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What are three of the overarching ways nonprofits interact in the political environment?
Representation, Education, and Mobilization
McAdam suggests that social movements can be explained by a...
The political process model
Which nonprofit organizations can lobby legislature?
What was the Boston Tea Party about?
Protesting Britain's Tea Tax
What has helped advance lobbying and advocacy?
Technology
What are two ways that nonprofits educate the public that were discussed in the presentation?
Think tanks and watchdogs
Name a possible driving factor for social change
individual discontent or resource deficiencies
Lobbyists are concerned with educating the general public
False
What got the Civil Rights Movement started?
Political Process and the development of the Black Insurgency
What were some movements that were effected by technology?
The Burma's Saffron Revolution and Iran's Twitter Revolution
How is the representation role described in our book?
"Speak for, act for, and look after"
During the Occupy Movement, where were political decisions made?
At general assemblies using a consensus model
What is another name for lobbying groups?
What was accomplished in 1935 by the Labor Movement?
Social Security Act
Why are social media sites like Twitter preferred for mass protest movements?
It is difficult for central authorities and governments to control them
How does the roll of mobilization make politics more diverse?
Facilitating a relationship between marginalized groups of people and politics AND/OR allowing people with less education and income to participate easier
According to Piven, what causes social movements?
1. Members view the system to be loosing legitimacy
2. Those who believe they can not change the system see an opportunity to
3. Those who feel helpless now believe they can make a change
What is the main purpose of 501(c)4's?
Social welfare
What were the reasons the Occupy Movement failed?
Lack of leadership and formal organization to set goals
How has technology helped advance organizations in lobbying and advocacy?