Resources

Tools You Can Use

• The ONE Campaign
  
• Caring for Creation
  
• "Keep the Promise" Teaching Resource on HIV and AIDS
  Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance [May 2006]

Advocacy-related Publications:

• Basic Principles of Advocacy Ministry
  a quick reference to advocacy in the ELCA
  
• Called To Be a Public Church: 2008 ELCA Voting and Civic Participation Guide
  
• Involving Congregations in Advocacy Now (ICAN)
  An ELCA guide to developing an advocacy ministry within your congregation
  
• That We May Speak . . . Our Ministry of Action
  A step-by-step guide for congregations to choose an issue and begin a ministry of advocacy

Advocacy Training:

• Facts and Statistics from the "Stand Up, Speak Out" workshop at the 2006 ELCA Youth Gathering
  
• Bible references to advocacy
  
• Guide to Scheduling an Event or Visit with your member of Congress
  
• How and Why the ELCA Does Advocacy
  
• Public Policy Advocacy Toolkit from Lutheran Services in America order form  

Congregation and Nonprofit Political Activity Guides:

• IRS Guidelines for Electoral Activities of Nonprofit Organizations
  by Lisa Carr and Kathy Saile of Lutheran Services in America
  
• Political Activity and Tax Status FAQ 
  from ELCA Legal Counsel
  
• Political and Lobbying Activities Guide for churches and religious organizations
  from the Internal Revenue Service