Rules of the Game: The Bolder Advocacy Podcast

For our 100th episode, we are excited to chat with the incomparable Vu Le of Nonprofit AF. Vu brings his unique blend of insight, humor, and a pinch of provocation to the table, all wrapped up in the…

On this episode, we discuss The Connection, Bolder Advocacy’s go-to guide on how to create and operate 501(c)(3)s, 501(c)(4)s, and political organizations. In 2024, we release our 5th edition of The …

Exploring grassroots advocacy and the various activities that grassroots organizations can use to advance their mission and bring about positive policy change.

Attorneys for this Episode

Monika Graha…

On this episode, we discuss best practices for 501(c)(3) public charities conducting advocacy and nonpartisan activities, like get out the vote or voter education activities during an election year. …

On this edition, we're thrilled to welcome Emma Olson Sharkey from Elias Law Group, bringing her fresh perspective after successfully guiding clients to victory in the critical 2023 Ohio reproductive…

On this episode, we’re going to talk about those pesky new year’s resolutions… and no, we’re not talking about signing up for a gym membership or signing up for a marathon. We’re talking about resolu…

On this episode, we discuss best practices for working in coalition and with affiliated organizations and the importance of firewalls to 501(c)(4)s that engage in independent expenditures.

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On this episode we’re excited to highlight nonprofit success stories from around the country. While we talk about lobbying on this podcast, legislative wins are one type of advocacy victory. We’ll lo…

On this episode, we’re going to talk about funding… More specifically, how your nonprofit can raise dollars from private and public foundations to support your advocacy work. We’re joined on this epi…

On this edition, we revisit PACs by talking about three different categories you run into every election cycle. What makes a Super PAC super? What can a traditional PAC do? And will the IRS revoke yo…

On this episode we explore ways foundations can support civic engagement projects, including lobbying. Many listeners may be familiar with general operating grants, but today we’re joined by an exper…

On this episode, it’s another round of your questions on all things advocacy! This time we tackle sign-on letters and election activity.

Attorneys for this Episode

Monika Graham

Tim Mooney

Victor R…

On this episode, continuing our celebration of yesterday's national voter registration day we're revisiting a segment of our foundation myth busting episode all about funding nonpartisan voter regist…

Did you know that 60% of eligible voters are never asked to register to vote? Couple this startling fact with many new voter registration rules that have been introduced since the 2020 election—in ma…

On this episode we chat with Shannon Williams, Director of Boulder Advocacy's Operations and Evaluation to learn more about the use of evaluation tools to make our organizations better advocates. Mea…

On this episode, we are joined by special guest, Molly Coleman, the co-founder and executive director of People’s Parity Project (PPP), a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to harnessing the organizing…

It’s our first-ever #sportsball edition of the pod! Dig into the tax code a bit, and you’ll discover that tax-exemption and sports fit together like a sports reference and a podcast that doesn’t real…

So let’s say you have a really good idea for a tax-exempt organization, and hooray it’s charitable activities so you’re all set to ask the IRS for recognition! You even have some potential funding so…

On this episode, we turn to your questions on nonprofit advocacy with another edition of Ask Us Anything. We’ll discuss how nonprofits can speak up about the actions of elected officials, conduct vot…

With elections always around the corner, many listeners may wonder whether their advocacy organization needs a PAC. In this first episode of an ongoing series this year, we’ll introduce you to PACs, …