Advocacy
In the world of government relations and legislative affairs, if you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.
However, Shirley Chisholm wisely said, “if they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring your own chair.”
As part of our mission, the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits is committed to promoting legislation and policy that helps the nonprofit sector, our donors and our constituents. More importantly, we fight for the charitable sector’s rights to advocate and lobby for their respective missions, remain truly “tax-exempt,” and promote a fair regulatory environment that prevents undue financial, resource and administrative burdens on the sector.
Moreover, we promote a transparent sector willing to work with the public sector and state agencies collaboratively to create a better Oklahoma.
OKCNP employs a contract lobbyist to monitor legislation, and our organization has a standing committee comprising board members, nonprofit professionals and lobbyists and former legislators to provide NONPARTISAN guidance on policy issues that protect and promote the sector.
USE YOUR VOICE
Join us each year at Oklahoma Nonprofit Advocacy Day, register for one of our Advocacy training courses, or attend our biweekly Advocacy Roundtable virtual conversations held during the legislative session.
Join us for a day at the Oklahoma State Capitol, where we will each share our mission and our work with legislators. Later that day, we will host a reception for attendees and legislators to mingle and get to know each other a bit better.
This members-only virtual call brings together nonprofit leaders to discuss policy, exchange ideas and offer support and advice to one another. This group is full of dynamic, policy-minded professionals.
Want to better understand how laws are made, how budgets are shaped, and how advocacy campaigns succeed? This two-day program gives you the tools, connections, and insights to strengthen your nonprofit’s voice in Oklahoma policy.
ADVOCACY RESOURCES
Find My Legislator Oklahoma Nonprofit Sector Data Nonprofit Impact Report