David L. Thompson, vice president of public policy for the National Council of Nonprofits, said that the new rule will certainly "change the culture of nonprofits. The attitude has typically been, keep working until the mission is done," he says. "Now, in most scenarios, you're going to have nonprofits saying to governments, 'The next agreement is going to cost more money.'"

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For their part, according to a recent survey by the National Council of Nonprofits of its members in all 50 states, nonprofits are torn: While it serves to lift up those most in need, the new rule also increases operating costs.