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