Description
Learn where the lines are, what organizations can do, and what they should avoid during this election season. This important program will guide 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations, their staff, outside counsel, and board members through the complex and sometimes vague restrictions on voter education, get-out-the-vote and voter registration efforts, and electioneering.
- What are the factors the IRS looks at to determine what is permissible voter engagement and what crosses over into impermissible electioneering?
- How can charitable organizations engage with candidates and voters on issues during an election cycle?
- How do c3s talk about their issues (from personal safety, to reproductive rights, to climate change, to immigration), when those same issues are “hot button” topics in the campaign?
- If public charities want to motivate voters to vote on particular issues, how can that be done when there is such a partisan split between candidates on so many key topics?
- How to differentiate between organizational activities and those of its employees, board members, and donors?
Healthy advocacy and political activism will enhance your nonprofits’ impact, once you understand the spectrum of permissible and non-permissible activities discussed during this comprehensive course.