Nonprofit Lobbying Rights

Feb 8, 2016

Top 400 Taxpayers See Tax Rates Rise, But There’s More to the Story

As Americans were gathering party supplies to greet the New Year, the Internal Revenue Service released their annual report of cumulative tax data reported on the 400 tax r...

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Feb 4, 2016

Chlorine Bleach Plants Needlessly Endanger 63 Million Americans

Chlorine bleach plants across the U.S. put millions of Americans in danger of a chlorine gas release, a substance so toxic it has been used as a chemical weapon. Greenpeace’s new repo...

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Jan 25, 2016

U.S. Industrial Facilities Reported Fewer Toxic Releases in 2014

The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data for 2014 is now available. The good news: total toxic releases by reporting facilities decreased by nearly six percent from 2013 levels. Howe...

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Jan 22, 2016

Methane Causes Climate Change. Here's How the President Plans to Cut Emissions by 40-45 Percent.

UPDATE (Jan. 22, 2016): Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its proposed rule to reduce methane emissions...

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Bauer Discusses FEC Regulations

Apr 12, 2005 by Guest Blogger

Bob Bauer talks about the effect of the FEC regulations. Check it out!

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Membership Group Created to Help Islamic Charities

Apr 4, 2005 by Guest Blogger

Interesting article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy regarding financial and governmental accountability for Muslim charities. To help promote charitable giving by Muslim Americans and other donors, a group of nonprofit organizations are forming a membership association that will set financial and governance standards for Islamic charities. For the full scoop

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New Lobby Disclosure Laws Dropped by Doggett

Mar 24, 2005 by Kay Guinane

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) introduced two bills on lobby disclosure last week. Here are the links: H.R. 1304, which ammends the IRS code to require certain lobby disclosures H.R. 1302 to amend the Lobby Disclosure Act to require certain lobby disclosures.

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Funding of Anti-War Protests Being Questioned

Mar 17, 2005 by Guest Blogger

Interesting article on the funding of anti-war protests and the IRS rules for 501(c)(3)s. Check it out here!

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Columbus Rabbit Society's Make Mine Chocolate Campaign

Mar 15, 2005 by Guest Blogger

NPAction.org, a site that is powered by OMBWatch, features nonprofits that are engaging in campaigns or teaching nonprofits how to engage in campaigns. This month we are featuring the Columbus Rabbit House, and their Make Mine Chocolate campaign to educate people about the complexities of owning a rabbit. Check out their campaign today!

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Administration Says Spending for Propaganda Legal

Mar 15, 2005 by Kay Guinane

The Bush administation reportedly has rejected a finding by the General Accountability Office that is illegally used federal funds to promote the Medicare drug benefit, without identifying the information as coming from the government. See the full story in the March 15 edition of the Washington Post here.

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Protest - A Different Kind of Advocacy

Mar 14, 2005 by Guest Blogger

Interesting article from Common Dreams that talks about the different types of groups that are organizing protests against the war currently waging in Iraq.

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Evangelical Groups Work to Combat Global Warming

Mar 10, 2005 by Kay Guinane

Interesting article in the New York Times about how the National Association of Evangelicals is working to influence the debate on global warming. Check it out!

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Coalition of Nonprofits Opposes 527 Bill

Mar 8, 2005 by Kay Guinane

The Coalition to Protect Independent Political Speech has sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to oppose the 527 Reform Act of 2005. The letter says, "These organizations have contributed to the revitalization of American democracy, helping bring millions of people back to the process of governing the country by bringing them back to the polls.”

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Another Way for Advocacy - Protest

Jan 13, 2005 by Guest Blogger

There is an article in the Washington Post today about the nonprofits that are gearing up to protest the Inauguration. This is not a post of support to the protesters, just a mention that protesting is another way to advocate on a mass scale. Here is the article.

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