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13 - Nonprofits as Enablers of Multilayered Representation

from Part III - New Directions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2024

By
Catherine E. Wilson
Edited by
Eva Witesman  and
Curtis Child
Eva Witesman
Affiliation:
Brigham Young University, Utah
Curtis Child
Affiliation:
Brigham Young University, Utah
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Summary

Wilson articulates a theory of multilayered representation in which nonprofit organizations play an important role. Applying James Madison’s Federalist No. 10 to the nonprofit sector, the author maintains that nonprofits offer additional layers of representation outside of election cycles and party platforms. Nonprofit organizations enable multilayered representation by reflecting the multidimensional needs and aspirations of individuals and the communities to which they belong. This representation lessens the possibility of faction as nonprofits create a wide and varied range of opportunities for identity development at both the individual and community levels.

Keywords

nonprofit sectornonprofit organizationsmultilayered representationidentity developmentJames Madisonpluralism
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Reimagining Nonprofits
Sector Theory in the Twenty-First Century
 , pp. 251 - 272
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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