Nonpartisan Org Gearing Up for Partisan Elections

OFA executive director says group will set aside issue advocacy during 2014 midterms
AP

NEW YORK CITY — Organizing for Action, the advocacy group that evolved from President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign, will halt its single-issue fundraising during the 2014 midterm elections in order to free up resources for the “campaign side,” the group’s executive director Jon Carson told a small group of donors at a fundraiser here Monday night.

Organizing for Millionaires

Column: The price of access to Obama is too damn high
President Obama at the OFA dinner March 13 / AP

Accumulating the capital to mingle with the likes of Jim Messina and President Obama is an arduous undertaking if you are not already a tech billionaire or Hollywood mogul or green energy venture capitalist or Vogue magazine editor or labor boss.

Lobbying for Fun and Nonprofit

Pro-Obama group may run up against Empire State lobbying law, experts say
AP

Organizing for Action’s efforts on behalf of legislation in New York state may fall under that state’s definition of lobbying, requiring registering with the state and the disclosure of activities, according to campaign finance experts.