Robert Egger speaks at Hudson Institute's Bradley Center

Recent readers of The Chronicle of Philanthropy witnessed a lively discussion unfold on its pages between D.C. Central Kitchen president and author ROBERT EGGER and Georgetown University scholar PABLO EISENBERG. With a view to the next election cycle, Egger argued in a May 31 opinion piece* that nonprofit organizations deserve the kind of political stature corporations enjoy because like corporations, they employ millions of Americans, command billions of dollars in resources, and thus play a vital economic as well as civic role in their communities. Yet nonprofits face a double standard when it comes to political activity, and they "accept their muzzled role." Egger concludes that the laws that prohibit charities from direct campaign activities "not only are outdated, but also will be counterproductive" as nonprofits continue to grow in size, wealth, and stature.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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