Policy Initiatives towards the Nonprofit Sector: Insights from the Israeli Case

Michal Almog-Bar*

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Abstract

The article aims to describe and analyze the main processes of policy initiatives towards the nonprofit sector in Israel since 2000, and their implications for the nonprofit sector and civil society. The process started with a review of policies regarding the sector, its roles and relationship with the government conducted by an ad hoc Review Committee established in February 2000. This then developed into few policy initiatives: in the Ministry of Social Welfare; by a governmental committee to review allocations to the nonprofit sector, and another project by the Prime Minister's Office that attempted to change the relations between nonprofit organizations and the government. These initiatives are analyzed, focusing on the actors and the politics of the process, as well as subsequent changes and their impact on the government and civil society in Israel. The analysis reveals that, while the policy initiatives have created new forms and forums for dialogue and joint work between main-stream nonprofit organizations and the government, it has neither developed nor strengthened such organizations and civil society as an alternative public sphere. The insights obtained from the Israeli case of policy development towards the nonprofit sector points to a need for a more nuanced consideration of partnership policies between the government and the nonprofit sector, and their implications for nonprofit organizations and civil society.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)237-256
Number of pages20
JournalNonprofit Policy Forum
Volume7
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 by Michal Almog-Bar, published by De Gruyter 2016.

Keywords

  • civil society
  • government
  • nonprofit
  • partnership
  • policy

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