRS Nonprofit Watchdog Seeks to Retool Government Oversight of Charities
October 29, 2009
Grant Williams
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

In Wake of Fake Letters to Congress, Groups Call for Bans on Such Tactics
September 4, 2009
Brian McNeil
Charlottesville Daily Progress

Planning to Deregister? Not So Fast
June 10, 2009
Anna Palmer
Roll Call

Action to Match our Words
May 12, 2009
Emmett Carson
Philanthropy Matters

Madoff Scam Hurts Washington Advocacy
May 4, 2009
Maura Reynolds
CQ Weekly

Letter to the Editor: Good Lobbyists, Excluded
May 1, 2009
Larry Ottinger, CLPI President
The New York Times

Nonprofit Lobbyists Protest Restrictions Imposed by Obama Administration
April 23, 2009
Suzanne Perry
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

A Big Day for Public Service
April 21, 2009
Ed O'Keefe
The Washington Post

Nonprofit Groups Seeking Exceptions to Lobby Rule
April 20, 2009
Peter Baker
The New York Times

Non-Profit Lobbyists' Memo to Obama
April 20, 2009
Bara Vaida
The National Journal

The Worst Thing We Can Do for the Obama Administration: Be Quiet
April 15th, 2009
Rick Cohen
The Cohen Report

Nonprofit Lobbyists Want Exemption From Some Ethics Rules
April 10, 2009
Suzanne Perry
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Nonprofit Lobbyists want to work for Obama
April 9, 2009
Bara Vaida
The National Journal

Letter to the Editor: Keep Public-Interest Lobbying Healthy
April 4, 2009
Larry Ottinger, CLPI President
The Washington Post

Senate Relaxes Lobbying Restrictions in National-Service Bill
March 28, 2009
Suzanne Perry
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Some Activists Barred From Government Work
March 22, 2009
Dan Eggen
The Washington Post

Health Czar's Corporate Past
March 5, 2009
Louise Schiavone
Lou Dobbs - CNN.com

Even Philanthropies Pitch Stimulus Plan
January 12, 2009
Matthew Murray
Roll Call

Who Really Dominates Lobbying
January 4, 2009
Larry Ottinger, CLPI President
The Washington Post

Change Agents -- From Charity to Impact
December 2008
Larry Ottinger, CLPI President
Aliiance Insights

Stoking the Nonprofit Advocacy Engine
Winter 2008
Gita Gulati-Partee
The Nonprofit Quarterly

Charities Agenda for the New President: Make Government Work Better
November 13, 2008
Larry Ottinger, CLPI President
Chronicle of Philanthropy

Op-Ed: Lessons for Charities Amid the Financial Crisis
October 16, 2008
Larry Ottinger, CLPI President
The Chronicle of Philanthopy

Op-Ed: Philanthropy Must Demonstrate Why Community Organizing Matters
September 18, 2008
Larry Ottinger, CLPI President
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The Nonprofit World Must Stand Up for Itself
August 7, 2008
Alan J. Abramson and Lester M. Salamon
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Public Policy Advocacy: The Case for Nonprofit Engagement
August, 2008
Tom Sheridan
Guidestar

Charities Devote Small Part of Their Budgets to Lobbying, Report Finds
July 30, 2008
Suzanne Perry
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

How to Guarantee Respect for Public-Interest Lobbyists
June 26, 2008
David Cohen, CLPI Board Member and Larry Ottinger, CLPI President
The Chronical of Philanthorpy

Advocacy and Nonprofits
May 30, 2008
Larry Ottinger, CLPI President
The New York Times

Aggressive Advocacy Should be Applauded
January 10, 2008
Larry Ottinger, CLPI President
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

A Call to Advocacy for Nonprofits
November 20, 2007
Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
The Washington Post

Advocacy is Not a Dirty Word
November 1, 2007
Gary Bass
The Chronicle of Philanthopy

U.S. Supreme Court OKs Advocacy and Faith Funding
July 9, 2007
Nonprofit Times

Supreme Court Hears Grassroots Lobbying Case
July 1, 2007
Nonprofit Times

Learn to Love Lobbying
Spring 2007
Stanford Social Innovation Review

Charities Win Travel Exception in Senate Ethics Legislation
February 8, 2007
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Charities Continue to Face Scrutiny From the Senate
January 25, 2007
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Courting the New Congress
January 25, 2007
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Barriers to Policy Engagement: Part 2 Lack of staff capacity and skills limit policy work by many nonprofits.
March 13, 2006
Philanthropy Journal

Barriers to Policy Engagement: Part 1 Tight budgets, lack of flexible funding deter many nonprofits.
February 27, 2006
Philanthropy Journal

Nonprofits and Policy: Part 1 Policy and advocacy should be part of nonprofit toolkit, experts say.
January 31, 2006
Philanthropy Journal

Confusion Over Charity Lobbying
CLPI Letter to the Editor
January 12, 2006
The Chronicle of Philanthorpy

Advocacy Rules & Nonprofit Groups
CLPI Letter to the Editor
March 17, 2005
The Chronicle of Philanthorpy

Building Capacity for Nonprofit Advocacy
Elizabeth M. Heagy, CLPI President
June, 2004
Alliance for Nonprofit Management Enhance Newsletter

Essentials for Advancing Nonprofit Advocacy: Board Leadership
Marcia Avner, CLPI Board Member and Director of Public Policy at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
Fall, 2004
Nonprofit Quarterly

Not Ready to Play the Game: Nonprofit Participation in Public Policy
David Arons, former CLPI Co-Director and Gary D. Bass, CLPI Board Member
Fall, 2002
Nonprofit Quarterly

Foundations Should Support Advocacy
CLPI Letter to the Editor
October 3, 2002
Chronicle of Philanthorpy

Charities Warming Up to Lobbying
October, 2001
The Exempt Organization Tax Review