Advocacy Against Gun Violence

It seems like every time we turn on the news, there are reports of a mass shooting somewhere in America. Sadly, names of US cities or communities have become associated with horrific tragedies: Uvalde, Buffalo, Las Vegas, Orlando, and Newtown. On this episode we talk about the role nonprofits have in combating gun violence.   Our hosts for this episode  Ryann Alonso  Natalie Ossenfort  Quyen Tu    Shownotes Introducing Ryann Alonso - clarify what we mean by gun violence.  Role for 501(c)(3) Public Charities lobby for legislation to prevent gun violence public education campaigns fight disinformation and misinformation  Role for  501(c)(4)s all of the above, plus  work on getting candidates who support these efforts into office  501(c)(4)s are social welfare organizations, and they can conduct an unlimited amount of lobbying  Can also support / oppose candidates as secondary activity Other activities Coalitions Corporate advocacy Litigation Resources  State Firearm Laws  Public Charities Can Lobby: Guidelines for 501(c)(3) Public Charities  Election Checklist for 501(c)(3) Public Charities: Ensuring Election Year Advocacy Efforts Remain Nonpartisan  Praising and Criticizing Incumbents: How 501(c)(3)s Can Hold Elected Officials Accountable for Official Actions  Primer on Social Welfare Organizations: Using 501(c)(4) Organizations for Good  Accountability Advocacy: How 501(c)(4)s Can Hold Elected Officials Accountable for Their Actions  501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) Collaboration  Bolder Advocacy’s TA hotline: 866-NP-LOBBY  Email us at advocacy@afj.org  Our website is bolderadvocacy.org  To read the whole poem quoted at the beginning of the podcast, please check out Clarissa Pinkola Estes’ We Were Made for These Times.