What can the State do to ensure that nonprofits contribute to the kinds of communities that sustain democracy?

Your answers must refer to the course content and each answer must account for at least four (4) sources (all may be taken from course readings). You may also add to your answers insight and knowledge acquired elsewhere. Please read the questions carefully. Each answer must be between 750 and 1,500 words, excluding bibliography.

1. What are some of the characteristics and behaviours commonly associated to nonprofits and which conventionally unite them as a sector distinct from the public and the private sectors?

4. What can the State do to ensure that nonprofits contribute to the kinds of communities that sustain democracy?