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Nonprofit organizations and voluntary associations have a long and varied history in American society. Their leadership roles in service delivery, policy advocacy, and social movements have been well documented both by scholars and insightful popular observers. We would argue, however, that an increasingly important role of nonprofit organizations demands greater scrutiny. We refer to the way in which nonprofit organizations and voluntary associations initiate, shape and respond to changes in their political environment. In particular, we are interested in the process by which these organizations attempt to sculpt the landscape of urban policy and political action. We need ...