Advocacy Resources

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Nonprofits and Lobbying

Michigan Nonprofit Association: Public Policy and Advocacy resources (excellent collection of resources for Michigan nonprofits)
Alliance for Justice resources (What is lobbying, Guidelines for 501(c)(3)s, etc.)
NPAction: Why Nonprofit Advocacy? (several articles about why and how nonprofits should advocate)

School House Rock!: How a Bill Becomes a Law (humorous video about the how bills become law on the federal level)
Michigan.gov: How does a bill become a law? (not-so-humorous article about the state legislative process)
Michigan Legislature website (look up bills, committee schedules, and more)
Michigan House website (find your representative, view calendars, and more)
Michigan Senate website (find your senator, view calendars, take a virtual tour of the Capitol, and more)
Citizen's Guide to State Government (state-run portal to many Michigan government resources)

Advocacy-related blog posts from CEDAM
HousingPolicy.org - a great site with housing policy resources, live webinars, and a forum for asking questions and sharing ideas
NACEDA.org - resource for Community Economic Development issues
NLIHC.org - Resource for Low Income Housing Public Policy

Updated December 6, 2011