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POLICY MEMORANDUM: A Scan of Nonprofit Policy Recommendations for the Obama Administration

Rick Cohen
February 11, 2009

Please read POLICY MEMORANDUM: A Scan of Nonprofit Policy Recommendations for the Obama Administration at NPQ's Cohen Report Web site.

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About the author
Rick Cohen

Rick joined NPQ in 2006, after almost eight years as the executive director of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP). Before that he played various roles as a community worker and advisor to others doing community work. He also worked in government. Cohen pursued investigative and analytical articles, advocated for increased philanthropic giving and access for disenfranchised constituencies, and promoted increased philanthropic and nonprofit accountability.

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