Advocacy for Nonprofits

By Traci Townsend-Gieg

Have you and your organization ever been in the position of identifying a policy or legislative issue that affects you – and wondered what, legally, you can do to advocate on behalf of your constituents and agency?

Wonder no more!

The Nonprofit Alliance for Monterey County website has a number of resources for you to determine what kind of advocacy is best for your organization and staff.

You'll find a great .pdf booklet entitled SHAPING THE FUTURE: A Compliance Guide for Nonprofits Influencing Public Policy in California from Bolder Advocacy, an initiative of the Alliance for Justice. The booklet includes in an easy-to-use reference format guidelines for shaping your agency’s advocacy policies and procedures.

You will also find on NAMC’s website a link to Bolder Advocacy’s toolkits, including one on California advocacy resources.

Your NAMC Advocacy Committee is determining the best way to inform NAMC members on topics for action or advocacy. Stay tuned for more information in 2016 on the power of nonprofit advocacy!