273429 Successful Advcoacy: How nonprofits can advocate for change

Thursday, June 28, 2012 : 8:30 AM - 8:50 AM

Abby Levine, JD , Advocacy Programs, Alliance for Justice, Washington, DC
     
This session will describe how nonprofits can advocate for policy change. We will discuss the federal tax rules for 501(c)(3) organizations as well as other federal rules that apply to the use of federal funds.

Learning Areas:
Ethics, professional and legal requirements

Learning Objectives:
Differentiate between advocacy and lobbying.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Over the last eight years, as an attorney employed by Alliance for Justice I have conducted hundreds of workshops on the advocacy rules for nonprofits.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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