[header] How to lobby for a nonprofit organization [title] Contact legislators regarding specific bills. [step] The clearest example of direct lobbying occurs when you contact state, local, or national representatives and urge them to vote in a particular way on a particular piece of legislation. [substeps] If you contact them in the name of your nonprofit organization, the irs considers you to be lobbying on behalf of that organization directly. 
You'll have to keep track of all costs associated with that lobbying effort. Communicating with legislative staff is considered the same as talking to that legislator in person.