October 25, 2019 | Read Time: 1 minute
Sixty-eight percent of registered voters would be more likely to support a candidate for political office who advanced policies to help charities serve their communities, according to a new survey by Independent Sector. That support was highest — 79 percent — among voters ages 18 to 24.
“While trust in institutions continues to dip across the country, this is a clear indication that nonprofits remain a trusted voice for our communities and that all candidates should be regularly engaging civil society to inform their own policy decisions,” said Dan Cardinali, the CEO of Independent Sector, a membership organization of nonprofits, foundations, and corporations.
The study also found that 75 percent of voters favor new rules that would make it harder for politicians to misuse charities “to avoid disclosure and rules on campaign finance limits.”
TargetPoint Consulting conducted the survey of 1,005 registered voters nationwide. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percent.
Dan Parks is managing editor of the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
