BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160204T170000Z DTEND:20160204T190000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:RESOURCE NETWORK MEETING - HIGH DESERT DESCRIPTION:Featured Presentation:\n\n"Election Related Activities for 501(c)(3)s"\n\n\n\nPresented by:\n\nShyaam Subramanian\, Southern California Council\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nTopics include:\n\n\n\nElections are important opportunities to educate and engage voters and the community at large. Although 501(c)(3) organizations cannot support or oppose candidates for public office\, there are many activities in which they can participate during election years. This training covers the federal tax law rules regarding electoral activities for 501(c)(3)s\, including:\n\n \n\n\n What kinds of policies should your 501(c)(3) have in place to make sure employees understand what they can and can't do?\n Can employees and volunteers for nonprofits support or oppose candidates?\n How can you continue to advocate for your issues during election years?\n How can you educate the public through candidate forums and questionnaires?\n How can you ensure voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts are conducted legally?\n How can you safely support or oppose ballot measures without being partisan?\n\n\n\nSpeaker information:\n\n\n\n Shyaam serves as Southern California Counsel for the Bolder Advocacy program at the Alliance for Justice. In this capacity\, he assists nonprofit organizations in pursuing legal and effective advocacy to advance their public policy goals.\n\n\n\nResource Exchange:\n\nBe Prepared - Download Resource Exchange Form HERE\n\n\n\nThe purpose of the Resource Exchange is for nonprofits to be able to share\, trade\, sell\, swap\, or give away resources to other nonprofits that may use\, want\, need\, or buy those resources. Arrive by 8:45 so you will plenty of time to participate.\n\n\n\nIf you would like to highlight your member agency at an upcoming meeting please contact Debbie at Debbie@AcademyGO.com.\n\n\n\n For Updates and Valuable\n\n Resources Follow US X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

\nFeatured Presentation:
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"\;Election Related Activities for 501(c)(3)s"\;
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\nPresented by:
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Shyaam \;Subramanian\, Southern California Council
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\nTopics include:
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\nElections are important opportunities to educate and engage voters and the community at large. Although 501(c)(3) organizations cannot support or oppose candidates for public office\, there are many activities in which they can participate during election years. This training covers the federal tax law rules regarding electoral activities for 501(c)(3)s\, including:

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  1. What kinds of policies should your 501(c)(3) have in place to make sure employees understand what they can and can&rsquo\;t do?
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  2. Can employees and volunteers for nonprofits support or oppose candidates?
    3. \n
  3. How can you continue to advocate for your issues during election years?
    4. \n
  4. How can you educate the public through candidate forums and questionnaires?
    5. \n
  5. How can you ensure voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts are conducted legally?
    6. \n
  6. How can you safely support or oppose ballot measures without being partisan?
    7. \n
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\nSpeaker information:
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\n​\;Shyaam serves as Southern California Counsel for the Bolder Advocacy program at the Alliance for Justice. In this capacity\, he assists nonprofit organizations in pursuing legal and effective advocacy to advance their public policy goals.
\n
\nResource Exchange:
\nBe Prepared - Download Resource Exchange Form HERE
\n
\nThe purpose of the Resource Exchange is for nonprofits to be able to share\, trade\, sell\, swap\, or give away resources to other nonprofits that may use\, want\, need\, or buy those resources. Arrive by 8:45 so you will plenty of time to participate.
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\nIf you would like to highlight your member agency at an upcoming meeting please contact Debbie at Debbie@AcademyGO.com.
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\n \; For Updates and Valuable
\n \; \;Resources Follow US\n\n

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