ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the political and policy-related activities of nonprofit housing providers, to explore the extent to which their efforts extend beyond the provision of housing and related services, and explicitly examines potential differences between faith-based and secular nonprofits. The Nonprofit Housing Provider Survey was expressly designed to measure broader policy-related activity of nonprofits. Surveys by the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (CEDAM) to policy or political activity, and these are also explored. Two modeling policy are posted: the first hypothesizes that faith-based nonprofits deliver services only, and the second outlines a process by which faith-based nonprofits gain access to the larger political system because of their service activities. Nonprofit has much involvement in federal policy making. Policy-related activity is significantly correlated with both foundation and corporate funding; organizations with such funding are significantly more engaged in policy-related activity.
