yes or no for npos - arts alliance illinois (june 2014)

8/21/2019 Yes or No for NPOs - Arts Alliance Illinois (June 2014)

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YES or NO for NPOs

Presented by ArtsAlliance Illinois

Elections dos anddonts for 501c3s


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Nonpartisan voter registrationand get-out-the-vote

Nonpartisan candidate surveys and forums

Educate candidates on your issue

Advocate for your issues during an election

Support or oppose ballot measures


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Do NOT endorse or oppose candidates

Do NOT make a campaign contribution to acandidate

Do NOT rate candidates on who is mostfavorable to your issue

Do NOT let candidates use your facilities orresources unless they are made equally

available to all candidates at fair market value


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Pop Quiz!Test your new-found

knowledge of electiondos and donts for501c3s


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A theatre circulates apolicy brief on issuesimpacting the performingarts community to local,state, and federal electedofficials.

YES or NO?


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You are allowed to createa public policy agenda

and educate the public,legislators, andcandidates about itsissues.


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The policy brief urges theGeneral Assembly topass the Live TheatreProduction Tax Credit Actand other tax incentivesfor theatres.

YES or NO?


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Your public policy agenda

can identify specificlegislative goals andobjectives.


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The theatres state

representative co-sponsored the Live

Theatre Production TaxCredit Act. It plans to saythank you by endorsinghis re-election bid in

2012.

YES or NO?


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You cannot endorse oroppose candidates.There are alternative

ways to let voters knowthe stances ofcandidates, such asnonpartisan candidate

surveys or forums.


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A theatre participates in aLobby Day sponsored bythe League of ChicagoTheatres.


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A 501c3 can organizeand participate in a LobbyDay.


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While meeting with itsalderman, the theatreagrees to host herupcoming fundraiser attheir venue.


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This is permissible as

long as the theatre has apre-existing policy aboutrenting the facility and thetheatre that makes itsvenue available to allother candidates andcharges the fair market

value for the facility.


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In addition, the executivedirector of the theatreoffers to serve on the

host committee for afundraiser being plannedat a private residence.


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This is permissible aslong as she works for thecandidate outside of herofficial capacity asexecutive director.


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This same theatre ispopular with U.S SenatorDick Durbin, who is in the

middle of a 6-year term.They offer him freetickets to their upcomingshow.


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The general rule is thatan organization maymake individual gifts of

up to $49.99 in value toan elected official or theirstaff, up to a total of$99.99 in value per year.

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