The Washington Post highlights the new publication Seen But Not Heard: Strengthening Nonprofit Advocacy and the executive director of OMB Watch. In light of a certain disdain for lobbyists, we all must be reminded that charities need to lobby more. "Bass's biggest problem is convincing charities that they not only can make their case to government, but that they really ought to do so. In effect, he needs to convince his fellow do-gooders that lobbying is not so bad." Disturbingly, "a third of nonprofits polled recently owned up to 'lobbying' two or more times a month. But when asked if they 'advocate,' closer to half admitted to that. Many nonprofits also are unsure how much lobbying the law permits them to do."