Voting

New Federal Housing Law & Upcoming Elections Webinar

By Melissa Scholz|2026-09-16T10:59:18-05:00September 16th, 2026|Voting|

Summer ended and it is time to go back to school… thanks to our colleague Jeff Femrite for educating us all on the housing bill that Congress passed this summer. As Jeff explains in detail below, it is mostly a regulatory streamlining bill, not about new money, but it brings good news for simplifying some processes. See details below, followed by proposed regulations on race-based preferences. For more learning opportunities, join us for our next webinar: WEBINAR - Elections 2026: How Nonprofits Can Help Protect the Voices of Democracy [SIGN UP HERE] Scholz Nonprofit Law and Law Forward will present [...]

Election 2024: 501(c)(3)s Can Help!

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Election 2024: 501(c)(3)s Can Help!

By Melissa Scholz|2024-10-18T03:00:37-05:00October 17th, 2024|501(c)(3), Employment, Voting|

With Election Day approaching on November 5th, here are some ways 501c3 organizations can assist in ensuring a robust, fair election -- without engaging in political activity or lobbying. Through educational and charitable work, like helping people vote, 501c3s can play a vital role in making sure everyone has a voice in our democracy. 501c3s can educate and facilitate voter registration Ask your program participants if they’re registered to vote and provide information about how to register on Election Day (online voter registration ended October 17th) They can check here to see if they are registered at their current [...]

Election 2022: 501(c)(3)s Can Help!

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Election 2022: 501(c)(3)s Can Help!

By Melissa Scholz|2022-10-25T20:57:53-05:00October 25th, 2022|Uncategorized, Voting|

With Election Day coming up on November 8th, I want to make sure you know the ways 501c3 organizations can be involved in helping people to vote. That’s not “political” or lobbying– just straight-up education and charitable work to ensure that everyone has a voice in our democracy and the election is robust, fair, and serves the public interest. 501c3s can educate and facilitate voter registration Ask your program participants if they’re registered to vote and give them information Help them get registered online or with the paper form Explain the documentation that is needed to register and to [...]