Service-Providing Nonprofits Working in Coalition to Advocate for Policy Change

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
John J. Chin
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Coalition Structure ◽  
Policy Advocacy ◽  
Organizational Survival ◽  
Advocacy Coalition ◽  
Implementation Level ◽  
Immigrant Health Policy

Nonprofit organizations that primarily provide social or health services can play an important role in policy advocacy, as indicated by recent research. Less is known about how and why they participate in policy advocacy, and concerns remain that their advocacy is overly self-interested. This case study of an urban immigrant health policy advocacy coalition made up primarily of service-providing nonprofits in New York City suggests that (a) service-providing nonprofits’ insights as daily case-level advocates for their clients generate unique contributions to policy change agendas, particularly at the policy implementation level rather than at the legislative level; (b) these organizations do not necessarily see a conflict between their organizational survival imperatives and social change objectives, nor between case-level and higher level advocacy; and (c) a coalition structure, leadership by an experienced advocacy organization, and dedicated foundation funding can elevate case advocacy concerns into a higher level and more sustained advocacy agenda.

Integrating collaborative governance theory with the Advocacy Coalition Framework

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Koebele
Keyword(s):  
Policy Change ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Advocacy Coalition Framework ◽  
Advocacy Coalition ◽  
Governance Theory ◽  
Governance Process ◽  
Original Case ◽  
Governance Processes ◽  
Governance Arrangements

AbstractAs collaborative governance processes continue to grow in popularity, practitioners and policy scholars alike can benefit from the development of methods to better analyse and evaluate them. This article develops one such method by demonstrating how collaborative governance theory can be integrated with the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) to better explain coalition dynamics, policy-oriented learning and policy change in collaborative contexts. I offer three theoretical propositions that suggest alternate relationships among ACF variables under collaborative governance arrangements and illustrate these propositions using interview data from an original case study of a collaborative governance process in Colorado, USA. The integration of collaborative governance theory with the ACF improves its application in collaborative contexts and provides new theoretical insights into the study and practice of collaborative governance.

scholarly journals Kerangka Advokasi Koalisi dalam Kebijakan Penataan Pemukiman Bantaran Sungai Winongo di Kota Yogyakarta

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (30) ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Zulfa Harirah
Keyword(s):  
Political Process ◽  
Belief System ◽  
Advocacy Coalition Framework ◽  
Right To The City ◽  
Policy Advocacy ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Advocacy Coalition ◽  
System Resources ◽  
The City

The basic idea of this article is to examine the policy advocacy process on Winongo settlement arrangement riverbanks in Yogyakarta. Problems settlements along the river Winongo become increasingly critical as more densely populated to cause the symptoms of poverty and slums. This condition is then ignited the presence Arkom and FKWA to show arrangement ideas through policy advocacy process. Therefore, this article will focus on answering two things, there are how the coalition framework was formed and how the coalition manage their belief system, resources and strategies. To answer that questions above, this research was escorted by theory Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) of Sabatier and Jenkins Smith. Through the case study method, this research will explore the case of advocacy of policies Winongo settlement on the riverbanks. The results of the research shows that there are two coalitions in structuring settlements along the river Winongo, they are River coalitions and “Right to the city” coalition. Both are proven to stand on two legs, as a member of the coalition and as a policy broker. This shows that the policy is not just a stage of systemic and technocratic, but the policy is a political process that allows each actor to act politically.

scholarly journals Examining Collaboration Among Nonprofit Organizations for Social Responsibility Programs

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 953-974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Géraldine Zeimers ◽  
Christos Anagnostopoulos ◽  
Thierry Zintz ◽  
Annick Willem
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Organizational Legitimacy ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Organizational Fit ◽  
Organizational Survival ◽  
Complementary Resources ◽  
Nonprofit Collaboration

Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) increasingly implement socially responsible programs to address their responsibilities toward society. Although collaborations are a valuable means to tackle complex social issues, NPOs also similarly collaborate with other NPOs for delivering socially responsible programs. However, the motivations driving NPOs to collaborate with likeminded organizations for socially responsible programs remain unclear. Using a single embedded in-depth case study research design, our purpose is to examine the formation of collaborations among sport federations and sport clubs for socially responsible programs. Reflecting the interplay between resource-based view and institutional perspectives, our findings intrinsically indicate that partners demonstrate similarity in their motivations to collaborate due to their organizational fit, but with some key differences in the complementary resources they seek. Organizational legitimacy and resource exchange needs for socially responsible programs are driving the collaboration rather than organizational survival needs. The potential to create social value makes this nonprofit collaboration form unique.

Policy Networks and Advocacy Coalitions: Explaining Policy Change and Stability in UK Industrial Pollution Policy?

2000 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Smith
Keyword(s):  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Industrial Pollution ◽  
Policy Networks ◽  
Policy Network ◽  
Advocacy Coalitions ◽  
Advocacy Coalition ◽  
The Uk

Policy network analysis (PNA) and the advocacy coalition framework (ACF) are relatively recent additions to the toolbox of policy analysis. The author explores the strengths and limitations of each through comparative application. The two frameworks are used to analyse policy change and stability in the UK industrial pollution sector over a period of more than twenty-five years. Innovations derived from policy-oriented learning generated in the 1970s were initially rejected before being implemented fourteen years later. The case study illustrates the limits of both theories. Change was not an open competition between advocates of different core policy beliefs. Nevertheless the ACF analysis of contrasting, broadly defined, beliefs can help explain some events beyond policy networks. Resource interdependencies in the policy network provide a good explanation for the stabilities exhibited in the case study. PNA can also explain why some actors were excluded from the policy process whereas others exercised decisionmaking and nondecisionmaking power. In combination, the more fundamental agency-oriented and structure-oriented emphases on beliefs and resources associated with the ACF and PNA, respectively, can enrich policy analysis.

Critical Success Factors for Partnering with Nonprofit Organizations on Digital Technology Service-Learning Projects

2011 ◽  
pp. 106-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Lawler
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Technology Service ◽  
Service Learning Projects

This case study analyzes critical success factors for digital technology projects in service-learning courses at Pace University, a leading school of computer science and information systems in New York City. The study argues that the factors of collaboration, pedagogy, project management, strategy, and technology are foundational not only to implementing and generating meaningful benefits from projects, but also to ensuring durable and fruitful partnerships with nonprofit organizations. The findings from this case study will help instructors considering expansion of high-tech service-learning courses to secure innovative partnerships by encouraging all parties involved to maintain focus on service and human interactions rather than simply on technology.

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