CHAPTER THIRTEENADVOCACY, LOBBYING, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Dyana P. Mason
“Democracy only works when we work for it, when we fight for it, and when we demand it.”
STACEY ABRAMS, FOUNDER OF THE NONPROFIT FAIR FIGHT ACTION (WWW.FAIRFIGHT.ORG) TO PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS
“Nonprofit advocacy is not abstract. It is a concrete component of an organization's work to identify and meet needs, protect community resources, and ensure that individuals are using the power they have to be a voice on issues.”
MARCIA AVNER (2016, P. 402)
Over the last decade, social justice organizations and movements have gathered new steam, particularly as it relates to issues including racism, police violence, climate change, voting rights, LGBTQ+ equality, and worker rights, ...
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