The Retreat of Influence: Exploring the Decline of Nonprofit Advocacy and Public Engagement

This report finds that:

• A significantly lower proportion of nonprofits report advocating or lobbying compared to 20 years ago.
• Mission plays the largest role in determining nonprofit advocacy and lobbying.
• Today, significantly fewer nonprofits know advocacy activities they are legally allowed to do compared to 20 years ago.
• Only 13% of nonprofits conduct nonpartisan activities to help people vote.

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