More Information:
For more information on legal responsibilities and/or questions related to advocacy and lobbying by nonprofit boards of directors/trustees, please contact:
BoardSource: Suite 900/ 1828 L Street, NW/ Washington, DC 20036. Telephone: 202-452-6262; Fax: 202-452-6299. Website: www.boardsource.org/; and/or
Alliance for Justice: Washington, D.C., Office – 11 Dupont Circle, NW / 2 nd Floor/ Washington, DC 20036. Telephone: 202-822-6070; Fax: 202-802-6068.Website: www.afj.org/nonprofit
Alliance for Justice: West Coast Office – 519 17 th Street / Suite 560/ Oakland, California 94612-1257. Telephone: 510-444-6070; Fax: 510-444-6078. Website: www.afj.org/nonprofit.
For easy recollection, Alliance for Justice may also be reached by phone at: 866-NPLOBBY (866-675-6229).
For more detailed information on the political process that may be useful to your agency, please see the following:
How a Bill Becomes a Law
For a refresher on the federal legislative process, go the U.S. House of Representatives’s web page:
Glossary
Unsure what a legislative term means? Turn to the U.S. Senate Glossary:
http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/b_three_sections_with_teasers/glossary.htm