Cause Collective Advocacy
Part of Cause Collective's mission is to support its members through advocacy. We do this by helping them understand the importance of advocacy and by keeping tabs on what's happening in the Legislature related to nonprofits and the clients they serve.
Cause Collective's Advocacy Policy and Procedures
EDUCATION ON LOBBYING FOR NONPROFITS
Thanks to our friends at Coalition for a Strong Nebraska for sharing this great information to help nonprofits learn how to advocate and lobby. Check out the links below to learn more and help us educate our members and other nonprofits.
- "How to Lobby" book
- "Nonprofits Can Lobby" video
- How a bill becomes a law
- One-pager sample from 2022 Nonprofit Lobby Day
- Nonprofit Association of the Midland's Statewide Nonprofit Economic Impact data sheet
CAUSE COLLECTIVE - 2022 BILLS OF INTEREST
Cause Collective has taken a position on four bills in the 2022 legislative session that impact both the community and nonprofits. We encourage fellow Nebraska nonprofits to lobby and advocate on these as well. Visit the links below for both more information on the bills, as well as to submit online comments!
Bill number | Position | Bill title | Committee | Link |
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LB 940 | Supporting | Appropriate Federal Funds (ARPA) for Housing | Appropriations | Here |
LB 1052 | Supporting | Appropriate Federal Funds (ARPA) to the Department of Health and Human Services for the Nebraska Homeless Assistance Program | Appropriations | Here |
LB 1140 | Supporting | Change provisions relating to withholding of wages for health and human services agencies and associations | Business and Labor | Here |
LB 1077 | Opposing | Prohibit public schools, public postsecondary institutions, and governmental entities from training or teaching certain concepts relating to race and sex and provide for withholding of state funds | Government, Military, and Veterans Affairs | Here |