March 17, 2010

Advocacy Work Deserves More Support From Foundations, Not Less

To the Editor:

In his recent opinion piece (“Big Philanthropy Has Reasons to Fear Populist Fervor,” February 25), William Schambra made several broad generalizations about nonprofits that are at odds with my own understanding of the sector.

First, he asserted that nonprofits are increasingly turning to advocacy to grow government spending on programs, often at the instigation of

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