A Funders’ Guide to Nonpartisan Advocacy During an Election Season

Empower your grantees by understanding the rules of engagement. In our Philanthropy in Action spring series, Alliance for Justice helps funders navigate the legalities of nonpartisan advocacy to better support the frontline efforts of community organizations.

This session will help PEAK members prepare for the 2026 election season by understanding how to legally engage in and support grantees engaging in nonpartisan election-season advocacy at both the federal and state levels. Many funders avoid advocacy out of fear of crossing legal lines. By learning the rules, they can confidently deploy their dollars in ways that address root causes of inequities, rather than only symptoms. This is important for funders and philanthropy because supporting election-related activities is an effective way for foundations to strengthen democracy by broadening the civic dialogue and giving a voice to underrepresented communities. 

Attendees will: 

• learn the legal guardrails that apply to funders when engaging in and supporting nonpartisan work during an election-season, including voter engagement and policy advocacy activities 
• gain confidence when carrying out and funding public charities to conduct non-partisan voter engagement activities, such as candidate and public education, get-out-the vote efforts, and voter registration 

Speaker

Brittany Hacker

Counsel, Alliance for Justice

Date and Time

May 20, 2026

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT

Event Pricing and Access

• Organization Members: $125 per session
• Consultant Members: $125 per session
• Individual Members: $200 per session
• Nonmembers: $200 per session

Participants can register for multiple sessions in the Philanthropy in Action series. Please register for each session individually.

Each standalone session is 2 hours of training and registrants will have access to the recorded session for one month post event.

Registrants will receive the Zoom information two days before the start of the session, as well as one hour before the session.