Description
Book SynopsisThe research is relevant for policymakers involved in cross-sector public policy initiatives as they strive to provide more efficient public-private solutions to challenging governance issues.
Trade ReviewThis volume provides important data and expertly identifies gaps in our understanding. It is an important and well-crafted book that deserves a wide readership. -- Susan M. Chambre Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Introduction. Nonprofit Advocacy: Definitions and Concepts
Part I: The Local and National Dimensions of Nonprofit Advocacy
Chapter 1. The Group Basis of City Politics
Chapter 2. Nonprofit Advocacy in Seattle and Washington, DC
Chapter 3. Shaping the Government–Nonprofit Partnership: Direct and Indirect Advocacy
Chapter 4. Nonprofit Advocacy in the Nation's Capital
Chapter 5. From Skid Row to the Statehouse: How Nonprofit Homeless Service Providers Overcome Barriers to Policy Advocacy Involvement
Part II: Organizational Politics, Strategy, and Tactics
Chapter 6. Advocacy in Hard Times: Nonprofit Organizations and the Representation of Marginalized Groups in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina and 9/11
Chapter 7. Gender Identity and the Shifting Basis of Advocacy by US Women's Groups, 1920–2000
Chapter 8. The Political Voice of American Children: Nonprofit Advocacy and a Century of Representation for Child Well-Being
Chapter 9. Analyzing the Practice of Nonprofit Advocacy: Comparing Two Human Service Networks
Chapter 10. Effective Advocacy: Lessons for Nonprofit Leaders from Research and Practice
List of Contributors
Index
