Foundations and Advocacy: Webinar

This three-part Webinar series, presented in partnership with Alliance for Justice, examines issues facing foundations engaged in advocacy and lobbying.

The registration fee for each program is $25, or $45 for two programs. Participants are also eligible to purchase Alliance for Justice's advocacy resource package, Investing in Change: A Funders Guide to Supporting Advocacy PLUS Build Your Advocacy Grantmaking: Advocacy Evaluation Tool & Advocacy Capacity Assessment Tool at the half-price cost of $30, or may register for two calls plus the resources for $70.

The registration fee includes the webinar and supporting materials. Register online at: http://www.regonline.com/123136. The Forum does not offer continuing education credit for these programs.

For questions, please contact Courtney Moore (202-467-1126).

SESSION OVERVIEWS

Advocacy Webinar Series Part 1
The Importance of Advocacy
Tuesday, May 22, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET

This session will define advocacy and illustrate its importance and relevance to foundations. It will discuss the benefits of advocacy grantmaking, while acknowledging the inherent challenges and fears. The workshop will close with a discussion of what it takes to be a successful advocate and how foundations can help build their grantees' advocacy capacity and encourage them to be successful advocates.

Advocacy Webinar Series Part 2
Advocacy Rules for Private Foundations
Tuesday, June 5, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET

This session explains the federal tax rules governing private foundations and lobbying from start to finish. It begins with a definition of lobbying, highlights what private foundations can do themselves, moves to a discussion of how private foundations can fund lobbying and other advocacy activities, and concludes by describing what grant proposals and grant agreements should look like.

Advocacy Webinar Series Part 3
Advocacy Rules for Public Foundations
Thursday, June 14, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET

This session explains the federal tax rules governing public foundations and lobbying from start to finish. It begins with a definition of lobbying and permissible lobbying limits for grantees and the public foundations themselves, moves to a discussion of how public foundations can fund lobbying and other advocacy activities, and concludes by describing what grant proposals and grant agreements should look like.

SPEAKER BIO

Abby Levine serves as Foundation Advocacy Counsel at the Alliance for Justice. Prior to joining the Alliance, she was the Public Policy Analyst at the National Council of Nonprofit Associations (NCNA). At NCNA, Abby monitored and analyzed issues affecting the nonprofit sector, such as challenges to nonprofit tax exemptions and advocacy, state budget cuts, government grants streamlining, and corporate governance. Before working at NCNA, Abby was an associate in the tax department at Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in Cleveland, Ohio. (B.A., American University; J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law)