Wednesday, November 03, 2004

Duluth News Tribune | 11/02/2004 | Foundation urges nonprofits to lobby

Duluth News Tribune | 11/02/2004 | Foundation urges nonprofits to lobby: "Foundation urges nonprofits to lobby

CHARITY: A former State Department spokesman says many nonprofits are afraid to lobby lawmakers.

BY STEVE KUCHERA

NEWS TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER


All the good work that a nonprofit organization does can be undone by a single change in law or policy, says Knight Foundation President Hodding Carter III.
For that reason, nonprofits should exercise their right to educate and lobby policy-makers and lawmakers.
'Their voice needs to be heard,' Carter said, 'otherwise they're operating "

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