For foreigners, you have to be much more careful about how you send money to influence a US election (do NOT donate directly to a candidate)—however, you are allowed to volunteer your time (source: personal experience).
(It might be worth adding that to the post, as this feels a bit US-centric at the moment)
This is what ActBlue, the official Dem donation platform states: “International donors can give to nonprofits, including both 501c(3)s and 501c(4)s, through ActBlue Charities and ActBlue Civics, both part of the ActBlue family of organizations. Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents can give to political groups and candidates on ActBlue, per FEC guidelines.”
The FEC says this, but some of those terms may not necessarily mean what the reader assumes they mean. My understanding is that there are some legal means of indirect influence for non-U.S. persons, but there are also significant limitations.
For foreigners, you have to be much more careful about how you send money to influence a US election (do NOT donate directly to a candidate)—however, you are allowed to volunteer your time (source: personal experience).
(It might be worth adding that to the post, as this feels a bit US-centric at the moment)
EDIT: Clarified language, see below for more
This is what ActBlue, the official Dem donation platform states: “International donors can give to nonprofits, including both 501c(3)s and 501c(4)s, through ActBlue Charities and ActBlue Civics, both part of the ActBlue family of organizations. Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents can give to political groups and candidates on ActBlue, per FEC guidelines.”
The FEC says this, but some of those terms may not necessarily mean what the reader assumes they mean. My understanding is that there are some legal means of indirect influence for non-U.S. persons, but there are also significant limitations.