The board of directors of a statewide nonprofit organization is contacting members of the state legislature and asking them to not support legislation that would reduce the nonprofit's level of state funding. The board is participating in ______ lobbying.

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The organization is participating in self-defense lobbying, as they are advocating for their own organization's funding and interests. Illegal lobbying involves breaking the law, grassroots lobbying involves mobilizing members of the general public to take action, and general public lobbying involves advocating for an issue that affects the public as a whole.

The Board of Directors of a Statewide Nonprofit Organization Is