America's nonprofit organizations come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from major symphony orchestras to PTA's run by a handful of volunteers. Increasingly, however, nonprofits are being used to deliver basic governmental services. This is particularly evident in the areas of health and human services, and these organizations are a lifeline to millions of Americans. Nonprofits develop creative solutions to complex problems and their mission-driven work force provides services efficiently and enthusiastically. Yet despite the great good done by these organizations, they are discouraged by federal law from participating in leglisative lobbying efforts, even on issues that affect their clients directly. Jeffrey Berry and David Arons believe that this governmental policy harms the most vulnerable populations, denying them effective representation in the US political system. This volume charts the dramatic increase in the number of nonprofits in the United States, documents the effect of government restrictions on the participation of nonprofits in the policymaking process, and finally, makes recommendations for how the problem should be addressed. The analysis is based on an original large-scale survey of nonprofits from around the country conducted by the authors, as well as focus groups and interviews with executive directors and nonprofit board members. Berry and Arons believe that nonprofits can effectively deal with many of the ills afflicting our society. However, as more responsibility is put on these groups, it has become increasingly important to endow them with the tools they need to carry out their missions. This book provides a positive set of recommendations that will allow nonprofits a voice to influence public policy.
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Jeffrey M. Berry is John Richard Skuse Class of 1941 Professor of Political Science at Tufts University. His most recent book, The New Liberalism: The Rising Power of Citizen Groups (Brookings, 1999) won the Policy Studies Organization’s 1999 best book award. He is also the coauthor of The Rebirth of Urban Democracy (Brookings, 1993), which received the American Political Science Association's 1994 Gladys Kammerer Award for the Best Book in American Politics.
David F. Arons is co-director of Charity Lobbying in the Public Interest.
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Informatively written by Jeffrey M. Berry (Professor of Political Science, Tufts University) with the assistance of David F. Arons (Co-Director of Charity Lobbying in the Public Interest), A Voice For Nonprofits examines and addresses the dilemma of nonprofit organizations, which increasingly provide basic government services yet are discouraged by federal law from participating in legislative lobbying efforts. Analyzing these restrictions on the participation of nonprofit organizations in policy making processes, and offering ways to address the problems caused between an imbalance of communication let alone legislation, A Voice For Nonprofits offers crucial insight into a very real modern problem. A Voice For Nonprofits needs to be read by every social activist, as well as every non-profit organization manager, director, and those who serve on board of directors.
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- The New Liberalism by J Berry on 7 pages
- Organized Interests and American Democracy by Kay Lehman Schlozman on 4 pages
- The Nonprofit Lobbying Guide (Second Edition) in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Interest Group Society, The (4th Edition) (Longman Classics) by Jeffrey M. Berry in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Pathways to Nonprofit Excellence (A Center for Public Service report) by Paul C. Light in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Nonprofit Board Member's Guide to Lobbying and Advocacy by Marcia Avner in Back Matter
- Congregations in America by Mark Chaves in Back Matter
- Fighting For Our Lives: New York's AIDS Community and the Politics of Disease (Critical Issues in Health and Medicine) by Susan M. Chambre in Back Matter
- Rules, Rules, Rules, Rules: Multi-Level Regulatory Governance (Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy) by G.Bruce Doern on page 152
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