Policy advocacy by nonprofits has attracted substantial scholarly interest in recent years.
Although considerable empirical studies have examined factors influencing nonprofit …

The study of nonprofit advocacy has evolved significantly over the past two decades, yet
gaps still remain in our understanding of the processes and roles of nonprofit organizations …

Facilitating political engagement is a vital function of the nonprofit sector. While some public
charities engage in political activities like policy advocacy, many focus exclusively on their …

A growing body of research explores the influence of involuntary criminal justice contact on
political participation, demonstrating that all types of contact weaken political participation …

Rather than being seen simply as social policy implementors, in recent decades there has
been increasing recognition of social workers as professionals with unique knowledge and …

Policy advocacy is an important tool that nonprofit managers use to build relationships with
public officials and others in furtherance of their charitable missions. Through advocacy …

This paper defines and describes a framework to classify program activities utilized by
nonprofit organizations to achieve public benefit objectives. Drawing on theory and practice …

Nonprofits' growing reliance on commercial income has aroused wide concern that
commercialization discourages nonprofit engagement in policy advocacy to promote …

We propose a conceptual model of the political activities of nonprofits that qualify for
exemption under subsections of the Internal Revenue Code other than 501 (c)(3), including …

Policy and sociocultural advocacy are still entrenched within their disciplinary silos. This
makes that a lot of research is missing out on the complete picture of nonprofits' social …