PUBLIC POLICY and ADVOCACY
ARTICLES, INTERNET LINKS, BOOKS, & WEB SITES
~ JULY 2006 ~

Compiled by the Severson National Information Center, Alliance for Children and Families, 11700 W. Lake Park Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53224. Phone: 414-359-1040 or 800-221-3726, extension 3615; Fax: 414-359-1074; E-mail: severson@alliance1.org.  Information available free-of-charge to Alliance members. Non-members may inquire about fee-for-service assistance.

INTERNET LINKS:  [TOP]

Advocating for Change Bibliography:
PolicyLink - Click here for link.
 
Community how-to guide on coalition building:
US D.O.T - Click here for link.

Community how-to guide on public policy:
US D.O.T. - Click here for link. 

Designing Effective Action Alerts for the Internet:
The Network Observer/UCLA - Click here for link.

Effective Strategies for Interacting with Policy-Makers:
ILRU - Click here for link.

How – why – to influence public policy: an action guide for community organizations:
Center for Community Change - Click here for link.

Tips for Writing Legislators
ACNP - Click here for link.


 OTHER WEB RESOURCE LINKS: [TOP]

ACLU Web site:
  • Tips on Writing Your Elected Officials  [Link]
  • Tips on Meeting with your Elected Officials  [Link]
  • Tips on Writing Letters to the Editor  [Link]
  • Finding Civil Liberties Activists In Your Area  [Link]

Advocate’s Toolkit (has downloadable resources and additional links):  [Link]
 
Alliance for Justice:  [Link]
Includes:

  • E-Advocacy for nonprofits: the law of lobbying and election related activity on the net: [Link]
  • Worry-free lobbying for nonprofits: [Link]
  • Nonprofit and foundation advocacy blog: [Link]
     

Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest:  [Link]
  Choose site map and click on "Getting Started"
  Includes:

  • CLPI Roadmap for Engagement in Legislative Advocacy
  • 10 Reasons to Lobbying for Your Cause
  • Lobby? You? - Yes! Brochure
  • Nonprofit Lobbying: You Can Do It!
  • Make a Difference in 3 Hours Per Week
  • Strengthening Nonprofit Advocacy Project Research Summary
  • Getting Started - About Nonprofit Advocacy and Lobbying. Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest.  [Link] 
  • Frequently asked questions about nonprofit lobbying.  [Link] 

Center on Community Change:  [Link]
 

BOOKS [TOP]

The following titles can be reviewed and purchased at www.amazon.com by clicking on the title.

Guide To State Legislative Lobbying, by Robert L. Guyer. Gainesville, FL: Engineering THE LAW, Inc., 2003.

Legislative Labyrinth: A Map For Not-For-Profits, Pidgeon, Walter P., Jr. ed.
New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons, 2001. 

The Lobbying And Advocacy Handbook For Nonprofit Organizations: Shaping Public Policy At The State And Local Level, by Marcia Avner, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. St. Paul, MN: Wilder Publishing Center, 2002.

The Nonprofit Board Member's Guide To Lobbying And Advocacy, by Marcia Avner, with Kirsten Nielsen. Saint Paul, MN : Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, 2004.

Organizing For Social Change: Midwest Academy: Manual For Activists, by Kimberley Bobo et al. Santa Ana, CA: Seven Locks Press, 3rd. ed. 2001. 

Also available to Alliance members:
Mission-Based Advocacy: A Toolkit For Human Service Nonprofit Board Members And Volunteers, prepared by Nancy Amidei and the Alliance for Children and Families Public Policy Office, Washington DC, 2005. [Request from Alliance Public Policy office.]

(c) 2005 - Alliance for Children and Families: www.alliance1.org