The Lobbying and Advocacy Handbook for Nonprofit Organizations, Second Edition
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The Lobbying and Advocacy Handbook for Nonprofit Organizations, Second Edition

Shaping Public Policy at the State and Local Level

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The Lobbying and Advocacy Handbook for Nonprofit Organizations, Second Edition

Shaping Public Policy at the State and Local Level

About this book

The Lobbying and Advocacy Handbook for Nonprofit Organizations, Second Edition, is your complete road map to shaping public policy at the state and local level. It gives detailed, step-by-step instructions for developing an effective plan and putting it into action. With this handbook, you will discover how lobbying can help fulfill your mission; learn how to initiate, support, or defeat bills; develop effective lobbying skills; gather and mobilize support for your positions; learn how to use the media effectively; influence gov't administrators to back your policy positions; comply with state and federal regulations; and set up systems in your nonprofit to support lobbying.
In addition to updated worksheets, case studies, and resources, new material in the second edition includes nonprofit civic engagement and voter mobilization; designing the Policy Committee that works for your nonprofit; utilizing social media in your communications strategies; administrative advocacy: working with governmental agencies; and understanding the why, what and how of collaboration.

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Information

Publisher
Fieldstone Alliance
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9781618580078
9781630264499
Edition
2
eBook ISBN
9781618588555
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Nonprofit Organizations & Charities
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Foreword
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction: Why Engage in Advocacy? Why Lobby?
  4. Chapter One: Get Ready!: Develop a Plan for Advocacy and Lobbying
  5. Chapter Two: Go!: Implement Your Advocacy and Lobbying Plan
  6. Chapter Three: Sustaining the Cycle of Advocacy: Expanding Impact through Civic
  7. Chapter Four: Nonprofits and the Law
  8. Afterword
  9. Appendix A: Rapid Responses to Crises or Opportunities
  10. Appendix B: Resources for Nonprofits
  11. Appendix C: Legislative Process: A Guide
  12. Appendix D: Samples
  13. Appendix E: Worksheets
  14. Appendix F: Evaluating Nonprofit Advocacy
  15. Index

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