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Resources for Public Policy Advocacy
Connect with Congress
Connect with the Administration
Other Resources
- Healthy and Vital Social Ministry - Engaged in Effective Service and Advocacy (PDF, 180KB), a Conversation Series booklet with contributions from six member organizations of Lutheran Services in America about how their organization is engaged in public policy advocacy.
- A basic advocacy checklist to help create and maintain an effective public policy advocacy plan for your social ministry organization
- LSA Perspectives on Faith-Based and Government Partnerships, LSA's transition document for the Obama Administration.
- The LSA Public Policy Advocacy Toolkit provides planning tools for LSA members engaged in advocacy and electoral activities. Please contact Evia Cozart, 800-664-3848, to order a copy.
- A five-page fact sheet (pdf, 97kb) to assist Lutheran social ministry organizations in understanding the 2007 changes to the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act (HLOGA).
- A revenue ruling and letter from the IRS to provide guidance on issue advocacy. Alliance for Justice has compiled a fact sheet on this issue.
- Called to be a Public Church: ELCA Civic Participation and Voter Education Guide is a document written by the ELCA as a guide to encourage, empower and equip Lutherans to engage responsibly in the 2008 election cycle.
- Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network is a voter participation resource center for the 501(c)(3) sector.
- IRS Guidelines for Electoral Activities of Nonprofit Organizations (pdf, 95kb)
- Election Year Dos and Don'ts (pdf, 108kb) from United Jewish Communities
- Election Year Do's and Don'ts (pdf, 233kb) from the Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest and the Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network
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