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What is NPAction Who is Responsible for NPAction?
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What is NPAction?
NPAction is an online resource that provides tools and information for nonprofit advocacy. It provides a constantly updated mix of information and tools, drawn from the expertise of organizations and seasoned advocates across a wide range of advocacy activities and policy disciplines, in order to encourage greater participation by nonprofits in the policy arena. Read More

Who is Responsible for NPAction?
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OMB Watch is responsible for the development and maintenance of NPAction, building upon its extensive experience working with national, state, and local groups to promote, explain, and reinforce advocacy activity and capacity across the nonprofit sector. Nonprofits have long relied on OMB Watch's policy monitoring, information dissemination, and technical assistance capacity for key information, including its ability to highlight and credit good materials regardless of their source. Read More

Why NPAction?
The historical role of charities and organized, collective activity has long been recognized as an important element of American civic and political life. Today, nonprofit involvement in public policy is considered critical to the healthy functioning of democracy, making it possible for the voice of all Americans, particularly those without advocates, to be heard in decisions that affect them. Read More

Why Isn't Information Arranged By Policy Issue?
Nonprofits advocacy means different things to different interests. Groups and organizations may perform more than one particular type of advocacy at any given time, often unknowingly. Nonprofits play an important role in identifying, framing, and monitoring issues; mobilizing resources; bridging and leveraging participation across sectors; promoting change and participation by social actors; providing opportunities for leadership by, and representation for, affected populations; and providing legitimacy by engaging public support around issues. Read More

NPAction Goals and Objectives
NPAction's primary goal is to increase the level, and improve the quality, of nonprofit public policy participation. Read More

NPAction History
NPAction.org builds upon OMB Watch's extensive experience promoting, explaining, and reinforcing policy participation across, and on behalf of, the nonprofit sector. Our experiences in this area strongly suggest that there is a gap that needs filling. Read More

Privacy Statement
NPAction respects your privacy rights. This article explains how we care for your personal information. NPAction Privacy Policy

Steal This Code! Put NPAction On Your Site
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NPAction Partner Sites
The following organizations provide access to NPAction through placement of a logo on their websites and substantive contributions of content. To join this growing list of partners, simply place the NPAction logo HTML code on your website and share your URL and logo with us. Read More