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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