House Bills Would Allow Religious Congregations To Use Funds For Partisan Politics
Feb 19, 2002 by Matt Carter
Just before news of September 11th's tragic events reached Capitol Hill Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-TX) and Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) held a news conference to promote HR 2357, the Houses of Worship Political Speech Protection Act. It would allow religious congregations to support or oppose candidates for office without losing their tax exemption or ability to receive deductible contributions, as long as election related efforts do not amount to a substantial portion of their overall activities. The bill would not extend this expansion of advocacy rights to non-religious 501(c)(3) organizations. It has 56 co-sponsors.
read in fullWhite House Releases Report on Faith-Based and Community Organizations
Feb 19, 2002 by Matt Carter
On August 16, the White House released a report on barriers faith-based and community organizations face in participating in federal social service programs. The report was required by President Bush's January 29 Executive Order creating five federal Centers for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
read in fullCompeting Campaign Finance Bills Headed To House Floor
Feb 19, 2002 by Matt Carter
The House Administration Committee reported out two campaign finance reform bills on June 28, voting 5-3 along party lines. HR 2356, a new version of a bill sponsored by Reps. Christopher Shays (R-CT) and Marty Meehan (D-MA), was reported unfavorably. It closely follows the provisions of McCain-Feingold, which passed the Senate in March.
read in fullElectronic Publishing
Feb 19, 2002 by Guest Blogger
Online Words and Images
Think also about what you can do online with words and images than you could even 10 years ago. In some ways online publishing is largely something in which the Web excels at. We can create, store, search for, access, download, and navigate content in a variety of formats (text, HTML, multimedia, database content, executable programs).
read in fullSeptember 11, 2001 Tragedy: Resources to Help
Feb 19, 2002 by Guest Blogger
Our hearts, minds, thoughts, prayers, and condolences go out to every family, friend, colleague, and life affected by the horrific set of tragedies of September 11, 2001. There is so much feeling and so many words one could try to express. All the space in the world would never be sufficient to accommodate or do justice to them all. Please take a moment to put aside differences, honor the departed, respect those suffering and in need in this time, and provide assistance when and where possible. Our hope is that the following resources may help facilitate this.
read in fullStrategic Fundraising Through E-mail
Feb 19, 2002 by Guest Blogger
The following material is provided merely for background and reference information, and should not be considered or substituted for legal advice. Please consult with your organization's legal counsel for more information.
The past three years have seen the development of an overwhelming number of online fundraising resources, and the subsequent shakeout of more than a few third party online fundraising services.
read in fullImpact of Administrative Advocacy Online
Feb 19, 2002 by Guest Blogger
One type of nonprofit advocacy that does not always get a lot of attention in the context of online advocacy is administrative advocacy. This describes attempts to understand and intercede in agency deliberations and rulemaking processes on the federal, state, or local level.
read in fullSpam and Bulk E-mail
Feb 19, 2002 by Guest Blogger
The following material is provided merely for background and reference information, and should not be considered or substituted for legal advice. Please consult with your organization's legal counsel for more information.
I'm not one to touch it in a can
I'm not prone to read it at 9 a.m.
I do not like e-mail called spam
I do not like it, spam. I am...
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read in fullCongressional Attitudes Towards Constituent E-mail
Feb 19, 2002 by Guest Blogger
The Congress Online Project is a two-year effort run by the Congressional Management Foundation to help address issues regarding the information and communications flow among Congress, citizens, public interest groups, and lobbyists. On March 19th, COP released "E-Mail Overload in Congress: Managing a Communications Crisis," a report based on work done in conjunction with George Washington University.
The report indicates that as many as 55,000 and 8,000 e-mail messages are directed to members of the U.S.
read in fullPublic Interest Policy Information and Media Advocacy
Feb 19, 2002 by Guest Blogger
Portions of the following information are drawn from previous postings on the NPTalk discussion list.
It is difficult to know for certain whether the Internet has helped to make more high-quality policy information available to the public, or simply more information.
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