USA: Nonprofit Leaders Question Presidential Contenders

What do the American presidential contenders think about the third sector? Non profit leaders in the United States decided to ask them directly and The Cronicle of Philanthropypublished the candidate?s responses.

Hillary Clinton
Experience in the sector: began her career at the Children?s Defense Fund and calls civils society «The third leg of the stool? of the American economy».
Plans for the sector: «The whole nonprofit sector in America not only delivers essential services, but is a huge employer. The number is close to 10 percent of people who work for the nonprofit sector. It is essential that I as president do everything I can to expand the nonprofit sector. I will work to allow people who don?t itemize their taxes to get deductions for charitable donations, to help nonprofit groups compete for government contracts, and to highlight the work nonprofit groups do ? for example, through White House conferences».

Barak Obama:
Experience in the sector: he is a former community organizer in Chicago, has promised to expand the country?s national-service programs and to create a Social Investment Fund Network to provide money to encourage innovative nonprofit projects.
Plans for the sector: «Third sector will have a place in my White House, I used to work for a non profit. Take a look at our national-service plan, which has a whole social-entrepreneurship component to it».

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http://www.philanthropy.com/news/updates/index.php?id=3713