Overview

Policy advocacy is an increasingly important function of many nonprofit organizations, as they seek broad social changes in their concerning issues. Their advocacy practices, however, have often been guided by their own past experiences, anecdotes from peer networks, and consultant advice. Most of their practices have largely escaped empirical and theoretical grounding that could better root their work in established theories of policy change. The first book of its kind, Nonprofits in Policy Advocacy bridges this gap by connecting real practices of on-the-ground policy advocates with the burgeoning academic literature in policy studies. In the process, it empirically identifies six distinct policy advocacy strategies, and their accompanying tactics, used by nonprofits. Case studies tell the stories of how advocates apply these strategies in a wide variety of issues including civil rights, criminal justice, education, energy, environment, public health, public infrastructure, and youth. This book will appeal to both practitioners and academicians, as each gains insights into the other’s views of policy change and the actions that produce it.

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Author:   Sheldon Gen ,  Amy Conley Wright
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783030436957

ISBN 10:   3030436950
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   02 August 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"1. Nonprofit Advocacy in the United States Nonprofit advocacy in the context of American public policy Political context of policy advocacy Policy advocacy by nonprofit organizations in the U.S.: Scope and scale Discussions References 2. Tactics and Strategies A menu of tactics for policy advocacy Strategies of policy advocacy organizations Discussions References 3. Public Lobbying The public lobbying stratefgy Books not bars ""Power grab"" Discussions References 4. Institutional Partnership The institutional partnership strategy Over-incarceration Foster youth emancipation Discussions References 5. Inside-Outside The inside-outside strategy Banning plastic bags Evaluating teacher performance Raising the tobacco tax Discussions References 6. Direct Reform The direct reform strategy Banning trans fats Closing coal-fired power plants Discussions  References 7. Indirect Pressure The indirect pressure strategy Enhancing local parks Discussions References 8. Popular Power The popular power strategy Bring Our War $$ Home Parent engagement in public schools Discussions References 9. Considerations for Strategic Policy Advocacy Creative and strategic policy advocacy The Challenges of Policy Advocacy Measuring and evaluating advocacy performance Conclusion Discussions References Appendix 1. Derivation of the composite logic model of policy advocacy References Appendix 2. Methods Q-methodology Survey method References"

Reviews

Sheldon Gen and Amy Conley Wright have written both a solid academic work, which includes a great deal of original research, and a valuable supplementary text for classroom use. ... they also frame advocacy behavior within the theories of public policy scholarship, making Nonprofits in Policy Advocacy a useful supplementary text for graduate classes in nonprofit management or advocacy, but equally valuable for graduate or upper level undergraduate public policy classes, as well as political science classes that focus on interest groups, lobbying, and advocacy. (Shelly Arsneault, Nonprofit Policy Forum, May 7, 2021)

Author Information

Sheldon Gen is Associate Professor in the Public Administration Program at San Francisco State University, USA. He teaches courses on policy processes and civic engagement as part of the MPA curriculum, and studies public engagement in policy making processes with a focus on environmental and education policy issues. These interests stem from his prior employment and consultancies with many public and nonprofit organizations in the areas of environment, education, transportation, and development. Amy Conley Wright is Associate Professor in Social Work at the University of Sydney, Australia. She received her PhD from University of California, Berkeley. She studies effective advocacy for creating policy change for children and families and her publications include peer-reviewed journal articles on the topics of child maltreatment prevention, parent peer support, social investment, and policy advocacy.

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