Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #122249

Sharon Wilson, JD, LLM, Director, Center for Community Nonprofit Organizations, Beasley School of Law, Temple University, 1719 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19122, 215-204-1465, ccno@temple.edu and Louis S. Rulli, JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 3400 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104-6204.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will understand the extent to which they can participate in the legislative arena without jeopardizing their tax-exempt status.
• Participants will learn about various non-profit tax statuses and how they differ from each other.
• Participants will understand the difference between grassroots and direct lobbying.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.