Events

FCCP January Call

CLPI President Larry Ottinger will be hosting January's Monthly FCCP (Funders' Committee for Civic Participation) Call on Rules of Engagement: Strengthening Advocacy in the New Decade on Monday, January 11, 2010 from 3:00-4:00pm EDT. For more details or to register, please click here.

Independent Sector Annual Conference

CLPI President Larry Ottinger will be attending the Independent Sector and Council of Michigan Nonprofits 2009 Annual Conference to be held November 4-6 in Detroit. He will be participating in the Public Policy Action Institute (November 3rd & 4th) as well as roundtable sessions on November 5th. At the Public Policy Action Institute, Ottinger will be hosting a lunch table discussion entitled "Advocacy Challenges" at noon on Tuesday, November 3, 2009.

100 Years of Community Organizing: From Alinksky to Obama and Beyond

In honor of its 30th Anniversary, American University's Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies is hosting "100 Years of Community Organizing: From Alinsky to Obama" on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. At this time of economic and social upheaval, there is a great need and opportunity to dramatically increase effective and ethical civic engagement on the critical issues of our day.

FHC's 22nd Annual Statewide Conference

CLPI President Larry Ottinger will be speaking at the Florida Housing Coalition's 22nd Annual Statewide Conference being held September 21-23, 2009 at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida. He will be presenting at a workshop entitled "Nonprofit Capacity: Lobbying in the Public Interest" on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 from 3:45pm to 5:00pm EDT.

CLPI 10th Anniversary

In 2008, CLPI celebrated ten years of promoting, support and protecting nonprofit advocacy and lobbying. Over the past ten years, CLPI has grown from a project of Independent Sector to an independent 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to encouraging nonprofits to use advocacy to meet their missions.

CLPI has reached thousands of individuals and organizations during this time by providing training and resources on public policy engagement and working to protect and expand nonprofit advocacy rights. In celebration of CLPI's ten year history, we hosted a reception on June 3, 2008, to honor Bob Smucker and Audrey Alvarado, two significant champions of democracy (click here to see photos from the reception).

On September 23, 2008, CLPI hosted a luncheon to honor CLPI's founding Board Chair and a long-time sector champion, Thomas A. Troyer, Esq. These events were made possible by our 10th Anniversary Title Sponsor, Caplin & Drysdale.  Please view the program from the Tenth Anniversary Luncheon and our Ten-year History Book.