Michign Non-profit Association Advocacy handbook

http://www.mnaonline.org/CMDocs/MNA/Public%20Policy/AdvocacyHandbook.pdf

MNA advocacy primer

https://mnaonline.org/CMDocs/MNA/Public%20Policy/MNA%20Nonprofit%20Advocacy%20Mic

higan%20Primer.pdf

Michigan Legislature student guide to the legislative Process in Michigan

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/Publications/StudentGuide.pdf

What employees must do to lobby

http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1633_11945-30633--,00.html

Staying Legal - MNA lobbying page

http://www.stayinglegalmi.org/main_page.html

Secretary of State lobbying forms

http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1633_11945---,00.html

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/2011Thresholds_343839_7.pdf

IRS Lobbying form

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f5768.pdf

I’m Just a Bill video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyeJ55o3El0

LawForChange® is a unique legal resource for people and organizations dedicated to improving

lives and bringing about positive social change.

This site combines in one place a broad menu of legal information prepared by leading law firms

and lawyers and specifically tailored to the needs of social sector organizations in the United

States. Its intended audience includes social entrepreneurs and innovators, social enterprises,

charities, community organizations, philanthropies, faith-based organizations and all manner of

nonprofit organizations.

This is Law For Change’s lobbying guide prepared for Michigan.

http://www.lawforchange.org/images/lfc/MichiganLobbying.pdf

This is a guide offered by the Connecticut General Assembly and is adapted from a piece

created by the Midwest Academy.

http://www.cga.ct.gov/coa/PDFs/Checklist%20for%20Choosing%20an%20issue.pdf

JLRC is the Joint Religious Legislative Coalition. they are located in Minnesota, and are the

largest and most inclusive interfaith public interest group in Minnesota — people of diverse

faiths bringing vision and wisdom to the public realm for the well-being of Minnesotans. This

page is dedicated to community organizing and how to choose an issue to address.

http://jrlc.org/blog/571-introduction-to-community-organizing-choosing-an-issue

GEAN is a network of almost 100 organizations from across the US working to resist genetic

engineering in agriculture. Their home page has an extensive list of local organizing resources.

This specific piece is their checklist on choosing an issue to address.

http://www.geaction.org/chapter2a.pdf

The State of Michigan offers a variety of web resources for citizens to use to get involved. Many

of the publications at this site might be helpful in community organizing, advocating, and

lobbying.

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(d4keu055krlamu55ihn22cvo))/mileg.aspx?Page=Publications