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This book contributes to the growing literature on social
investment by discussing the way social investment ideas have been
adopted in different countries and in various academic and
professional fields, including social policy, development studies
and non-profit management. Documenting the experience of
implementing social investment in different communities, it
encourages a One World perspective that integrates these diverse
experiences and promotes policy learning between different nations.
This book fills a major gap in the literature, which, in the past,
has focused largely on European welfare states and their employment
and educational policies. Contrary to the view that social
investment is a new stage in the development of these welfare
states, it shows that social investment has been endorsed in other
countries and in different policy fields for many years, including
housing, child welfare, community development, social protection
and rural development. The contribution to social investment by
international development organizations such as the United Nations,
World Bank and International Labour Organization are discussed,
specifically looking at how they have encouraged the application of
social investment policies in development. This book is primarily
targeted at an academic readership that has become increasingly
interested in social investment ideas in recent years. However, it
will also be a useful resource for post-graduate and upper-level
undergraduate students in social development, development studies,
sociology, social policy, social work and public policy.
Contributors include: S. Cook, A. Conley Wright, E. Dahl, A. Hall,
K. Halvorsen, J. Lee, J.C.B. Leung, T. Lorentzen, J. Midgley, A.
Ostertun Geirdal, L. Patel, S. Pellissery, S. Stjerno, A.G. Toge,
Y. Xu
Policy advocacy is an increasingly important function of many
nonprofit organizations, as they seek broad social changes in their
concerning issues. Their advocacy practices, however, have often
been guided by their own past experiences, anecdotes from peer
networks, and consultant advice. Most of their practices have
largely escaped empirical and theoretical grounding that could
better root their work in established theories of policy change.
The first book of its kind, Nonprofits in Policy Advocacy bridges
this gap by connecting real practices of on-the-ground policy
advocates with the burgeoning academic literature in policy
studies. In the process, it empirically identifies six distinct
policy advocacy strategies, and their accompanying tactics, used by
nonprofits. Case studies tell the stories of how advocates apply
these strategies in a wide variety of issues including civil
rights, criminal justice, education, energy, environment, public
health, public infrastructure, and youth. This book will appeal to
both practitioners and academicians, as each gains insights into
the other's views of policy change and the actions that produce it.
Six Steps to Successful Child Advocacy: Changing the World for
Children offers an interdisciplinary approach to child advocacy,
nurturing key skills through a proven six-step process that has
been used to train child advocates and create social change around
the world. The approach is applicable for micro-advocacy for one
child, mezzo-advocacy for a community or group of children, and
macro-advocacy at a regional, national, or international level.
This practical text offers skill-building activities and includes
timely topics such as how to use social media for advocacy. Case
studies of advocacy campaigns highlight applied approaches to
advocacy across a range of issues, including child welfare,
disability, early childhood, and education. Words of wisdom from
noted child advocates from the U.S. and around the world, including
a foreword from Dr. Jane Goodall, illustrate key concepts. Readers
are guided through the process of developing a plan and tools for a
real-life child advocacy campaign.
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