Capacity Builder
The organization funds capacity building efforts or operational support to nonprofits working on public policy. They may fund projects related to research or advocacy and host trainings for grantees about how to engage in policy advocacy.
Tactics
- Include nonprofit advocacy/policy research/policy education as part of activities outlined as encouraged in grant RFPs.
- Host trainings for grantees on limits and importance of nonprofits lobbying, and best practices.
- Offer access to your lawyers and lobbyists for your nonprofit grantees.
- Create a quick-response fund for your grantees to tap into in order to advocate for their missions and educate policymakers in a timely, effective fashion.
- Invest in grassroots organizing and “infrastructure” – i.e., building the networks with adequate resources who lift and empower the voices of everyday Floridians. This is a more systemically-aimed tactic, which requires a longer time horizon for success.
Resources
- Maximizing Your Advocacy / Bolder Advocacy
- Private and Public Foundations May Fund Charities that Lobby / Bolder Advocacy
- Building Capacity for Health Advocacy / Rx Foundation
- Taking the 501(h) election / National Council of Nonprofits
Next Steps to Consider
- Consider standing up or contributing to a pooled fund dedicated to a shared public policy priority area
- Ensure that policy work and your grantees engaged in it are lifted with individual donors to support broader investments from the community
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Florida Examples
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