Resource Links
Following are some useful resources for both foundations and grantees on capacity building.
The Advocacy Institute
Alliance for Justice
Alliance for Justice Nonprofit and Foundation Advocacy Blog
Appleseed Foundation
Arca Foundation Ballot Initiative Support Center
"Being a Player: A Guide to the IRS Lobbying Regulations for Advocacy Charities" Alliance for Justice
"Building Capacity for Public Policy Toolkit" National Council of Nonprofit Associations
California Association of Nonprofits
Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest-includes FAQ about Nonprofit Lobbying
"The Connection: Strategies for Creating and Operating 501c3s, 501c4s and PACs" Alliance for Justice
The Democracy Center
"Dollars and Democracy: An Advocate's Guide to the California State Budget Process" California Budget Project
"E-Advocacy for Nonprofits: The Law of Lobbying and Election-Related Activity on the Net" Alliance for Justice
"Effective Nonprofit Advocacy" by Susan Rees, Nonprofit Sector Research Fund
"Guidelines for Informing Public Policy" W. K. Kellogg Foundation
"The Initiative Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from California's Ballot Wars" by Jim Shultz, the Democracy Center
"Learning to Lobby: Steps to Successful Legislative Advocacy" by Judith Bell, PolicyLink
"The Lobbying and Advocacy Handbook for Nonprofit Organizations" by Marcia Avner, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
"Loud and Clear in an Election Year" by the SPIN Project
National Council of Nonprofit Associations
"Now Hear This: The Nine Laws of Successful Advocacy Communications" Fenton Communications
"The Nonprofit Lobbying Guide, The Second Edition" by Bob Smucker, Charity Lobbying in the Public Interest
NP Action
Proteus Fund
"The Public Charity's Guide to the California Ballot Initiative Process" by Rosemary Fei, Diane Fishburn and Barbara Rhomberg for Northern California Grantmakers
The Public Policy Institute
"Rules of the Game: An Election Year Legal Guide for Nonprofit Organizations" Alliance for Justice
"Seize the Initiative" Alliance for Justice
"So You Want to Make a Difference: Advocacy is the Key"OMB Watch
The SPIN Project
Vanguard Foundation's List of Social Justice Funders
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