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The Role of Proximate Democracy Entrepreneurship in Building a Multiracial Democracy Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2022-04-19 Yordanos Eyoel
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The Civic Engagement and Social Integration of Refugees in Germany Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2022-04-01 César Barreto,Paul Berbée,Katia Gallegos Torres,Martin Lange,Katrin Sommerfeld
Abstract Civil society has played an important role in meeting the challenges of refugee migration in recent years. This commentary documents the importance of civic engagement for the integration of refugees by linking individual survey data on refugees to a regional measure of civic engagement in Germany. Using the density of newly established civic associations at the county level as a measure of
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LeRoux, Kelly and Nathaniel Wright: Performance and Public Value in the ‘Hollow State’ Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2022-03-03 Jessica N. Terman
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Charities & Discrimination: Is Charity Law Always a Better Solution than Public Policy? Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2022-02-23 Ian Murray
Abstract Discrimination by charities raises questions about the appropriate extent of equality regulation and has implications for government outsourcing through charities and for the provision of tax concessions. Professor Parachin has recently provided a justification for denying the application of public equality norms to charities through the public policy test of charity law. This paper builds
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Challenges to Nonprofit Organization Participation in Social and Development Policy Planning in South Africa Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2022-02-17 Sokeibelemaye Nwauche,Shawn Teresa Flanigan
Abstract In South Africa, government relies significantly on NGOs in the delivery of social services (Patel, L. 2012. “Developmental Social Policy, Social Welfare Services and the Non‐Profit Sector in South Africa.” Social Policy & Administration 46 (6): 603–18). The services NGOs provide in areas such as early childhood development, education, health care, skills development, food security, elder
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Barriers to Charitable Nonprofit Access and Advocacy amid a Pandemic: A Case Study of the Louisiana State Legislature Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2022-01-25 Stephanie M. Riegel,Steven W. Mumford
Abstract Research has long established nonprofit organizations’ vital role advocating for the needs of vulnerable populations before legislative policymakers. In the best of times, it is difficult for 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofits employing grassroots advocacy to mobilize vulnerable constituencies to compete with 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(6) advocacy and special interest groups. The latter organizations
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Frontmatter Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2022-01-01
Article Frontmatter was published on January 1, 2022 in the journal Nonprofit Policy Forum (volume 13, issue 1).
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Accountability beyond Corporations: The Applicability of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises to Non-profit Organisations Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Domenico Carolei
The purpose of this article is to investigate the degree to which the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises – meant for businesses – apply to Non-Profit Organisations’ (NPOs) operations and accountability. Based on a legal analysis of complaints handled by the National Contact Points (NCPs) in Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom against NPOs, this paper shows that OECD Guidelines apply
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Leveraging Political Resources: Applying the Advocacy Coalition Framework to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Kimberly Kay Wiley
As politics becomes increasingly polarized, the value of collective political action becomes more visible and overt. Nonprofit organizations act collectively in pursuit of their policy goals in nearly all aspects of public policy. Understanding how nonprofits borne of social movements engage politically expands our insight into advocacy coalition behavior following seemingly effective social movements
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Charitable Organizations in Singapore: From Clan Based to State Facilitated Endeavors Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Hang Wu Tang
Singapore, with a five million population, has a vibrant charitable sector with over 2000 registered charities attracting approximately USD$2.18 billion in annual donations. How did Singapore’s charitable sector achieve its current level when it has been, in the past, segregated along mainly religious, race and clan-based communities? This paper explores this question by piecing together the current
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Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Steven Rathgeb Smith: The Changing Dynamic of Government–Nonprofit Relationships: Advancing the Field(s) Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Mirae Kim, Aseem Prakash, Melissa M. Stone, Rhys H. Williams, Stefan Toepler
Article Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Steven Rathgeb Smith: The Changing Dynamic of Government–Nonprofit Relationships: Advancing the Field(s) was published on January 1, 2022 in the journal Nonprofit Policy Forum (volume 13, issue 1).
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Review Symposium Response Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Steven Rathgeb Smith
Article Review Symposium Response was published on January 1, 2022 in the journal Nonprofit Policy Forum (volume 13, issue 1).
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Delta Democracy: Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt and Beyond Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-09-02 Steven Heydemann
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Staying the Course: Editorial Statement on the Future Direction of Nonprofit Policy Forum Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-08-11 Alan J. Abramson,Mirae Kim,Stefan Toepler
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Factors Shaping Public Perceptions of Market-based Activities Undertaken by Canadian Nonprofits Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-08-05 Aaron Turpin,Micheal L. Shier,Femida Handy
Abstract Charitable nonprofits are engaging at increasing rates in market-based activities. This study examined Canadian public perception of nonprofits’ market-based activities. Latent variables for trust, financial accountability, transparency, direct and general familiarity, understanding of nonprofit roles in service delivery and advocacy, and orientation towards market-based activities were created
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Voluntary Association Involvement and Political Participation in South Korea Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-07-22 Won No,Hyunrang Han,Lili Wang
Abstract While studies suggest that voluntary association involvement leads to more political participation in the U.S. and European countries, the relationship remains debatable in new democracies. Using the Current Social Integration Survey from 2015 to 2018 in South Korea, this study examines the relationship between voluntary association engagement and participation in political activities based
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Nonprofit Arts Organizations’ Pursuit of Public Interests: The Role of Board Diversity Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-06-03 Young-Joo Lee
Abstract Although nonprofit organizations are expected to contribute to public interests, their tax exemption does not necessarily entail serving the broader public. What, then, makes nonprofit organizations orient their work externally, serving the broader public, instead of internally, pursuing private goals? This paper examines this question by studying the link between nonprofits’ board governance
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The Multiple Regulator Model: A Case of Too Many Cooks? Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-05-19 Nur Azam Anuarul Perai
Abstract Regulation protects the third sector from mismanagement, provides data for policy development, and increases public trust and confidence in its organisations. Different agencies regulate Malaysian third sector organisations (TSO), based on their legal forms and varying activities or functions. Yet, can different regulations governing organisations with similar objectives effectively address
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Sheldon Gen and Amy Conley Wright: Nonprofits in Policy Advocacy Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-05-07 Shelly Arsneault
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Frontmatter Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-07-01
Article Frontmatter was published on July 1, 2021 in the journal Nonprofit Policy Forum (volume 12, issue 2).
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Editor’s Note Issue 12(2) Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-07-01 Dennis R. Young
Article Editor’s Note Issue 12(2) was published on July 1, 2021 in the journal Nonprofit Policy Forum (volume 12, issue 2).
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The First Decade of Nonprofit Policy Forum Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-07-01 Dennis R. Young
Article The First Decade of Nonprofit Policy Forum was published on July 1, 2021 in the journal Nonprofit Policy Forum (volume 12, issue 2).
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Final Lines of Defense: Explaining Policy Advocacy by Immigrant-Serving Organizations Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-07-01 Maria Apolonia Calderon, Daniel E. Chand, Daniel P. Hawes
Nonprofit scholars have developed a rich literature on nonprofit advocacy. While the literature is rich, however, gaps remain in our collective knowledge, especially regarding specific sectors of nonprofit human service organizations. Here, we apply existing theory on advocacy by human service organizations to an important subset of the nonprofit community, that being immigrant-serving organizations
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Exploring Public Perceptions of Nonprofit Policy Advocacy Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-07-01 Elizabeth Bell, Alisa Hicklin Fryar, Tyler Johnson
Research on nonprofit advocacy has grown in recent years, and many nonprofit organizations have expanded and refined their efforts to influence public policies in ways they believe will benefit society. Despite the growing body of literature on nonprofit advocacy, there is substantial room for development on questions related to public perceptions of nonprofit advocacy activities. Utilizing an experimental
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Independent Sector: Preserving the Status Quo? Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-07-01 Andrew L. Williams, Dana R. H. Doan
In October of 1978, a committee met to explore the possibility of a merger between the National Council on Philanthropy (NCOP) and the Coalition of National Voluntary Organizations (CONVO). The vision was more than the mere marriage of two small organizations facing uncertain futures. Participants in this endeavor dreamed of an entity that would represent the entire nonprofit sector. The organization
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The Impact of Neoliberalism on Civil Society and Nonprofit Advocacy Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-07-01 Jennifer Alexander, Kandyce Fernandez
The following manuscript employs critical inquiry to analyze the effects of neoliberalism on nonprofits in the U.S. and their capacity to engage in political advocacy and the production of meaning, a pivotal role for civil society institutions. Three false narratives of how nonprofits support democracy are presented followed by a discussion of how neoliberalism and the economization of the sector has
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Chao Guo and Gregory D. Saxton: The Quest for Attention: Nonprofit Advocacy in a Social Media Age Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-07-01 David A. Campbell
Article Chao Guo and Gregory D. Saxton: The Quest for Attention: Nonprofit Advocacy in a Social Media Age was published on July 1, 2021 in the journal Nonprofit Policy Forum (volume 12, issue 2).
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Encroachment and Reaction of Civil Society in Non-liberal Democracies: The Case of Israel and the New Israel Fund Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-04-19 Hagai Katz,Benjamin Gidron
Abstract Recent decades have seen a major political shift in many nations, manifested in democratic regression, rise of populist non-liberal democracies, resurgence of extreme right, infractions against democratic watchdogs, and increasing nationalism and unilateralism. A central manifestation of this process is the active encroachment by governments on civil society, and particularly on its liberal
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The Impact of Medicaid Expansions on Nonprofit Hospitals Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-04-12 Rui Wang,Khaldoun AbouAssi
Abstract The 2010 Affordable Care Act expanded Medicaid eligibility to states’ residents with incomes below the federal poverty line, creating both opportunities and challenges to hospitals in states that adopted the new Medicaid eligibility. This article explores the effect of Medicaid expansions on nonprofit hospitals. Using data from Internal Revenue Service and a difference-in-differences design
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Donor Advised Funds in Canada, Australia and the US: Differing Regulatory Regimes, Differing Streams of Policy Drift Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-03-24 Susan D. Phillips,Katherine Dalziel,Keith Sjogren
Abstract Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) are the fastest growing destination for charitable giving, and subject to vigorous debate over whether they should be more tightly regulated. Virtually all of the research on DAFs and the arguments for increased regulation emanate from the US. This article compares regulation in Canada and Australia with the US to demonstrate how different regimes lead to different
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David Billis and Colin Rochester: Handbook on Hybrid Organisations Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-03-19 Julie Langer
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Frontmatter Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-01-01
Article Frontmatter was published on January 1, 2021 in the journal Nonprofit Policy Forum (volume 12, issue 1).
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Familiar Patterns and New Initiatives: UK Civil Society and Government Initial Responses to the Covid-19 Crisis Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Margaret Harris
This paper describes and analyses the response of UK civil society in the early months of the Covid-19 crisis, roughly the period March to July 2020. While focussing primarily on civil society actors, the paper includes an exploration of how civil society and the national government interacted with each other. It considers the extent to which responses to the Covid-19 crisis reflect familiar patterns
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A Patchwork Quilt of Programs Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Annette Zimmer, Eckhard Priller
How is Germany doing with respect to the fight against COVID-19? Did the German Federal and the country’s Regional Governments enact a coordinated approach, and did the sector have the opportunity to co-operate with government and have a “voice” in the policy process? Based on the results of recent empirical studies and desk-top, internet-based research, these questions are addressed and the outcome
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Partnership in Times of COVID-19: Government and Civil Society in Austria Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Michael Meyer, Reinhard Millner, Astrid Pennerstorfer, Peter Vandor
How did the relation between Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and government develop during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, once governments had taken restrictive measures to lock down economic and public life? Austria is used as an example of a corporatist welfare state whereby collaboration between government and CSOs occurs particularly in the fields of social services, health-care
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Civil Society and COVID-19 in Hungary: The Complete Annexation of Civil Space Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Ágnes Kövér, Attila Antal, Izabella Deák
The paper examines the CSOs – government relations during the COVID-19 pandemic, first introducing how the pandemic affected the already authoritarian regime in Hungary and how this regime utilized the epidemic to extend and fortify its power. Then the paper presents the antecedents of the relationship between civil society and government in the frame of the National System of Cooperation (NSC). This
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Early-Responding Civil Society and a Late Coming State: Findings from Turkey during the Pandemic Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Erhan Doğan, H Deniz Genç
By building on available literature and interview notes with the NGOs working mainly on refugees and irregular migrants, this study examines the experiences of civil society in Turkey in the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the main findings is that NGOs responded quite early and with agility to the sufferings of people before the state entered into the field and implemented its own
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Source of Life or Kiss of Death: Revisiting State-Civil Society Dynamics in India during COVID-19 Pandemic Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Rajesh Tandon, Ram Aravind
As COVID-19 spread through India, Civil Society Organizations (CSO)s mobilized resources to support the efforts of the Government by playing the role of an active partner in providing social and economic welfare to the affected population. This paper aims to provide a concise overview of the response of civil society to the pandemic situation at the grassroots and policy level. Further, the authors
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The Government and Civil Society Collaboration against COVID-19 in South Korea: A Single or Multiple Actor Play? Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Bok Gyo Jeong, Sung-Ju Kim
This study examines, from a collaborative governance perspective, the public policy process of South Korea in responding to the global health pandemic. In many countries, attention has been focused primarily on governmental capacity and political leadership in containing the COVID-19 pandemic. In South Korea, however, the role of civil society as a collaborative partner to government is especially
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Reflections on the Relationship between the Government and Civil Society Organizations during the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Israeli Case Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Hillel Schmid
The paper analyzes the relations between the government and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel. The paper presents the inconsistent policy of the government, which has been influenced by various interest groups and the very limited financial support allocated to CSOs during the health, economic and social crisis. The paper describes the government’s alienated
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George E. Mitchell, Hans Peter Schmitz and Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken: Between Power and Irrelevance: The Future of Transnational NGOs Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Julie Fisher
Article George E. Mitchell, Hans Peter Schmitz and Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken: Between Power and Irrelevance: The Future of Transnational NGOs was published on January 1, 2021 in the journal Nonprofit Policy Forum (volume 12, issue 1).
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Strengthening the U.S. Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy: Policy Proposals from the 2019 ARNOVA-Independent Sector Symposium on Nonprofit Public Policy Research Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Alan J. Abramson
Article Strengthening the U.S. Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy: Policy Proposals from the 2019 ARNOVA-Independent Sector Symposium on Nonprofit Public Policy Research was published on December 1, 2020 in the journal Nonprofit Policy Forum (volume 11, issue 4).
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Regulation of “Classic” Community-Based Charitable Organizations Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Putnam Barber, Steven Rathgeb Smith
Tax-exempt organizations in the United States are, in general, required to file regular reports on their operations with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). These filings represent a significant burden for the filing organizations, are a critical source of information for many observers, and are relied upon by regulators and donors as indicators of the organizations’ commitment to achieving the wide
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Civic Apprenticeship: Build The Talent Pipeline For The Nonprofit Sector By Expanding National Service And Recognizing Its Role In Workforce Development Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Shirley Sagawa
National service operates as a workforce development system for nonprofits by offering individuals a paid opportunity to develop real-world skills through hands-on service. A service year before, during, or after college – or as a way to get back on track – gives Americans of all ages, but especially young adults, the chance to transform their lives, make an impact in their community, and become the
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The Five-State Requirement of IRC Section 4945(f)(2) Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Ronan Brooks
Consistently low rates of voter turnout in U.S. elections demand remedy. Antiquated legislation limits the ability of nonprofits to contribute to nonpartisan voter engagement. The article focuses on one piece of such legislation, section 4945(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code. First, the article outlines the legislative history of this provision and highlights the racist and classist basis of its
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Editor’s Note Issue 11(4) Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Dennis R. Young
Article Editor’s Note Issue 11(4) was published on December 1, 2020 in the journal Nonprofit Policy Forum (volume 11, issue 4).
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The Impact of Five Different Tax Policy Changes on Household Giving in the United States Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Patrick Rooney, Sasha Zarins, Jon Bergdoll, Una Osili
About $450 billion were donated to U.S. nonprofits in 2019 according to the most recently available data (Giving USA Foundation 2020). However, despite the increases in charitable dollars, the share of households that donate has been declining: in 2000, 67 percent of American households donated to nonprofits, but in 2016, only 53 percent of American households donated (Indiana University Lilly Family
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The Routledge Companion to Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Meeyoung Lamothe
Article The Routledge Companion to Nonprofit Management was published on December 1, 2020 in the journal Nonprofit Policy Forum (volume 11, issue 4).
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A Two-Tiered Charitable Contribution Credit for All American Taxpayers Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Nicolas Duquette
This policy memo proposes and simulates the effects of a two-tier, nonrefundable tax credit for charitable contributions. A two-rate credit would expand access to tax incentives for charitable contributions to most Americans and increase charitable giving significantly, with substantial cost savings compared to alternative policy changes.
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Expanding Nonprofit Advocacy Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Jeffrey M. Berry
Expanding Nonprofit Advocacy. This paper calls for regulatory changes that would clarify the rules around advocacy by 501(c)(3) nonprofits. It is common for leaders of such nonprofits to misinterpret these rules and to believe that they are much more restrictive than they really are. This results in less nonprofit advocacy and, consequentially, less representation of interests that are chronically
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Nonprofit Advocacy in the Era of Trump Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2020-08-20 Meeyoung Lamothe, Vicki Lavastida
Abstract The election of Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential race was said to result in an unprecedented surge in public support for nonprofit advocacy organizations. Given the cyclical nature of public attention to hard-to-solve social problems and the challenges associated with free-riding in collective action, a question arises as to the extent to which such elevated public support sustains itself
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Regulating European Philanthropy: Lessons from the Scholarly Legacy of Evelyn Brody Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2020-08-07 Oonagh B. Breen
Abstract Throughout her long and distinguished academic career, spanning more than three decades, as a Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent University, Evelyn Brody’s work has interrogated three broad themes that underpin and drive charity law – the tax treatment of charities; the governance framework applicable to charities, its application, monitoring and enforcement; and the evolution of charitable
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Foundations as “Amigos o Rebeldes”: The Influence of Philanthropic Funding on Local Immigration Policy Outputs Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2020-08-03 Maria Apolonia Calderon
Abstract Research on foundations public policy influence, traditionally, focuses on policy reform. Largely unexplored is the influence that philanthropic funding has on recipient communities. Unlike previous research, this study uses a newly compiled dataset on immigration-related giving to study how funding for political citizenship services, integration services, and government-related advocacy influences
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Regulatory Waves: Comparative Perspectives on State Regulation and Self-Regulation Policies in the Nonprofit Sector Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2020-07-13 Cassady V. Brewer
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Philanthropy and Social Impact: A NPF Mini-Symposium Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2020-07-06 James M. Ferris,Elizabeth A. Graddy
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Civil Society Groups Involved with International Students in Japan: Typology and Social Capital Generation Nonprofit Policy Forum Pub Date : 2020-07-06 Polina Ivanova
Abstract This article explores the interaction between civil society organizations in Japan and incoming international students to illustrate how the nonprofit sector can be conducive to social capital generation in diverse groups in the short-term. Based on interviews, participant observation and document analysis, this study examines motivations of nonprofit staff and volunteers to get involved with
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