Building Support for the EITC
We work hard all year to help deserving families in our community benefit from tax programs like the EITC. We see the real impact of these programs every day.
BUT, there’s one key piece of our work that often goes unfinished and that’s letting our policymakers know that they, like us, have work to do!
Great champions in our own states and in Congress have offered proposals to simplify and expand the EITC and other vital programs at a time when others would like to see the programs cut. But they need our help!
Toolkit
Here you’ll find every single thing you need to help build support for the EITC in just an hour a month (or less)!
1. All about advocacy – the dos, the don’ts, and why non-profits must advocate!
2. Recent campaigns
Click here to register with the Coalition and receive our Advocacy Alerts or other news
3. What can you do in an hour a month?
Here are some ideas to guide your commitment to spend one hour a month promoting and protecting the EITC!
4. Communicating with Congress
Websites providing contact info for congressional members and staff
Invite a member of congress to your tax site/to a media event!
5. Engaging the media in your tax program/services/events
Media tools for congressional visit to tax site or event
Utilizing editorial boards/reporters at your local papers
6. How congressional members voted on the things we care about/ track important legislation
7. Data and templates to use when meeting with Congress
Template for gathering all of the essential EITC data for your state and congressional district; a spreadsheet with necessary EITC data.
Great data sources for EITC/local info
State advocacy leaders
CONTACT US
Jonathan Njus
Director of Advocacy
Center for Economic Progress
Co-Director, National Community Tax Coalition
29 E. Madison Street, Suite 900
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Phone (312) 252-0254
Fax (312) 252-0285
E-mail jnjus@centerforprogress.org
Web www.tax-coalition.org
