Webinar: Ballot Advocacy 101 for Nonprofit Organizations (English & Spanish Recordings)

Do you work in the nonprofit sector and have questions around advocating on ballot initiatives? Attorney Patrick Moore joined us on February 28th, 2022 to present guiding tools to help 501c3 organizations learn about how they can advocate on ballot questions and stay within federal and state advocacy rules. Attorney Moore specializes in state and local governments, including election and lobbying laws, and is a long-time advisor to nonprofits on legal compliance in campaigns for social change.

This event was presented by Mass. Community Action Network (MCAN), Mass. Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget), Mass. Voter Table, and the Schott Foundation for Public Education. Please send any questions to answers@massbudget.org.

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¿Trabaja en el sector sin fines de lucro y tiene preguntas sobre la promoción de iniciativas electorales? El abogado Patrick Moore estaba con nosotros el 28 de Febrero para presentar estará con nosotros para presentar herramientas de guia y ayudar a las organizaciones con estatus de 501c3 a conocer cómo pueden cabildear respecto de las iniciativas en la boleta electoral y respetar las reglas de cabildeo estatales y federales. El abogado Moore se especializa en gobiernos locales y estatales, incluyendo legislación sobre cabildeo y elecciones. Asimismo, él es un asesor de larga trayectoria para las organizaciones sin fines de lucro en los temas de cumplimiento legal en campañas sobre el cambio social.

Este evento está organizado por Mass. Community Action Network (MCAN), Mass. Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget), Mass. Voter Table, y la Schott Foundation for Public Education. Favor enviar cualquier pregunta para la sección de Preguntas y Respuestas a answers@massbudget.org.

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