Supporting the Public-Policy Activities of Neighborhood Organizations

A Seat at the Table: Keeping the “Public” in Public Policy, by Ami Nagle, discusses the importance of public-policy activities to the work of neighborhood organizations. The publication suggests ways in which grant makers can support the advocacy efforts of grass-roots groups, and briefly explains the IRS guidelines on making grants to nonprofit groups that perform public-policy or advocacy work. Ami Nagle, of Tucson, studies and writes about health, education, and human-service policy issues.

Publisher: Neighborhood Funders Group, 1 Dupont Circle, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20036; (202) 833-4690; fax (202) 833-4694; nfg@nfg.org; http://www.nfg.org; 12 pages; $10.