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Rising partisanship is making nonprofits more reluctant to engage in policy debates − new research

  • Written by Heather MacIndoe, Associate Professor of Public Policy, UMass Boston
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Afraid of partisan rancor, nonprofits are biting their tongues, with divisive politics hindering public policy engagement by social service organizations. This is one of our findings in a new study we conducted on behalf of Independent Sector – a coalition of nonprofits,...

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