Implications of government funding of advocacy for third‐sector independence and exploration of alternative advocacy funding models

Onyx, Jenny; Dalton, Bronwen; Melville, Rose; Casey, John; Banks, Robin

doi:10.1002/j.1839-4655.2008.tb00123.x

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“…In this article we therefore presume that nonprofit organizations are excellent vehicles for giving voice to unaddressed societal problems (Ross and Osborne 1999;Snavely and Desai 2001;Jenkins 2006). NPO's eventually will translate these issues into political claims and make active interventions on behalf of the constituencies they represent with the explicit goal of influencing public policy (Onyx, Dalton et al 2008). As such they function as intermediaries with the ability to deepen the ways in which people are represented and participate in democracies (Reid 1999).…”

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“…As such they function as intermediaries with the ability to deepen the ways in which people are represented and participate in democracies (Reid 1999). A substantial amount of empirical and normative scholarship focuses on the levels of nonprofit advocacy in civil societies and the strategies through which NPO's can exert a direct or indirect influence on policymakers (Page 1999;Rees 1999;Grant 2000;Hoefer 2001;Berry and Arons 2003;Andrews and Edwards 2004;Binderkrantz 2005;Child and Gronbjerg 2007;Onyx, Dalton et al 2008;Schmid, Bar et al 2008). A second debate discusses the question whether organizational features, and especially the amount of government funding received, might predict whether or not these NPO's will become politically active to fulfill this expressive advocacy role (Smith and Lipsky 1993;Salamon 1995;Boris and Steuerle 1999;Chavez, Stephens et al 2004;Nicholson-Crotty 2005;Dalton and Lyons 2006;Child and Gronbjerg 2007;Guo and Saxton 2010).…”

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Nonprofit Advocacy Under a Third-Party Government Regime: Cooperation or Conflict?

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Corte

2013

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Objective. In this article we examine the NPO's commitment to be involved in advocacy activities and the strategies which they rely on to fulfill this expressive role. We question whether the close (financial) relationship between governments and NPO's in Flanders, especially defined in terms of service delivery, will stifle the NPO's advocacy or rather creates new opportunities for giving NPO's a voice in the development of new public policies as well. Method. Using data from a recent large-N survey of Flemish private nonprofit suppliers in four social welfare areas we will conduct multivariate regression analysis to determine which factors could help us to predict the NPO's advocacy behavior. Results. In general, Flemish NPO's indicate a rather low commitment to their advocacy role. However, once NPO's become politically active they rely on a variety of different strategies, especially by utilizing their insider contacts with policy makers and by joining forces into coalitions with other organizations. Conclusion. Our findings suggest that under third-party government regimes NPO's advocacy does not necessarily have to be seen as something conflictual.Instead, advocacy may lead to further cooperation as NPO's become increasingly recognized by governments for their capacity to enrich public policy making from a grassroots perspective.

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Nonprofit Advocacy Under a Third-Party Government Regime: Cooperation or Conflict?

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“…They have the following distinctive characteristics: they do not distribute profits to members; have autonomy in local decision-making; have voluntary participation by members; are self-governing organizations; are community-serving and pursue some 'public good' within a particular geographic area (Salamon & Anheier 1996). Locally-based community organizations are neither entities of the state nor the market and although they may receive funding from government, they are legally autonomous from them (Onyx et al 2008). …”

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Made to Measure: Taming Practices with Results-based Accountability

Keevers

Treleaven

Sykes

et al. 2011

Organization Studies

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This paper focuses on what happens when accountability regimes, represented in calculative planning processes, migrate onto situated, sociomaterial practices. Specifically, the article investigates what happens when the practices of results-based accountability (RBA) are translated into the social justice practices of locally-based community organizations. Based on the tenets of contemporary practice theory and a threeyear participatory action research project with community organizations in Australia, the study illustrates that performance measurement and accountability frameworks such as RBA are not technologies that peer and measure innocently and disinterestedly from a distance. Rather, RBA, as a bundle of materialdiscursive practices, is part of the performance measuring apparatus creating differences that include some things and exclude others. We articulate some of the organizing practices of social justice in a locally-based community organization, follow their translation into RBA planning practices and then return to analyse the introduction of RBA practices into the daily work of an organization. In this way, we demonstrate how situated and ongoing practices begin to unravel through intra-action with RBA boundary-making practices and its redrawn relations of accountability. project with community organizations in Australia, the study illustrates that performance measurement and accountability frameworks such as RBA are not technologies that peer and measure innocently and disinterestedly from a distance. Rather, RBA, as a bundle of material-discursive practices, is part of the performance measuring apparatus intra-acting and iteratively reconfiguring that which is included and excluded from mattering, productive of and part of what materialises. We articulate some of the organizing practices of social justice in a locally-based community organization, follow their translation into RBA planning practices and then return to analyse the introduction of RBA practices into the daily work of an organization. In this way, we demonstrate how situated and ongoing practices begin to unravel through intra-action with RBA boundary-making practices. The paper contributes to current organizational research by contesting overly simplistic, representational approaches to organizing that seek to predetermine outcomes and thereby overlook the situated and emergent character of practice.

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“…Advocacy is defined as 'active interventions by organisations on behalf of the collective interests they represent, that has the explicit goal of influencing public policy or the decisions of any institutional elite' (p. 643) (6) . Some interest groups have greater power to influence public policy and decision making than others due to their organisational or personal resources, including knowledge of effective advocacy strategies and how to apply them.…”

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Playing the policy game: a review of the barriers to and enablers of nutrition policy change

Cullerton

Donnet

Lee

et al. 2016

Public Health Nutr.

136

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Objective: To progress nutrition policy change and develop more effective advocates, it is useful to consider real-world factors and practical experiences of past advocacy efforts to determine the key barriers to and enablers of nutrition policy change. The present review aimed to identify and synthesize the enablers of and barriers to public policy change within the field of nutrition. Design: Electronic databases were searched systematically for studies examining policy making in public health nutrition. An interpretive synthesis was undertaken. Setting: International, national, state and local government jurisdictions within high-income, democratic countries. Results: Sixty-three studies were selected for inclusion. Numerous themes were identified explaining the barriers to and enablers of policy change, all of which fell under the overarching category of 'political will', underpinned by a second major category, 'public will'. Sub-themes, including pressure from industry, neoliberal ideology, use of emotions and values, and being visible, were prevalent in describing links between public will, political will and policy change. Conclusions: The frustration around lack of public policy change in nutrition frequently stems from a belief that policy making is a rational process in which evidence is used to assess the relative costs and benefits of options. The findings from the present review confirm that evidence is only one component of influencing policy change. For policy change to occur there needs to be the political will, and often the public will, for the proposed policy problem and solution. The review presents a suite of enablers which can assist health professionals to influence political and public will in future advocacy efforts.

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Implications of government funding of advocacy for third‐sector independence and exploration of alternative advocacy funding models

Cited by 48 publications

References 9 publications

Nonprofit Advocacy Under a Third-Party Government Regime: Cooperation or Conflict?

Nonprofit Advocacy Under a Third-Party Government Regime: Cooperation or Conflict?

Made to Measure: Taming Practices with Results-based Accountability

Playing the policy game: a review of the barriers to and enablers of nutrition policy change

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