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Item Examining Intersections between Open Government and Nonprofit Advocacy: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives about an Emerging Relationship(The International Research Society for Public Management, 2014-04-09) McNutt, John; Justice, Jonathan; Carter, DavidThe creation of open and transparent government has long been a goal of reformers, students of democratic institutions and progressives of all stripes. The argument is that a transparent government is more stable, better functioning and enjoys a higher level of support (Justice, McNutt. & Smith, 2011). The International movement toward open government is a major force in public management (Lathrop & Ruma, 2010). While many in the nonprofit sector would support open government (and have actively advocated for it), the function that is most affected is nonprofit advocacy. Advocates can directly benefit from open government. Information is the lifeblood of nonprofit advocacy and much of the information that advocates require is the target of open government programs (see Berry & Arons, 2002; Libby, 2011; Bass, Arons, Guinane & Carter, 2007). This paper will explore the relationship between nonprofit advocacy and policy making and the movement toward open government. We will develop a theoretical model that describes the relationship between the sector in general and nonprofit advocacy in specific, on the one hand, and open government efforts on the other. We will illustrate the model with empirical findings from a recent study of the use of transparency data by advocates in a single state. In this research we surveyed the population on nonprofits that employed a legislative advocate. The study dealt with the use of information by advocates and the utility of open government/transparency resources for improving the quality of advocacy.Item Social Networking and Constituent Relationships at the State Level: Connecting Government to Citizens in a Time of Crisis(School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware, Newark, DE) McNutt, JohnThis paper reports the results of a study of the use of social networking technologies by Members of the Delaware State Legislature. The findings suggests that many lawmakers did not use this technology in 2010 but a small few used it extensively.Item Social Networking Choices and Environmental Advocacy Organizations: Implications for Global Social Justice(School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 2007-11) McNutt, John; Flanagan, MeredithThis paper reports the results of a national study of social media by a group of large environmental advocacy organizations.A model for technology use was offered and tested.Item Transnational Nonprofit Advocacy Organizations and the Social Networking Technology Revolution: Patterns of Adoption across Organizational Fields(School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 2008-07-05) McNutt, John; Flanagan, MeredithThis paper reports a study of social media usage by transnational organizations. The study examines the degree of social media penetration in organizational fields