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Nonprofit Sector
Overview -> Public Policy
Public Will:
Its Connection to Public Policy and Philanthropy (Working
Paper)
Sarah Jones (Center for Public Policy, The Union Institute,
1993)
This report summarizes
the work of the Forum on Public/Private Social Concern on
public will and its connection to public policy and philanthropy.
It includes an overview and discussion of the concept of public
will; case examples drawn from government, the nonprofit sector,
and foundations illustrating different methods of engaging
the public; comparative analysis of the case examples; and
checklists and questions for grant makers and policy leaders
to consider in reviewing proposals and developing projects
designed to engage the public. It considers the relationships
between public will, public policy and philanthropy; and examines
the public's current attitudes toward its role in the policy
process and with policy makers and government institutions,
the role of media in informing the populace, the relationship
of knowledge to public participation, and opportunities for
philanthropy to become involved with the public will. It addresses
ways to create the informed public will necessary to enable
government and the charitable sector to be more responsive
to public concerns and effective in their efforts to tackle
pressing social issues; and outlines efforts under way to
reinvigorate democracy and explores how the public will can
influence and affect the work of policy makers and philanthropy.
It presents and compares six case examples of differing approaches
to the generation of public will and offers suggestions in
the form of a checklist for those wishing to promote it. The
report accompanied by an annotated bibliography and 12 appendices
Softcover, 172 pages, $15 (includes shipping)
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