{"id":619,"date":"2021-12-02T16:31:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T21:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaldiaperbanknetwork.org\/?page_id=619"},"modified":"2022-05-24T14:21:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T18:21:38","slug":"advocacy-vs-lobbying","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nationaldiaperbanknetwork.org\/advocacy-vs-lobbying\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy vs. Lobbying"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h1 style=\"text-align: center; padding-bottom: 30px;\">Advocacy vs. Lobbying<\/h1>\n<h5>Some diaper bank leaders believe that they cannot participate in advocacy and lobbying activities because they are a 501(c)(3). Fear not! Non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations can both advocate and lobby.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 30px;\"><strong>Advocacy\u00a0<\/strong>is education\u2014telling law makers about diaper need, about what you do as a diaper bank, and sharing the stories of the people served by the diaper bank, are all examples of advocacy. There is no limit on advocacy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Lobbying\u00a0<\/strong>refers to expressing an opinion in communication with law makers about specific legislation. For example, asking a member of Congress to vote for or against a particular bill, and asking a member of your state legislature to introduce a bill to exempt diapers from sales tax are instances of lobbying.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 60%; border-width: 0; color: #eee; background-color: #ccc; margin: 20px 0;\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0 5%;\"><em>NDBN Annual Lobby Day \u2013 Every year NDBN goes to\u00a0Washington, D.C. to raise awareness for Diaper Need. \u00a0Join us, and diaper bankers from across the country, next year. \u00a0Click\u00a0<a href=\"..\/ndbn-lobby-day\/\">here<\/a>\u00a0to take a look at what you can expect!<\/em><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr style=\"height: 1px; width: 60%; border-width: 0; color: #eee; background-color: #ccc; margin: 0;\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 30px;\"><strong>501(c)(3)s<\/strong>\u00a0can lobby as long as lobbying is not a \u201csubstantial portion of their activity.\u201d Because \u201csubstantial\u201d is not defined, the IRS has created an option for organizations to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/charities-non-profits\/measuring-lobbying-activity-expenditure-test\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">measure their lobbying activity according to their expenditures<\/a>, which are easy to track. In order to take advantage of this, an organization must file what is known as a\u00a0<em>501(h) election<\/em>. To do so you file a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/pub\/irs-pdf\/f5768.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Form 5768<\/a>. It is recommended that all diaper banks file a 501(h) election.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about 501(h) elections, see what the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.councilofnonprofits.org\/taking-the-501h-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Council of Nonprofits says here.<\/a><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advocacy vs. Lobbying Some diaper bank leaders believe that they cannot participate in advocacy and lobbying activities because they are a 501(c)(3). Fear not! Non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations can both advocate and lobby. 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