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Non-profit Advocacy

Advocacy is booming. Non-profits currently comprise 11% of the U.S. workforce according to The Quiet Crisis report. In fact, non-profits contribute to nearly 5% of our GDP and if were a country, the nonprofit sector would rank as the seventh largest economy in the world. More people are joining causes and volunteering although clearly the economy has had an enormous impact. However, according to the Economist, Americorps (a widely regarded one year volunteer initiative) saw a rise in applications before the economic crisis even struck.  Also, New York’s public service site (www.volunteerNYC.org) saw a 27% increase since one year ago. The good news is that the passage of the Ed Kennedy Serve America Act is creating even more opportunities for national service advocates than ever before.