Nonprofits may engage in advocacy and limited lobbying, but

Is anybody ready to speak up? Tzido/iStock via Getty Images PlusThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Fewer than a third of charities in the U.S. (31%) engaged in advocacy in the last five years. This represents a dramatic decline in the past two decades, we found, even though the law allows these groups to speak up regarding the issues that affect the people they serve. The results of the Public Engagement Nonprofit Survey, a new nationally representat

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