<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I'm including reference materials for clarification from the IRS on what is and is not allowed as part of information I'm collecting for MOVCA clarifying the line of lobbying and having a position / advocating. The IRS definition is what makes or breaks what can or can't be done by particular tax classifications.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">For Reference: <a href="https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/charities-churches-and-politics">https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/charities-churches-and-politics</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/political-and-lobbying-activities">https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/political-and-lobbying-activities</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/the-restriction-of-political-campaign-intervention-by-section-501c3-tax-exempt-organizations">https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/the-restriction-of-political-campaign-intervention-by-section-501c3-tax-exempt-organizations</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Interactive Training - <a href="goog_909888442"><br></a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.stayexempt.irs.gov/home/resource-library/virtual-small-mid-size-tax-exempt-organization-workshop">https://www.stayexempt.irs.gov/home/resource-library/virtual-small-mid-size-tax-exempt-organization-workshop</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Highlighted training:<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><p><a href="https://www.stayexempt.irs.gov/home/existing-organizations/political-campaigns-and-charities" target="_blank" title="Political Campaigns and Charities" rel="noopener"><b>Political Campaigns and Charities: The Ban on Political Campaign Intervention</b></a><br>
Political campaign activity can jeopardize a 501(c)(3) organization’s
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and explains steps an organization should take to avoid an inadvertent
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<p>Where does it say you can't support a candidate? You cannot
lobby with your tax status. Annie<br>
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<div>On 6/24/2024 8:54 AM, Mark Krivchenia
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We do not have to be unbiased. We have to be non-partisan. I
think there is a big difference.
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<div>We can take strong stands on issues, but not on candidates.</div>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Jun 21, 2024, at 11:14 AM, George
Banziger via Green <a href="mailto:green@fuusm.org" target="_blank"><green@fuusm.org></a> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Thanks, Adeline
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<div> It seems that the issue of supporting candidates
has morphed into what to include in our GSC minutes
generally.</div>
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<div> How do we define "GSC business?"</div>
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<div dir="ltr">George & Gwen Banziger;
740-434-5685; 740-434-3354 (mobile)<br>
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<div>Hello,</div>
<div>Scribe here. Perhaps we should eliminate the
reports that are not directly GSC business actions.
We can still hear about them at the meeting and
offer them to our members as separate items of
interest (George always sends them out to the
committee anyway), but let the minutes themselves
reflect only GSC business. So Rebecca's report would
be appropriate to include, but George's, not so
much. <b>Please note; as a committee, we took no
action in support of any candidate, issue, or
legislative measures; we only heard from George
about actions of the groups he reported on.</b>
{One possible exception - I wrote that we talked
about Kripchak's ideas being more in line with GSC
goals - I think that would be a biased statement.)
As for discussing candidates by name, as long as
it's just the facts of who was elected and who was
appointed to various positions, I don't think that
is biased, but I am open to changing if others see
it differently.<br>
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<div>Maybe we should be more formal about our
"official business" as well. It was my intention to
put forward a motion regarding our taking the lead
on the Climate Justice Revival, but somehow we went
right by that. Hence, I called it a consensus
decision. <br>
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<div>Important question: Shall I edit the minutes
along the lines of my idea of bias in the minutes?
Easy enough to do! Mostly deleting stuff (George's
reports; tone down Kripchak discussion; take another
look at wording about Rulli and Chavez ) Let me know
and I'll get right on it!</div>
<div>Adeline<br>
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<div> It occurs to me that we might be taking
some risk to our non-profit status by mentioning
specific candidates for public office in our
meeting notes. Does anyone (Kat maybe?) know
about this?</div>
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you for your incredible scribe work.</span></p>
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