Resource List
Visit these resources from and about the speakers and topics from the 2024 Summer Joint Policy Forum. Have questions or looking for something you don’t see here? Contact the New Jersey Center for Nonprofits or the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers.
Bios of Speakers/Presenters
https://njnonprofits.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/JPF2024_PresenterBios.pdf
Materials, Fact Sheets and Articles
Advocacy/Lobbying Rules for 501(c)(3) public charities
- Nonprofits CAN Lobby (NJ Center for Nonprofits) – https://njnonprofits.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/NPsCanLobby.pdf
- New Jersey Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Regulations (NJ Center for Nonprofits) – https://njnonprofits.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Summary_NJ_LobbyLaw_CURRENT.pdf
National Council of Nonprofits Civic Engagement Materials
- Voting and Community Engagement
- National: National Council of Nonprofits/Nonprofit VOTE Nonprofit Voter Engagement Guide (New Jersey Nonprofit Voter Engagement Guide from NCN, NPV and NJ Center for Nonprofits COMING SOON)
- Video Webinars on Civic Engagement
Nonprofit VOTE
- Philanthropy for Voter Engagement toolkit to help foundations support nonpartisan voter engagement and a more inclusive democracy within their communities and grantee networks, with legal guidelines, strategies and best practices, case studies, and more
- National Voter Registration Day will be celebrated on September 17, 2024. It’s a nonpartisan day of in-person and online events across the nation to register as many voters as possible. Sign up to be a community partner and receive free event swag, access to online toolkits, and other resources.
- Nonprofit Power report documenting the positive impact of nonprofits that do voter engagement work, including a 10 percentage point turnout advantage among voters engaged by nonprofits compared to comparable voters in the same communities.
- Nonprofit VOTE’s resource library, including permissible activities, making a voter engagement plan, candidate forum how-tos, tips for engaging immigrant communities, and much more.
NJ Center for Nonprofits Voter Engagement Materials
- Charities, Advocacy, and Voter Education
- Voter Engagement: Your Nonprofit’s Role in Building an Inclusive Democracy – webinar featuring League of Women Voters of NJ and Nonprofit VOTE (June 2024)
Advocacy/Public Policy Agendas
- New Jersey Center for Nonprofits – 2024-25 Advocacy Plan (detailed)
- New Jersey Center for Nonprofits – Select 2024 Policy Priorities (2-pager)
- Council of New Jersey Grantmakers Policy Agenda
- National Council of Nonprofits Public Policy Agenda
- United Philanthropy Forum Public Policy Principles for the 118th Congress
The New Jersey State Budget
- Presentation slides from Dan Harris, Chief of Staff and Deputy Executive Director, NJ General Assembly
- The 2025 State Budget (advance law – complete document)
- 2025 Budget at a Glance
- NJ Spotlight – Gotta Know Jersey: How the state budget gets made
- New Jersey Policy Perspective – For the People, By the People: New Jersey State Budget 101
The 2024 Elections – New Jersey Timelines, Voter Registration Info and More
- New Jersey Department of State, Division of Elections
- League of Women Voters of New Jersey voting information page – https://www.lwvnj.org/vote
- League of Women Voters of New Jersey voting rights advocacy page – https://www.lwvnj.org/issues-2/voting-rights
Philanthropy and Public Policy/Civic Engagement
- Alliance for Justice (AFJ) – 16 Grantmaking Characteristics to Effectively Support Public Policy Advocacy – https://afj.org/resource/16-grantmaking-characteristics-to-effectively-support-public-policy-advocacy/
- AFJ – May and May Nots for Funders – https://afj.org/resource/mays-and-may-nots-for-funders/
- AFJ – Philanthropy Advocacy Playbook – https://afj.org/resource/philanthropy-advocacy-playbook/
- Council on Foundations – Stand with Us for Philanthropy – https://cof.org/page/stand-us-philanthropy
- Candid – How Funders Can Bolster Direct Voter Engagement – https://blog.candid.org/post/voter-engagement-turnout-top-nonpartisan-challenges-nonprofits/
Articles about some of the topics raised during the forum
- Building Movement Project – Blocking the Backlash: The Positive Impact of DEI in Nonprofit Organizations
- Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Letter to President Biden in Support of DEIA – https://civilrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/POTUSLetterDEIA061824.pdf
- DEI Isn’t a Dirty Word. How Funders Can Fight Back. – https://www.philanthropy.com/article/dei-isnt-a-dirty-word-how-funders-can-fight-back
- Civil Rights Are Under Siege. DEI 2.0 Is the Answer – https://www.raben.co/insights/civil-rights-are-under-siege-dei-2-0-is-the-answer
Nonprofit Quarterly – Anti-DEI Lawsuits Threaten Nonprofits, Philanthropies - Democracy Forward: Despite Misguided Supreme Court Ruling, One-Year Later, Most DEI Programs Remain Legal (full report here)
- National Council of Nonprofits – What does the end of the “Chevron Doctrine” mean for charitable nonprofits?
Nonprofit/Philanthropic Organizations
- National Council of Nonprofits
- United Philanthropy Forum
- Council of New Jersey Grantmakers
- New Jersey Center for Nonprofits
- Nonprofit VOTE
- Bolder Advocacy, an initiative of the Alliance for Justice
- Council on Foundations
- League of Women Voters of New Jersey
Government