Advocacy
Advocacy for the nonprofit sector is an important part of a state association’s role in promoting the economic impact and social value of nonprofits. Alabama Association of Nonprofits strives to raise the collective voice of the nonprofit sector in Alabama to advance the sector as a whole. Through our policy alerts, we connect you to information about policy that affects nonprofits in Alabama, while also influencing policy decisions that will encourage the health and vitality of the nonprofit sector.
Public Policy Resources for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Action
This site provides tools and information for nonprofit advocacy. The site features articles and research on a range of topics, including capacity building, nonprofit advocacy, and the laws and regulations regarding lobbying and voter education. There are interactive tools, including forums and links to a wide variety of policy resources for nonprofits, and “how to” sections for organizing and mobilizing, increasing voter participation, and working with the media for advocacy. They even include brush-up civics lessons on the structure and processes of government.
OMB Watch
This is a nonprofit government watchdog organization whose mission is to promote open government, accountability and citizen participation. OMB Watch keeps you abreast of legislation via their daily updates and blogs on federal budget issues, information access for defending the public’s right to know, nonprofit advocacy, and regulatory policy.
The Center For Lobbying In The Public Interest
This organization works to educate nonprofits about the importance of lobbying in achieving their missions. The website includes a Training and Resource Center with short tutorials on lobbying strategy and laws. Check out their downloadable resources, Make a Difference for Your Cause: Strategies for Nonprofit Engagement in Legislative Advocacy and their Nonprofit Lobbying Guide.
The Insitute for Sustainable Communities
This site provides resources for coalition development and campaigning. Their mission is to make social justice leadership strategic, effective and sustainable. It provides vital information on building a team, developing a campaign, designing effective outreach, and tools for addressing issues within a coalition.
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities location is a nonpartisan policy organization working at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low and moderate income families and individuals. The CBPP conducts research and analysis to inform public debates over proposed budget and tax policies.
Alliance For Justice, through its’ Nonprofit Advocacy Project and Foundation Advocacy Initiative, works to preserve, protect and expand the advocacy rights of the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. The Alliance for Justice provides advocacy assistance in the form of downloadable resources, sample documents and technical assistance.
The Nonprofit Sector Research Fund
From the Aspen Institute awards research grants, this site disseminates research to expand public knowledge of the nonprofit sector and inform public policy related to nonprofits.
