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NPO Leaders Walking An Advocacy Tightrope

The NonProfit Times

The 78-page report provides insight into how nonprofit leaders view their role in public policy advocacy and engagement. The Pursuit of Influence sheds light on what motivates or deters organizations from taking an active role in public policy advocacy. Advocacy efforts are mission-driven.

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Building an Economy with Purpose: The Transformative Potential of Baby Bonds

NonProfit Quarterly

Extensive research shows that public policy can shape economic outcomes. The public can demand economic policies that benefit the broader population. A key question becomes: What kind of economic policies should the public demand? These accounts grow over time, maturing when the child reaches adulthood.

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Finance: AMA Pushes For Charity Care Accountability

The NonProfit Times

AMA policy-makers also discussed increased enforcement on nonprofit hospitals that provide little or no community benefit. The post Finance: AMA Pushes For Charity Care Accountability appeared first on The NonProfit Times.

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US Nonprofit Sector Documents Its Own Powerlessness, but What Will We Do?

NonProfit Quarterly

Nonprofits canand ought toengage in a wide range of civic and election-related activities. I have been a managing director, a board member, a board president, a consultant to nonprofits, and taught college courses on nonprofit management and policy at several Chicago universities.

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From Impact Investing to “Impact-First” Investing—What Is the Field Learning?

NonProfit Quarterly

Activating these funding streams will be challenging but not impossible. That grant support could come from philanthropythe authors highlight technical assistance facilitiesor from public policy or some combination, but the resources need to come from somewhere.

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How Nonprofits Can Navigate Political Engagement and Maintain Public Trust

NonProfit Quarterly

The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the Johnson Amendment—the provision in the code that prohibits 501c3 organizations from engaging in partisan electoral and political activities. Additionally, the Johnson Amendment helps safeguard public trust in 501c3 organizations.

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When Can Volunteers Lead?

NonProfit Quarterly

In this series, The Unexpected Value of Volunteers , author Jan Masaoka takeson the underappreciated topic of volunteerism, provides some unexpected ideas, and points the way toward a public policy agenda on volunteerism. In response to community activism, many government contracts require constituents to serve on the board.