Bolder Advocacy's two-page infosheet shows that while private foundations incur a prohibitive tax when they engage in or fund lobbying, they may still engage in a variety of advocacy activities.
501(c)(3) public charities, including grantmaking public charities like community foundations and women’s ... law. This fact sheet explains the lobbying rules for public foundations. Public Foundations Can Lobby ...
Peter Lewandowski, Assistant General Counsel, Connecticut Office of State Ethics, answers Frequently Asked Questions about lobbying and advocacy issues under the Connecticut State Code of Ethics for Lobbyists.
Charity Lobbying in the Public Interest's (CLPI) one-page fact sheet provides information about lobbying with foundation grants. The four areas covered in the fact sheet ... Funding of Non-Lobbying Activities that Affect PublicPolicy Four Important Facts About Lobbying with Foundation ...
This short article reviews the basics of how foundations can engage in Federal advocacy work, and gives information on when various types of grantmakers can lobby.
... Council for Philanthropy is the leading voice to policy makers on behalf of Connecticut’s grantmakers. The Council works with its foundation and corporate giving members and its publicpolicy committee to connect the ideas and insights of ...
... better place to live and work. Join the Council Board and PublicPolicy Committee in educating candidates and elected ... your talk with specifics about the impact of your foundation's giving. An Information Page on Connecticut ...
The Council has compiled information and resources for dealing with the affects of Hurricane Sandy. ... Connecticut 2-1-1 Hurricane Sandy Disaster Information & Resources United Way of Connecticut's 2-1-1 provides links to ... AARP Connecticut AARP Connecticut announced that The AARP Foundation has established a relief fund to support victims ...
Associate Grant Makers compiled resources for responding to the Boston Marathon Bombing - ... and in the days that followed. Greater Lowell Community Foundation The Greater Lowell Community Foundation has ... actions by the Watertown Police Department and other public safety agencies, the Watertown Community Foundation ...
By volunteering their time, talent or financial resources 4,000 citizens of all ages, income levels, genders ... strips and some front yards. Among them, the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and the City of New Haven's ... including The New Haven Land Trust and The Urban Resources Initiative, in collaboration with The Yale School ...
In 2008, The Fairfield County Community Foundation uncovered that half of the principals leading 92 public schools in Bridgeport, Danbury, Norwalk and Stamford ... train 60 qualified and committed future principals to lead public schools in Bridgeport, Danbury, Norwalk and ...
... the cycle of poverty through education, the Lone Pine Foundation , introduced the Fairfield County Academic Gain ... This innovative award is designed to acknowledge the public elementary schools in Fairfield County that have made ... academic gains, and share effective practices. The Foundation engages Cambridge Education, LLC to evaluate a ...
... on green jobs and clean energy, the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation did just that by sponsoring Leading By Example: A ... the gathering was bringing energy efficiency to scale in public buildings – and convening a diverse array of ... of clean energy and green jobs. Green energy and jobs policy agenda As with any foundation convening of this type, ...