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Indiana University: Efroymson Chair in Philanthropy, The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University (Headquartered at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis), 2001-2006.

Indiana University, Bloomington: School of Public and Environmental Affairs: Professor, 1997 to present; Adjunct Professor of Sociology, 1999 to present; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, 1997-2001; Interim Dean, July 1-September 30, 2000.

Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University: Professor of Philanthropic Studies, 1997 to present.

Loyola University of Chicago: Chair, Department of Sociology-Anthropology, 1996; Professor of Sociology, 1986-96; Associate Professor of Sociology, 1978-86; Assistant Professor of Sociology, 1976-78.

University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration: Visiting Professor, 1987-88.

State University of New York at Stony Brook: Assistant Professor of Sociology, 1974-76; Lecturer in Sociology, 1973-74.

Hofstra University: Lecturer in Sociology, 1971-73.

University of Chicago: Laboratory Assistant, Statistical Methods and Research 1 and 2, Department of Sociology, Supervisor: Leo A. Goodman, 1971; Research Assistant, Human Side of Poverty Project, 1969-70. Supervisor: David Street. Research Assistant, Population Training and Research Center, 1968-69. Supervisor: Patricia Hodge.

Pitzer College: Research Assistant, Historical Survey of French, German, and English material on the German occupation of Belgium during World War II, Supervisor: Werner Warmbrunn, Pitzer College, Summer 1968.

Other Appointments and Professional Consulting

Program on Non-Profit Organizations, Yale Divinity School, member of Advisory Group to review Chapter on Philanthropy for Historical Abstracts of the United States, 2000 Edition, 1998.

Lilly Endowment, member of team to evaluate Initiative on Financing American Religion, 1996-97, $8,000.

Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago. Collaborative Research on "Children's Policy Project: A Reassessment of DCFS," August 1, 1989 - May 30, 1990, $18,932. Personal service contract, June 1, 1989 - December 31, 1991, $14,292.

Institute for Policy Studies, The Johns Hopkins University. Personal contract to compile and develop an updated universe of nonprofit organizations in the Chicago metropolitan area, June 1989 - December 1989, $1,500.

Northwestern University Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research. Contract for producing and processing synthesis report on Hardship and Support Systems in Chicago, Summer 1986, $5,000.

Chicago Field Associate, Urban Institute project on "The Nonprofit Sector in an Era of Governmental Retrenchment," June 1982 to April 1987, $186,930. [go to top]

Licensure and Certification

None.

Professional Societies

Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA): Member, since 1987; Chair: Outstanding Dissertation Award Committee, 2003, 2004; Member, Task Force on Revenue Diversification, 1998; Chair, Distinguished Book Award Committee, 1995-97; Copresident, 1992-94; Member, Annual Conference Committee, 1991; Member, Board of Directors, 1990-95.

International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR): Member, since 1991.

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM), since 1989. Institutional Representative for School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, 1999-2001.

American Society for Public Administration: (ASPA) Member, since 2002 and 1989-93. Indiana Chapter Council: Member, since 2002. Vice President, 2004-05.

Academy of Management (AOM), Member, since 2002, and 1989-93. Member, Public and Nonprofit Division (PNP), since 2002; PNP Chair-Elect, 2005-06; PNP Program Chair, 2004-05; Co-chair, Doctoral Consortium, Public and Nonprofit Division, 2004.

National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA): Member, Executive Council, since 2004; Member, Executive Committee, since 2004; Member, Marketing Committee, since 2005; Chair, Nonprofit Management Section, 1999-2001; Member, 2000 Conference Committee, 1999-2000; NASPAA Liaison to ARNOVA, since 1998; Joint Task Force of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration and the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council to develop guidelines for nonprofit management education, Member, 1997-99.

American Sociological Association (ASA), since 1968: Member, Subcommittee on Masters Degree Programs, Task Force on Graduate Education in Sociology, 1994-95. Section on Community and Urban Sociology, since 1986: Member, Nomination Committee, 1986-87, 1996-97; Chair, 1987-88 Robert E. Park Award Committee, 1987.

Midwest Sociological Society (MSS), 1976-98: Member, Program Committee for 1996 Annual Meeting, 1995-96; Member, Midwest Student Paper Competition Committee, Graduate Category, 1994; Member, Committee on Standards, Training and Employment, 1976-79.

International Sociological Association (ISA), 1974-98. ISA Research Committee on Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy, since 1976: Finance officer, 1977-79; Vice President, 1979-87.

Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), 1977-94: Member, Program Committee for Annual Meetings, 1982-83.

Illinois Sociological Association, 1984-97.

Population Association of America (PAA), 1970-88.

American Political Science Association (APSA), 1976-78.

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Honors (Awards)

2005 Award for Distinguished Achievement and Leadership in Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research, 2005. Awarded by ARNOVA, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, Washington, D.C., November 18.

2004 Honorable Mention: Mayor’s Award for Civic Engagement. Bloomington, IN.

2001 Outstanding Article Award 2001, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, for “Philanthropic Funding of Human Services: Solving Ambiguity Through the Two-Stage Competitive Process” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 29 (No.1, Supplement 2000): 9-40. By Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Laura Martell, with Laurie Paarlberg.

2000 Efroymson Chair in Philanthropy, Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, Headquartered at IUPUI (2001-2006)

1999 Honorary Mention for the Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Prize for article "Mapping Small Religious Nonprofit Organizations: An Illinois Profile" by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Sheila Nelson" in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 27 (No. 1, March 1998): 13-31.

1998 Committee on Institutional Cooperation, Academic Leadership Program Fellow, 1998-99.

1997 Honorable Mention: Outstanding Article published in 1997 in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly for “The United Way at the Crossroads: Community Planning and Allocation,” by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Lori Harmon, Aida Olkkonen, and Asif Raza.

1996 "Architect, Advocate, Advisor” Tribute, United Way/Crusade of Mercy, for work as Chair of the 1988 Environmental Analysis Committee, the 1989 Human Capital Development Needs Assessment Committee, and the first chair of the Needs Assessment Coordinating Committee, December 10.

1995 Award for Distinguished Book in Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research awarded by ARNOVA, for Understanding Nonprofit Funding: Managing Revenues in Social Service and Community Development Organizations (Jossey-Bass, 1993).

1995 Distinguished Service Award, Past-President, ARNOVA, November 3.

1995 Chairman's Award, United Way of Chicago, July.

1994 Honorable Mention in the 1994 Competition for the Staley- Robeson-Ryan-St.Lawrence Prize for Research on Fund-Raising and Philanthropy, for Understanding Nonprofit Funding: Managing Revenues in Social Service and Community Development Organizations, March 8. [go to top]

Teaching Assignments

Courses Taught

Fund development for Nonprofit Organizations (graduate and undergraduate)

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (graduate and undergraduate)

Organizations and Organizational Change (graduate)

Crisis in Nonprofit Organizations (undergraduate)

Poverty and Social Welfare (graduate and undergraduate)

Chicago Area Policy Workshop: Needs Assessment and Strategic Planning (graduate)

Social Intervention: Programs and Policy (graduate)

Social Intervention: Research and Evaluation (graduate)

Logic of Sociological Analysis (graduate research methods)

Social Policy and Social Research (graduate)

Statistics for Social Research (undergraduate)

Sociological Discourse (graduate - writing for sociologists)

Work and Professions (undergraduate and graduate)

Sociology of Social Work (undergraduate)

World Hunger (undergraduate)

Population Analysis/Problems (undergraduate and graduate)

Birth, Work, Marriage and Death: The Demography of Social Life (undergraduate)

Social Stratification; Inequality in American Society (undergraduate)

Industrial Society (undergraduate)

Urban Sociology/Sociology of the Metropolis (undergraduate)

Introduction to Sociology (undergraduate)

American Society (undergraduate) [go to top]

University Service

Administrative Service at Indiana University

School of Public and Environmental Affairs: Bloomington Personnel Committee/Promotion & Tenure Committee, since 2005; Advisory Council for the SPEA Service Corps, since 2005; Bloomington Nonprofit and Civil Society Faculty Coordinator, since 2004; Bloomington MPA Curriculum Committee, since 2004; Faculty Mentor for Beth Gazley, since 2004; Informal Mentor for Ann Marie Thomson, since 2003; American Humanics Community Council, since 1999; SPEA Bloomington Scheduling Committee, 2004-05; Task Force on Ph.D. Programs in Public Affairs and Public Policy, 2004-05; SPEA Policy Committee, 2003-05; Bloomington Budgetary Affairs Committee, 2003-05; Bloomington Faculty Search Committee: Management, 2002-04; Bloomington Graduate Policy Committee, Member, 2001-03; Faculty Mentor for David Reingold, 1997-2002; Faculty Mentor for Karen Evans, 1999-2004; Placement Committee, Member, 1997-2002; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, 1997-2001; Eads Fellowship Committee, Chair, 1998-2001; Ad Hoc Distance Education Committee, Chair, 1999-2001; Interim Dean, July-October, 2000; Strategic Directions Committee, Member, 1997-2000; Search and Screen Committee for SPEA Dean, Member, 1999-2000; Promotion and Tenure Implementation Committee, Chair, 1999-2000; Promotion and Tenure Policy Committee, Member, 1997-99; Marketing and Communications Advisory Group, Member, 1997-99; Task Force on Educational Assessment, Chair, 1997-99; Search Committee for Position in Government and Nonprofit Operations, Member, 1997; Graduate Policy Committee, Member, 1997.

Center on Philanthropy: Deep Strategic Planning Committee, Member, 2004-05; Philanthropic Studies Executive Committee, Member, since 1997; Women's Philanthropy Institute, Research Committee, since 2004; Faculty Incentives Committee, Member, 2003-05; Research Committee, Chair, 1998-2004; Board of Governors Research Committee, Ex-officio Member, 2003-04; Task Force on "Modes of Inquiry" Course for Ph.D. in Philanthropic Studies, Member, 2003-04; Board of Governors Program Committee, Ex-officio Member, 1998-2003; IUPUI Five Centers Committee, Member, 1998-2000; IUB Program Committee Member, 1998-2003; Research Committee, Co-Chair, 1997-98; Faculty Review Committee Search for Executive Director, Member, 1997; Search Committee for Assistant Director for Research, Member, 1997.

Indiana University: Randall L.Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence, Faculty Fellow, since 2004; Randall L. Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence: Leadership Laboratory Committee, Chair, since 2004; Bloomington Faculty Council: Course Transfer Appeals Board, since 2002; Indiana University Public Opinion Lab: Director Search Committee, 2003; West European Studies Program: Faculty Search Committee, 2002-03; RCM Review Committee, IUB, Member, 1999-2000; Institute for the Study of Government and the Nonprofit Sector: Chair, Advisory Board, 1996-1999. [go to top]

University Service at Loyola University of Chicago

General

Committee on Research of the Faculty Council, Member, 1993-96.

Graduate Level

MA/MS Council: Member, 1981-82, 1991-96; Chair, 1995-96; Chair, Nominating Committee, 1995; Vice Chair, 1994-95.

Joint Council Task Force on Graduate Education and Research, Convener, 1994-95.

Graduate Studies Coordinating Board, Member, 1983-84, 1994-95.

Graduate School Program Review Committee, Ph.D. Program in Counseling and Educational Psychology, Member, 1993.

Search Committee for Chair of Social Work, Member, 1991-93.

Loyola Urban Seminar, Member, Steering Committee, 1989-92.

Research Services Office, Strategic Planning Committee, Member, 1991.

Graduate Fellowship Committee, Member, 1988-90.

Loyola University of Chicago Press, Board for "Values and Ethics" Series, Member, 1986-88.

Research Services Office, Centers Committee, Member, 1986-87.

Ph.D. Council: Member, 1982-87; Chair, 1983-84; Chair, Subcommittee on Evaluation of Residency Requirements for Ph.D. Programs, 1982-83.

Graduate Dean's Advisory Committee, Member, 1983-84.

Advisory Committee on Graduate Education of Minority Students, Member, 1981-83.

Planning Committee for "Graduate Opportunities Day in the Social Sciences," Member, 1982.

Undergraduate Level

Prelaw Advisory Committee, Member, 1978-83.

Interdisciplinary Course on World Hunger, Coordinator, 1978-83.

University Hunger Committee. Member, 1976-82. Chair, 1979.

Physical Resources Committee of the Faculty Council, Member, 1980-82.

Health Professions Advisory Committee, Member, 1978-80.

Freshman Orientation, 1977, 1978.

Departmental Service at Loyola University Chicago

General Department

Chairperson, 1996.

Chairman's Advisory Committee, Member, 1978-87, 1988-90, 1991-96.

Chair, Ad Hoc Affirmative Action Search Committee, 1994-95.

Ad Hoc Committee on Affirmative Action Hiring, 1991.

Promotions Review Committee, Chair (Scherer), 1986; Chair (McCourt), 1989; Chair (Johnson), 1993.

Tenure Review Committee, Member (Jarrett), 1995; Chair (Beckford), 1988; Chair (Johnson), 1983; Chair (McCourt), 1981.

Midterm Review Committee, Member (Jarrett), 1994.

Department Task Force Committee, Member, 1979-83.

Search Committee, Member, 1986-87; Chair, 1982.

Sociology Research Liaison with University Research Services, 1979-82.

Research Committee, Member, 1977-79.

Graduate Level

Coordinator, Applied Sociology Program, 1991-95.

Graduate Committee, 1991-95; Chair, Curriculum Subcommittee, 1992-95.

Chair, Preliminary Examination Committee, 1988-90.

Graduate Program Director, 1982-87.

Assistant Graduate Director, 1981-1982.

Graduate Committee, Member, 1976-87; 1988-90.

Organizer of "Work-in-Progress" Seminar for graduate students and faculty, 1976-87.

Chair, Subcommittee on the Preliminary Examination, 1977-1982.

Departmental Service at SUNY, Stony Brook

Organized "The Realities of Social Research," seminar for graduate students & faculty, 1975-76.

Undergraduate Committee, Member, 1973-76.

Library Committee, Member, 1973-76. [go to top]

Grants, Fellowships and Awards

Efroymson Chair in Philanthropy (through the Center on Philanhropy). January 2001-December 2006, $500,000.

Donors Forum of Chicago. Grant (through Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University) to conduct a survey of Illinois charities, advocacy organizations, and congregations. August 1, 2001 – March 31, 2002, $69,197.

Nonprofit Sector Research Fund at the Aspen Institute. Grant to conduct a study of “The Indiana Nonprofit Sector: Scope and Community Dimensions. July 1, 2001 – June 30, 2002, $40,000.

IU Foundation and Bloomington Chancellor's Office. Grant to support survey on Monroe County Nonprofits. May 15, 2001 – June 30, 2002, $7,000.

Center on Philanthropy. Continuation grant to support project on the Indiana Nonprofit Sector. May 15, 2000 – June 30, 2001, $205,000.

WBH Evansville, Inc. Grant to support project on the Indiana Nonprofit Sector. July 1, 2000 – June 30, 2001, $2,000.

Center on Philanthropy. Grant to support project on the Indiana Nonprofit Sector. July 1, 1999 – September 30, 2000, $51,593.

Woods Fund of Chicago. Grant to support project on public and philanthropic planning and funding structures. January 1, 1996 - December 31, 1997, $4,500.

Field Foundation of Illinois. Grant to support project on public and philanthropic planning and funding structures. January 1, 1997 – June 30, 1998, $10,000.

Chicago Community Foundation. Grant to support project on public and philanthropic planning and funding structures. July 1, 1996 - December 31, 1997, $16,000.

Nonprofit Sector Research Fund at the Aspen Institute. Grant to conduct a study of "United Way Allocations and Community Leadership: An Expanded Case Study.” January 1, 1996 - May 1, 1998, $50,000.

Loyola University Chicago. Small Research Grant for project on "The United Way System at the Crossroads: Shaping or Reflecting Issues of Social Concern?" September 1, 1994 - December 31, 1995, $1,200.

The Chicago Community Trust and the Field Foundation. Grant to conduct study on Nonprofit Facilities in Illinois. August 1990 - June 1992, $59,585.

The Chicago Community Trust. Organizational Management and Development Grant for Project on "Impact of Funding Changes on Nonprofit Organizations.” July 1990 - June 1991, $8,000.

Loyola University of Chicago. Paid Leave of Absence, 1990-91.

Loyola University of Chicago. Small Research Grant, February 1990-June 1990, $1,000.

The Chicago Community Trust. Grant to complete study on "Effects of Funding Changes on the Administration of Nonprofit Organizations, September 15, 1989 - April 30, 1991, $23,980.

Program on Non-Profit Organizations at Yale University. Grant to study "Effects of Funding Changes on the Administration of Nonprofit Organizations, August 1988 - December 1989, $11,000.

Woods Charitable Fund. Grant to publish report on "Effects of Funding Changes on the Administration of Nonprofit Organizations," August 1988 - December 1990, $2,000.

Joyce Foundation. Grant to study "Effects of Funding Changes on the Administration of Nonprofit Organizations," August 1988 - December 1989, $15,215.

Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago. Collaborative Research on "The Youth Service System," October 1, 1988 - May 30, 1989, $11,810.

Chicago Tribune Foundation and Woods Charitable Fund. Grant for publication and distribution of synthesis volume, January 1987, $7,561.

Loyola University of Chicago, Paid Leave of Absence, 1979-80.

American Council of Learned Societies, Travel Grant to participate in IXth World Congress of Sociology, Uppsala, Sweden, 1978.

Loyola University Small Grant Award, 1978 ("The Interface Between Private and Public Welfare").

Albion Small Fund, support for publication of dissertation, 1976.

SUNY Grant-in-Aid, Research Foundation of the State University of New York, 1975-76 ("The Social Significance of State AFDC Eligibility Standards").

Ford Urban Research Grant, University of Chicago, 1973-74.

Ford Research and Training Grant, University of Chicago, 1969-71.

Population Council Fellowship, University of Chicago, 1968-69.

Pitzer College Scholarship, 1965-68.

Selected by Danish American Foundation and the Institute of International Education in New York for "Study Abroad" Program, 1965. [go to top]

Publications

Books

1993 Understanding Nonprofit Funding: Managing Revenues in Social Service and Community Development Organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc. Publishers. Available online at http://indiamond.ulib.iupui.edu/PRO/promonograph.html

1978 Poverty and Social Change. By Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, David Street, and Gerald D. Suttles. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

1977 Mass Society and the Extension of Welfare, 1960-1970. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Published Reports and Articles

Forth. "Scope and Theory of Government-Nonprofit Relations" by Steven Rathgeb Smith and Kirsten A. Grønbjerg. Chapter 10 in The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook, 2nd Edition, edited by Walter W. Powell and Richard S. Steinberg (New Haven: Yale University Press). In Press.

Forth. "Foundation Legitimacy at the Community Level: The Case of Community Foundations in the U.S." In Foundations and the Challenge of Legitimacy in Comparative Perspective, edited by Kenneth Prewitt, Mattei Dogan, Steven Heydemann, and Stefan Toepler. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. In Press. Revised version of paper previously presented at the Annual Meetings of ARNOVA, November 17-19, 2004, Los Angeles, California, and conference on “The Legitimacy of Philanthropic Foundations: U.S. and European Perspectives.” Social Science Research Council and Foundation Mattei Dogan, Paris, France. May 26-29, 2004.

Forth. "The Role of Religious Congregations in Delivering Human Services" by Richard Clerkin and Kirsten A. Grønbjerg. Public Administration Review. Revised version of paper presented at American Sociological Association, Atlanta, August 14-17, 2003. Previous versions of this paper were also presented at the annual meetings of the Academy of Management, Seattle, August 3-6, 2004 and Independent Sector Spring Research Forum, Washington, D.C.: March 6-8, 2003

Forth. “Infrastructure and Activities: Relating IT to the Work of Nonprofit Organizations” by Richard Clerkin and Kirsten A. Grønbjerg. In Nonprofits and Technology: Emerging Research for Usable Knowledge, edited by Michael Cortés and Kevin Rafter. Chicago: Lyceum Press. In press. Revised version of paper presented at Symposium on Nonprofit Technology Adoption, University of San Francisco, Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management (October, 2004).

2005 "Hurricane Katrina and Philanthropy." SPEA Magazine 1 (No. 3): 15-16

2005 Bloomington Nonprofits: Scope and Community Dimensions by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Patricia Borntrager Tennen. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs. December. Available online at http://www.indiana.edu/~nonprof/results/npsurvey/inscombloomington.pdf

2005 Bloomington Economic Region: Nonprofit Employment, 2005 Report by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Erich T. Eschmann, with Kerry Brock. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs. December. Available online at http://www.indiana.edu/~nonprof/results/inemploy/bloomingtonempl05.pdf

2005 Indiana Nonprofits: A Portrait of Membership Organizations by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Patricia Borntrager Tennen. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs. October. Available online at http://www.indiana.edu/~nonprof/results/npsurvey/insmember.html

2005 "Examining the Landscape of Indiana's Nonprofit Sector: Does What You Know Depend on Where You Look?" by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Richard Clerkin. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 34 (No. 2, June): 232-59. Revised version of paper presented at Annual Conference of the Academy of Management, New Orleans, LA., August 8-11, 2004. Revised from paper presented at the Annual Meetings of ARNOVA, November 18-20, 2003, Denver, Colorado.

2005 Indiana Nonprofit Employment: 2005 Report by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg & Erich T. Eschmann. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs. (www.indiana.edu/~nonprof/results/innonprofitemploy.htm). Excerpted as “The Economic Impact of Indiana’s Nonprofits.” INContext 6 (NO. 3, May-June): 9. available online at www.ibrc.indiana.edu.

2004 Indiana Nonprofits: Affiliations, Collaborations and Competition by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Curtis Child. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs. November. Available online at www.indiana.edu/~nonprof/results/npsurvey/insaffil.html

2004 “Philanthropy and the Human Services." Pp. 248-54 in The Encyclopedia of Philanthropy, edited by Dwight Burlingame. ABC-CLIO Press.

2004 Indiana Nonprofits: Managing Financial and Human Resources by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Richard M. Clerkin. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs. August. Available online at www.indiana.edu/~nonprof/results/npsurvey/insmanag.html.

2004 “Devolution, Marketization, and the Changing Shape of Government-Nonprofit Relations" by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Lester M. Salamon. Pp. 126-57 in Transatlantic Perspectives on Liberalization and Democratic Governance, edited by Eberhard Bohne, Charles Bonser, and Kenneth Spencer. Transatlantic Public Policy Series, Vol. 1 (Munster – Hamburg – Berlin – London: LIT Verlag). Revised version of paper presented at the Transatlantic Policy Consortium, Speyer, Germany, June 16-18. Reprinted from State of Nonprofit America, edited by Lester M. Salamon. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 2002.

2004 Indiana Nonprofits: Impact of Community and Policy Changes by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Curtis Child. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs. June. Available online at www.indiana.edu/~nonprof/results/npsurvey/inscom.html

2004 "Role of Religious Networks and Other Factors in Different Types of Volunteer Work" by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Brent Never. Nonprofit Management and Leadership. 14 (No. 3, Spring): 263-90. Revised version of paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Salt Lake City, October 31-November 3, 2002.

2004 The Indiana Nonprofit Sector: A Profile by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Linda Allen. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs. December. Available online at http://www.indiana.edu/~nonprof/results/npsurvey/insprofile.html

2003 Illinois Nonprofits: A Profile of Charities and Advocacy Organizations by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Curtis Child. Chicago, IL: Donors Forum of Chicago. December. Available online at http://www.donorsforum.org.

2003 "Building a Comprehensive Nonprofit Database - The Case of Indiana" ARNOVA News 32 (No. 4): 9-10.

2003 "Nonprofit Management Education: Taking Advantage of the Public Administration Setting" by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg & Elizabethann O'Sullivan. Journal of Public Affairs Education 9 (No. 3, July): 165-8.

2003 Indiana Nonprofit Employment: 2001 by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg & Hun Myoung Park. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs. July. Available online at http://www.indiana.edu/~nonprof/results/innonprofitemploy.htm. Excerpted as "Study Explores Economic Impact of Indiana Nonprofits" Indiana Business Review 78 (No. 2, Summer 2003):7-8, and as "Study Finds Nonprofits is a Major Economic Force for Indiana" INContext 4 (No. 4, July-August):4; both available online at www.ibrc.indiana.edu

2003 The Indianapolis Nonprofit Sector: Management Capacities and Challenges by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Richard Clerkin. Bloomington, IN: School of Public and Environmental Affairs. February. Available online at http://www.indiana.edu/~nonprof/results/npsurvey/indymanag.html

2002 "United Way of Chicago: Perspectives on Key Planning Issues by Major Constituency Groups" by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, David Todd Campbell, Lori Harmon, Aida Olkkonen, Tracy Printen, and Asif Raza. Nonprofit Sector Research Fund Working Paper Series. Reprint of report presented to United Way of Chicago Planning Committee, May 1995. Summary published as "United Way at the Crossroads: Valuable Lessons From United Way of Chicago." Snapshots: Research Highlights from the Nonprofit Sector Research Fund No. 26 (November/December 2002). Available online at http://www.nonprofitresearch.org/usr_doc/Nov_Dec_02_Snapsh.pdf.

2002 “Devolution, Marketization, and the Changing Shape of Government-Nonprofit Relations" by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Lester M. Salamon. Pp. 447-71 in The State of the Nonprofit Sector, edited by Lester M. Salamon (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution).

2002 “Extent and Nature of Overlap Between Two Nonprofit Databases: IRS Tax-Exempt Registrations and Nonprofit Incorporation in Indiana" by Kirsten Grønbjerg and Laurie Paarlberg. Revised version of paper presented at the Annual Meetings of ARNOVA, Miami, FL., November 29-December 1, 2001. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 31 (No. 4, December): 565-94.

2002 “Evaluating Nonprofit Databases" American Behavioral Scientist 45 (11, July): 1742-78. Revised version of paper presented under slightly different titles at the Annual Meetings of ARNOVA, Miami, FL., November 29-December 1 and at Conference on Data Resources and Research Opportunities, Social Science Research Council. Washington, D.C. October 4.“

2001 “Community Variations in the Size and Scope of the Nonprofit Sector: Theory and Preliminary Findings” Nonprofit And Voluntary Sector Quarterly 30 (4, December): 684-706. By Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Laurie Paarlberg. Revised version of paper presented at the Annual Meetings of ARNOVA, New Orleans, November 16-18, 2000.

2001 “The U.S. Nonprofit Human Service Sector: A Creeping Revolution” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 30 (No. 2, June) 276-97.

2000 "Foreword" to The Nonprofit Sector: Its Distinctive Nature, History, and Theories, edited by J. Steven Ott. Westview Press.

2000 “Philanthropic Funding of Human Services: Solving Ambiguity Through the Two-Stage Competitive Process” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 29 (No.1, Supplement): 9-40. By Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Laura Martell, with Laurie Paarlberg. Revised version of paper presented at the Social Enterprise Research Forum, Harvard Business School, November 12-14, 1998, and at the Annual ARNOVA Meetings, Seattle, WA, November 5-7, 1998 under slightly different titles.

1999 "Nonprofit Organizations and Public Policies in the Delivery of Human Services” by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Stephen Rathgeb Smith. Pp. 139-72 in Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector in a Changing America,” edited by Charles Clotfelter and Thomas Ehrlich. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. Revised version of background paper prepared for the Ninety-third American Assembly on “The Future of Philanthropy in a Changing America,” Getty Center, Los Angeles, April 23-26, 1998.

1999 “Small Religious Nonprofits in Illinois,” by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Sheila Nelson” pp. 139-46 in Financing American Religion, edited by Mark Chaves and Sharon L. Miller. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press. Revised version of paper presented at Working Conference on "Small Religious Nonprofits: From Vulnerability to Viability," October 19-20. DePaul University, 1995.

1998 "Markets, Politics, and Charity: Nonprofits in the Political Economy" pp. 137-50 in Private Action and the Public Good, edited by Walter W. Powell and Elisabeth Clemens. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. Revised version of paper presented at Conference on Private Action and the Public Good, Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, November 4-6, 1993, under slightly different title ("Nonprofits in the U.S. Political Economy: Industry Dimensions of Nonprofit Relations to State and Market").

1998 "Mapping Small Religious Nonprofit Organizations: An Illinois Profile" by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Sheila Nelson." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 27 (No. 1, March): 13-31. Revised version of paper presented at Working Conference on "Small Religious Nonprofits: From Vulnerability to Viability," October 19-20. DePaul University, 1995.

1997 "Transaction Costs in Social Contracting: Lessons from the U.S.A." pp. 99-118 in The Contract Culture in Public Service: Studies from Britain, Europe and the USA, edited by Perri 6 and Jeremy Kendall. Hants: Arena/Ashgate Publishing. Revised version of paper presented at Conference on Contracting - Selling or Shrinking? Voluntary and Non-profit Organizations and the Enabling State in International Perspective. Organized by the Policy Analysis and Research Team at the National Council for Voluntary Organizations and the Department of Business Finance at the University of the South Banks, London, July 20-22, 1993.

1996 "State and Local Funding for Nonprofit Organizations.” Pp. 179-211 in Dilemmas of Fiscal Reform: Paying for State and Local Government, edited by Lawrence B. Joseph.” Chicago: Center for Urban Research and Policy Studies at The University of Chicago. Distributed by University of Illinois Press (in press). Revised version of paper originally presented at the Chicago Assembly, St. Charles, Illinois, January 6-7, 1994.

1996 "The United Way System at the Crossroads: Community Planning and Allocation," by Kirsten Grønbjerg, Lori Harmon, Aida Olkkonen, and Asif Raza. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 25 (No. 4, December):428-52. Revised version of paper presented at the Annual Meetings of ARNOVA, Cleveland, November 2-4, 1995. An abbreviated version, "The United Way System at the Crossroads: Valuable Lessons from the United Way of Chicago," The Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector Research Fund, Snapshots No. 26 (Nov/Dec., 2002).

1995 "Child Welfare Contracting: Market Forces and Leverage," by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Ted Chen, and Matthew Stagner. Revised version of paper presented at the American Political Science Association meetings, Chicago, September 4, 1992. Social Service Review 69, No. 4 (December): 583-613.

1994 "The NTEE: Human Service and Regional Applications.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of ARNOVA, Toronto, October 28-30, 1993. Revised version of paper presented at the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities Users' Meeting. Washington, D.C.: National Center for Charitable Statistics, October 22, 1992. Voluntas 5 (No. 3): 301-28.

1994 "Structure and Adequacy of Human Service Facilities: Challenges for Nonprofit Managers," by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Ami Nagle. Nonprofit Management and Leadership 5 (No. 2):117-40.

1992 "Nonprofit Human Service Organizations: Funding Strategies and Patterns of Adaptation.” Pp. 73-97 in Human Services as Complex Organizations, Yeheskiel Hasenfeld (ed.). Newbury Park, Calif.: Sage Publications. Revised version of paper presented at the National Conference of the American Society for Public Administration; Panel on Partnerships for Excellence in Human Services. Los Angeles, California, April 9-12, 1990.

1991 "How Nonprofit Human Service Organizations Manage Their Funding Sources: Key Findings and Policy Implications.” Nonprofit Management and Leadership 2 (No. 2), 159-75.

1991 "Managing Grants and Contracts: The Case of Four Nonprofit Organizations" (with Susan Waldhier and Jing Zhang). Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 20 (No. 1, January):5-24. Revised version of paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association of Voluntary Action Scholars, Seattle, September 27-29, 1989.

1990 "Poverty and Nonprofit Organizational Behavior, Contingencies, and Linkages.” Social Service Review 64 (No. 2, June 1990):208-43. Revised version of paper presented at the Independent Sector 1988 Spring Research Forum: Looking Forward to the Year 2000: Public Policy and Philanthropy, San Francisco. March 17-18, 1988

1989 "Communities and Nonprofit Organizations: Interlocking Ecological Systems.” Pp. 35-69 in Dimensions of Community: A Research Handbook, Dan A. Chekki (ed.). New York: Garland Publishing. Revised version of paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, New York, N.Y. August 30-September 3, 1986.

1989 "Developing a Universe of Nonprofit Organizations: Methodological Considerations.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 18 (1, Spring 1989):63-80.

1987 "Patterns of Institutional Relations in the Welfare State: Public Mandates and the Nonprofit Sector.” Journal of Voluntary Action Research 16 (1 & 2, January-June):64-80. Reprinted in Susan A. Ostrander, Stuart Langton, and Jon Van Til, Shifting the Debate: Public/Private Sector Relations in the Modern Welfare State, pp. 64-80 (New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Books, 1987). Revised version of paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Washington, D.C.; August 24-28, 1985.

1987 Human Services in Chicago: The Changing Roles of Government and Private Providers. By Lester M. Salamon, James C. Musselwhite, Jr., Pamela A. Holcomb, and Kirsten A. Grønbjerg. Washington, D.C.: An Urban Institute Research Report (March).

1985 The Chicago Nonprofit Sector in a Time of Governmental Retrenchment. By Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Madeleine Kimmich, and Lester M. Salamon. Washington, D.C.: The Urban Institute Press.

1985 "Welfare Entitlements in the No-Growth Society.” Pp. 98-118 in Gerald D. Suttles and Mayer N. Zald (eds.), Challenge for Social Control: Citizenship and Institution Building in Modern Society. Essays in Honor of Morris Janowitz. N.Y.: Ablex Publications. Revised version of paper presented at Conference in Honor of Morris Janowitz, the University of Chicago, May 14-15, 1982.

1984 Government Spending and the Nonprofit Sector in Cook County/Chicago. By Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, James Musselwhite, Jr., and Lester Salamon. Washington, D.C.: The Urban Institute Press.

1983 "The Welfare State: Prospects for the 1980s.” Pp. 685-98 in American Behavioral Scientist (July-August). Revised version of paper presented at the 10th World Congress for Sociology (International Sociological Association), Mexico City, August 1523, 1982).

1983 "Private Welfare: Its Future in the Welfare State.” Pp. 773-94, in American Behavioral Scientist (July-August). Revised version of paper presented at the Tenth European Consortium on Political Research, Joint Workshop on Society and the Political Economy of the Welfare State, Aarhus, Denmark, March 29 April 2, 1982.

1982 "Race and Distributive Justice in Chicago: Does Loyola Have a Local Responsibility?" By Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Kathleen McCourt, and Robert McNamara. PP. 55-71 in The 1981 Loyola-Baumgarth Symposium on Values and Ethics: Faith and Justice. Chicago: Loyola University of Chicago Press.

1981 "Private Welfare in the Welfare State: Recent U.S. Patterns," Social Service Review 56 (March):1-26. Revised version of paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, August.

1979 "Disciplinary Tunnel Vision in the Study of Poverty and Social Welfare: Consequences for Social Policy," Journal of Applied Social Sciences 3 (Fall-Winter): 118. Revised version of paper originally presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Boston, February 18-24. [go to top]

Edited Journal Volumes

1992 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 21 (No. 3), edited by Steven Wernet, Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, and Curtis R. Winkle.

1983 American Behavioral Scientist, Special Issue on The Welfare State in the 1980's: Issues and Prospects, (July-August), editor. Los Angeles: Sage Publications.

Papers and Unpublished Reports

2005 “Examining Collaborations and Networks: Lessons from the Indiana Nonprofit Sector Project," Paper presented at Conference on Measuring Progress in Joint Partnerships with Government: Methodologies to Assess the Voluntary Sector Initiative. Social Development Canada. Ottawa Canada, December 5-7.

2005 “Nonprofit Networks and Collaborations: Incidence, Scope and Outcomes,” by Kirsten Grønbjerg and Curtis Child. Paper presented at the annual meetings of ARNOVA, Washington, D.C., November 17-19.

2005 “Portrait of Membership Associations: The Case of Indiana,” by Kirsten Grønbjerg and Patricia Borntrager Tennen. Paper presented the annual meetings of ARNOVA, Washington, D.C., November 17-19.

2004 “Infrastructure and Activities: Relating IT to the Work of Nonprofit Organizations” by Richard Clerkin and Kirsten A. Grønbjerg. Paper presented at Symposium on Nonprofit Technology Adoption, University of San Francisco, Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management. October.

2004 "Nonprofit Advocacy Organizations: Their Characteristics and Activities" by Curtis Child and Kirsten A. Grønbjerg. Paper presented at Biennial Conference of International Society for Third-Sector Research, Toronto, Canada. July 11-14.

2003 "The Indiana Nonprofit Survey: Does What You Know Depend on How You Draw Your Sample?" by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Richard Clerkin. Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of ARNVOA, November 18-20 (Denver, Colorado).

2002 "Individual Engagement with Nonprofit Organizations: Explaining Participation in Association Meetings and Events." Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of ARNOVA, Montreal, Canada, November 14-16.

2002 "Volunteering for Nonprofits: The Role of Religious Engagement" by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Brent Never. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Association for Sociology of Religion, Chicago, August 14-17.

2001 “Community Variations in the Size and Composition of the Nonprofit Sector: The Case of Indiana” by Kirsten Grønbjerg and Laurie Paarlberg. Paper presented at the Small Cities Conference, Muncie, IN, September 14-15. Revised and expanded version of paper presented at the 2000 ARNOVA Conference.

1999 “Funding Human Services: Can Public and Private Funders Cope with the Changing Environment” by Laurie Paarlberg and Kirsten Grønbjerg. Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of ARNOVA, Washington, D.C., November 4-6.

1999 “Nonprofit Fee-for-Service Income” by Laurie Paarlberg and Kirsten Grønbjerg. Report prepared for The Aspen Institute’s Nonprofit Strategy Group. July.

1998 “Financing the U.S. Nonprofit Sector: The Role of Market and Government.” Keynote Address presented at the Fifth Network Conference on The Voluntary Sector in the Nordic Countries – Democracy, Integration and Welfare, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 28-31.

1997 "Philanthropic Human Service Funders in a Changing Environment" by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Edwina Jones. Paper presented at the Annual ARNOVA Meetings, Indianapolis, IN, December 3-6, 1997.

1994 "Varieties of Nonprofit Funding Sources: Trends and Dimensions" in Financing the Nonprofit Sector," edited by Alan Abramson. The Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector Project (accepted for publication). Revised version of paper presented at Nonprofit Sector Research Fund's Conference on "Financing the Nonprofit Sector, The Aspen Institute, Wye, Maryland, December 5-7, 1994.

1993 Rogers Park: A Tradition of Diversity -- Laying the Foundation for Economic Development. A Project in Applied Sociology, prepared for DEVCORP NORTH (Formerly Howard Paulina Development Corporation) by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Katy Crossley, Lorri Platek, Natalya Zhezmer, Toni Migliore. Department of Sociology-Anthropology, Loyola University Chicago November.

1993 "Patterns of Privatization in the Child Welfare System," by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Matthew W. Stagner, and Ted H. Chen. Paper presented at Annual Meetings of ARNOVA, Toronto, October 28-30.

1992 Meeting the Needs of Children and Youth in Illinois: The Role of Direct Service Providers, by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Matthew W. Stagner, with Theodore Chen and Patricia Kohl. Report prepared for the Children's Policy Project, Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago, January (115 pp.).

1992 An Analysis of Financial Payments to Service Providers of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, by Theodore Chen, Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, and Matthew W. Stagner. Report prepared for the Children's Policy Project, Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago, January (50 pp.).

1992 Nonprofit Human Service Facilities in Illinois: Structure, Adequacy, and Management. Report prepared for the Illinois Facilities Fund, January (160 pp.).

1990 “Case study of Three Events-Reliant Community Organizations, Funding Changes and the Management of Nonprofit Organizations,” Interim Report No. 9, December (48 + viii pp.).

1990 "Case Study of a Turbulent Community Organization, Funding Changes and the Management of Nonprofit Organizations," Interim Report No. 8, November (44 + vi pp.).

1990 "Nonprofit Management of Public Grants and Contracts: The Case of Social Service Agencies.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Panel on Privatization and Community: Changing Balances in the Welfare State. San Francisco, October 18-20.

1990 Managing Nonprofit Funding Relations: Case Studies of Six Human Service Organizations. Working Paper No. 156, Program on Non-Profit Organizations, Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University. Revised version of paper presented at the Independent Sector 1990 Spring Research Forum on The Nonprofit Sector in the United States and Abroad: Cross-Cultural Perspectives, Boston, Massachusetts, March 15-16, 1990. August.

1990 "Case study of a Mixed-Funding Reliant Community Organization, Funding Changes and the Management of Nonprofit Organizations," Interim Report No. 7, June (49 + vii pp.).

1990 "Case Study of a Public-Funding Reliant Development Organization, Funding Changes and the Management of Nonprofit Organizations," Interim Report No. 6, June (42 + vi pp).

1990 "Case Study of a Donation-Reliant, Stable Community Organization, Funding Changes and the Management of Nonprofit Organizations," Interim Report No. 5, March (24 + vi pp.).

1990 "Managing Fee Income among Nonprofit Organizations: Environmental Contingencies and Strategic Decisions," by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Jack A. Harkins, with Carol Dragon. Paper presented at Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, April 11-14, 1990.

1989 "Case Study of a Fee Reliant, Stable Human Service Agency, Funding Changes and the Management of Nonprofit Organizations," Interim Report No. 4 (with Carol Dragon), December (24 + vi pp.).

1989 "Case Study of a Public Funding Reliant, Stable Human Service Agency, Funding Changes and the Management of Nonprofit Organizations," Interim Report No. 3 (with Susan Waldhier, Jing Zhang, Christine Wiegand), December (44 + vii pp.).

1989 "Case Study of A Fee Reliant, Turbulent Human Service Agency, Funding Changes and the Management of Nonprofit Organizations," Interim Report No. 2 by Kirsten Grønbjerg and Jack Harkins, November (26 + viii pp.).

1989 "Funding Changes and the Management of Nonprofit Organizations: Three Case Studies," Interim Report No. 1, March (128 + xvii pp.).

1988 "Trends in Public and Private Welfare: 1950-85," Draft Manuscript.

1988 "Trends and Changes in Human Needs in Chicago: Selected Issues.” Source: United Way of Chicago Environmental Analysis Report, May.

1987 "Crisis in the Heartland: The Case of Chicago.” Paper developed for working conference on Privatization and the New Federalism: Lessons from the Reagan Years, Institute for Policy Research, The Johns Hopkins University.

1987 Hardship and Support Systems in Chicago: A Synthesis of Recent Findings and Policy Implications. Department of Sociology-Anthropology, Loyola University of Chicago, March.

1987 "Nonprofit Responses to Reductions in Federal Support of Health and Human Services.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Chicago, February 14-18. Revised version of paper presented under slightly different title at the School of Social Services Administration, University of Chicago, February 11.

1986 "The Changing Position of Illinois Not-for-Profit Agencies in Human Service Delivery.” Keynote address for the Annual Meetings of the Child Care Association of Illinois, December 6.

1986 Hardship and Support Systems in Chicago. Volume I. Responding to Community Needs: The Missions and Programs of Chicago Nonprofit Organizations. Prepared under The Urban Institute, Washington, D.C. (September).

1986 Government Spending and the Nonprofit Sector: Round II. Local Research Guide, Part B. Report prepared for The Urban Institute, March.

1984 "Not-for-Profit Service Organizations and the New Federalism.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, San Antonio, Texas, August 27-31.

1983 Historical Perspectives on Chicago Nonprofit Sectors. Research Guide III. Report prepared for The Urban Institute, August (148 pp.).

1983 Public Expenditures in Selected Service Areas Under State and Local Government Auspices for Cook County: 1982 Actual and Projections for 1983. Research Guide II. Report prepared for The Urban Institute, June (106 pp.).

1982 Chicago's Nonprofit Sector. Research Guide I. Report prepared for the Urban Institute, September.

1982 "Welfare Research and Social Policy.” By Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and David Street. Paper presented at the 10th World Congress for Sociology (International Sociological Association), Mexico City, August 15-23.

1981 "Welfare Growth and Mass Society: A Postwelfare Society?" Paper presented at Institute of Political Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark, May 21.

1980 "Mass Society and Welfare Expansion.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, New York, August 24-28.

1978 "Developments of the Welfare State: International Comparisons.” Paper presented at the IXth World Congress of Sociology (International Sociological Association), Uppsala, Sweden, August 1217, 1978. Revised version of paper originally presented at the Colloquium of the Department of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, February 23, 1977, and at Case Western Reserve University School of Applied Social Sciences, April 21, 1978 under slightly different titles.

1978 "The Interface Between Private and Public Welfare: Private Welfare in the Welfare State. A Research Proposal.” Working Paper No. 2, February.

1977 "The Interface Between Private and Public Welfare.” Working Paper No. 1, October.

1976 "The Social Cost of Work-Residence Separation in the New York Metropolitan Area.” By Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Robert W. Hodge.

1974 "Suburban Fragmentation and Growth of State Responsibility.” By Kirsten A. Grønbjerg and Gerald D. Suttles. Paper presented at the VIIIth World Congress of Sociology (International Sociological Association), Toronto, August 19-26. [go to top]

Professional Activities

Editorial Boards

Social Service Review, Member, Editorial Board, since 1999.

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Member, Editorial Board, since 1998.

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Consulting Editor, since 1997.

Philanthropy Matters, Published by Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Editorial Board Advisor, since 2000. [go to top]

Professional Reviews

Program Reviews

Department of Sociology-Anthropology, Virginia Commonwealth University, April 2000. Site Visit and Member, External Evaluation Review Team.

Reviewed articles for

Administration and Society

American Journal of Sociology

American Sociological Review

City and Community

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Journal of Public Affairs Education

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (formerly Journal of Voluntary Action Research)

Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Policy and Management Review

Public Administration Review

Public Budgeting and Finance

Qualitative Sociology

Review of Public Personnel Administration

Social Forces

Social Science Quarterly

Social Service Review

Sociological Perspectives

State and Local Government Review

The Sociological Quarterly

Urban Affairs Quarterly

Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations

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Other Manuscript Reviews

Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector Research Fund

National Center for Nonprofit Enterprise

Indiana University Press

Jossey-Bass Publishers, Inc.

Kluwer Academic Publishers

Oxford University Press

University Press of New England

Westview Press

Grant Proposal Reviews

The Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector Research Fund

The Austrian Science Fund

The National Science Foundation

The Canadian Council for Social Research [go to top]

Book Reviews

2002 Civic Engagement in American Democracy. Edited by Theda Skocpol and Morris P. Fiorina. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 1999. For Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 31, No. 4 (December): 609-12.

1997 Partners in Public Service: Government-Nonprofit Relations in the Modern Welfare State. By Lester M. Salamon. Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995. For Social Service Review 71, No. 2: 321-23.

1994 Who Benefits from the Nonprofit Sector. Edited by Charles T. Clotfelter. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1992. For Social Service Review 68 (September):456-8.

1994 Nonprofits for Hire: The Welfare State in the Age of Contracting. By Steven Rathgeb Smith and Michael Lipsky. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1993. For Contemporary Sociology 23 (July):583-4.

1992 The United Way: Dilemmas of Organized Charity. By Eleanor L. Brilliant, New York: Columbia University Press, 1990. For Social Service Review 66 (June):318-21.

1990 The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook. Edited by Walter W. Powell. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1987. Philanthropic Giving: Studies in Varieties and Goals. Edited by Richard Magat. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. For Social Forces 69 (September):297-8.

1990 Poverty and Society: The Growth of the American Welfare State in International Comparison. By Daniel Levine. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1988. For Social Service Review 64 (March):158-60.

1990 Unfair Competition: The Profits of Nonprofits. By James T. Bennett and Thomas J. DiLorenzo. Lanham, Hamilton Press, 1989. For Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 19 (No. 1, Spring):85-9.

1989 Families in Distress: Public, Private and Civic Responses. By Malcolm Bush. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1988. For American Journal of Sociology 95 (No. 3, November): 792-4.

1989 Professionalism and Social Change: From the Settlement House Movement to Neighborhood Centers, 1886 to the Present. By Judith Ann Trolander. New York: Columbia University Press, 1987. For American Journal of Sociology 94 (No. 6, May): 1481-3.

1988 Fighting Poverty: What Works and What Doesn't. Edited by Sheldon H. Danziger and Daniel H. Weinberg. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1986. For Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews.

1986 The Welfare State and Its Aftermaths. Edited by S. N. Eisenstadt and Ora Ahimeir. For Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews 15 (May): 481-2.

1982 Poverty and Inequality in Common Market Countries. By V. George and R. Lawson. For American Journal of Sociology 87 (May): 1408-9.

1981 The Sociology of Welfare: Social Policy, Stratification and Political Order. By Graham Room. Social Forces 60 (September): 2501.

1981 The Working Class in Welfare Capitalism: Work, Union and Politics in Sweden. By Walter Korpi. For American Journal of Sociology 87 (July): 197201.

1981 Stairwell 7: Family Life in the Welfare State. By Neil C. Sanberg. For Sociology and Social Research (Winter):441-2.

1977 Quality of Life Indicators in U.S. Metropolitan Areas: A Statistical Analysis. By BenChieh Liu. For Contemporary Sociology: Journal of Reviews (January):1078.

1976 Integrating Income Maintenance Programs. Edited by Irene Lurie. Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews (November): 8256.

1976 The Social Economy of Cities. Edited by Gary Gappert and Harold M. Rose. For Contemporary Sociology: Journal of Reviews (September): 680-1.

1975 Poverty and Politicization in an American Subculture. By Herbert Hirsch. For Contemporary Sociology: Journal of Reviews (September): 528-9. [go to top]

Committees, Boards, and Study Groups

National Organizations

Center for Leadership of Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and the Public Sector. Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. Member: Advisory Group, since 2004.

Danish Civil Society Project, Institute for Social Research, Copenhagen. Member: International Reference Group, since 2004.

Aspen Institute, Nonprofit Sector Research Fund. Member: Advisory Committee for Nonprofits and Public Policy Initiative, since 2002. Participant: Quality Initiative, 2001. Member, Grant Advisory Committee, 1998 – 2000; Ad Hoc Advisory Group on State Nonprofit Databases, Member, 1996-1999.

Rockefeller Institute, SUNY Albany. Member: Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy, since 2002.

AAFRC Trust for Philanthropy: Giving USA, Advisory Council for Methodology, since 2000.

National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise. Member, Academic Council, since 1999.

The Urban Institute, Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy: Member, Advisory Committee for National Center for Charitable Statistics, since 1996; Member, Advisory Committee for National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities, since 1996.

The Center on Philanthropy, volunteer consultant: Fund-raising and Administrative Cost Project, since 1999; Indiana Gives Project, since 1997; Philanthropic Giving Index Project, since 1996; Strengthening Project, 1996-99; Indiana Nonprofit Database Project, 1996-99.

National Society of Fund Raising Executives, volunteer consultant. Fund-Raising Costs and Effectiveness Project, 1996-2002.

Philanthropic Research, Inc. (alias www.Guidestar.org), Member, Advisory Committee, 1997-2002.

Independent Sector: Member, Task Force on the Effectiveness of the Nonprofit Sector to Society, 1995-2001; Member, National Center for Charitable Statistics Committee, 1991-96; Member, Advisory Committee for National Survey of Nonprofit Organizations, 1991-93.

YMCA of the USA: Financing the Movement Technical Taskforce, 2000 - 2001.

The Union Institute, Washington D.C. Member, Steering Panel for the Nonprofit/Contracting Project, 1992-95.

Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management, University of San Francisco: Member, Advisory Committee for California Nonprofit Data Base Project, 1990 - 1992.

United Way of America Strategic Institute. Consultant, Social Indicators Project, 1989-91. [go to top]

Regional Organizations

Office of Indiana Attorney General, Charitable Advisory Council, Member since 2004.

Nonprofit Alliance of Monroe County. Training and Networking Committee, Member, since 2003.

United Way of Central Indiana: Member, Community Issues Committee, since 2002; Member, County Allocations Subcommittee of Community Issues Committee, 2004; Member, Public Policy Task Force of Community Issues Committee, since 2004; SAVI Oversight Committee, Member since 2004, 1998-2000; Strategic Planning Committee, Member, 1999-2002.

Project on "Faith-Based Social Service Provision Under Charitable Choice: A Study of Implementation in Three States," at Center on Urban Policy & the Environment, IUPUI, Member Advisory Council, 2002-04.

Donors Forum of Chicago. Chair, Advisory Committee on Study of Illinois Nonprofit Sector, 1999-2004. Member, Information Services Committee, 1989-94.

United Way of Monroe County: Service Community Assessment of Needs. Steering Committee, Member, 2002-2003.

Indiana Grant-Makers Alliance: Member, Indiana Giving Ventures Advisory Committee, 2000-2002.

Indiana Achievement Awards, 2000-2001: Faculty Case Study Consultant. 2000, 2001.

Chicago Assembly Project: Member, Conference Committee, 1989-90, 1995-96; Member, Advisory Board, 1990-97.

Metropolitan Chicago Information Center (MCIC): Member, Planning Committee, 1988-89; Member, Survey Advisory Board, 1989-97.

Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago. Faculty Research Associate, 1987-96

United Way of Chicago/Crusade of Mercy: Member, Strategic Planning Committee, 1995-97; Member, Chicago Council Board, 1995-96; Member, Chicago Council Needs Assessment Coordinating Committee, 1995-96; Member, Chicago Council Ad Hoc Allocations Issues, Committee, 1995-96.

United Way of Chicago (merged with Crusade of Mercy, 1995): Member, Governing Board, 1990-95; Member, Planning Committee, 1988-95; Member, Mission Review Subcommittee, 1995; Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Discrimination Policy Issues, 1991-93; Member, Strategic Planning Subcommittee, 1989-90; Member, Needs Assessment Coordinating Committee, 1988-95; Chair, 1988-93; Report on "Discrimination," 1990, 1993; Report on "Health/Disability," 1990, 1993; Report on "Human Capital Development," 1989, 1991; Report on "Family Life," 1989, 1992; Report on "Community Development," 1989, 1992; Convener, Joint Needs Assessment /Communications Committee, 1995; Member, Publicity Committee, 1992-95. Vice Chair, 1993-94; Member, Priority Grants Leadership Committee, 1989-93; Chair, United Way System Planning, Needs Assessment Work Group, 1993; Member, Impact '93 Task Force, 1992-93; Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Priority Grants Evaluation, 1991-93; Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Organizational Development Program, 1992; Member, Priority Grants Committee for Human Capital Development, 1988-89; Chair, Environmental Analysis Committee of for Strategic Planning Process, 1987-88; Report on "The Changing Face of Chicago's Human Need Environment.” June 1988; Member, Priorities Review Committee, 1986-88; Vice-Chair, 1987-88; Chair, Subcommittee on Needs Assessment/Technical Resources, 1987-88; Chair, Workgroup B: Priorities Component, 1986-87.

Illinois Facilities Fund. Member, Research Advisory Committee, 1990-94.

Council of Illinois Nonprofit Organizations. Member, Nonprofit Policy Agenda Task Force, 1993-94.

Information Technology Resource Center. Member, Advisory Committee, 1983-92.

TRUST, Inc., The Chicago Council on Urban Affairs: Member, Task Force for the Education Systems Serving the Hard to Employ Project, 1988-9.

Jane Addams Center. Member, Strategic Planning Task Force, 1988.

Women in Charge Conference. Chair, Program Committee on Women in Academia, 1986.

United Way of Metropolitan Chicago. Member, Services Evaluation Committee III, 1981-3.

Member of special committee established by Chicago United to examine the Carter Welfare proposals ("Better Jobs and Income Program") and their impact on Chicago (1978-79). [go to top]

Conference Participation and Other Professional Presentations

2005 Presider, “Canadian Nonprofit Issues." Annual meetings of ARNOVA, Washington, D.C., November 17-19.

2005 Participant, Panel Discussion on Tenure and Promotion, Doctoral Consortium, Public and Nonprofit Division, Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Honolulu, HI., August 5-6.

2005 Co-organizer, All Academy Symposium on "Beyond Sarbanes-Oxley: Transparency and Accountability in the Business, Government, and Nonprofit Sectors." , Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Honolulu, HI., August 6-10.

2005 Co-organizer, Show Case Symposium: "Institutional Perspectives on Accountability." Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Honolulu, HI., August 6-10

2005 Presentation on "State-based Surveys of the Nonprofit Sector” at Seminar on Empirical Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, School of Social Work, University of Michigan, April 1.

2004 Presentation on "Regional Analysis of Nonprofit Data: Theory and Policy," Annual Meetings of ARNOVA, November 17-19, Los Angeles. Revised version of presentation on "Data, Theory and Policy," 1st West Coast Nonprofit Data Seminar, UCLA. January 23-24, 2004.

2004 Organizer and Presider: "Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations: Competing Theories," American Sociological Association, Annual Meetings, San Francisco, CA. August 13-18.

2004 Organizer and Presider: "Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations: Shaping the Economic and Political Environment," American Sociological Association, Annual Meetings, San Francisco, CA. August 13-18.

2004 Co-coordinator, Doctoral Consortium, Public and Nonprofit Division, Academy of Management Annual Meetings, New Orleans, LA., August 8-9.

2004 Participant, "Philanthropy Summit," Cantigny, Illinois. April 12-14.

2004 Presentation on "Data, Theory and Policy," 1st West Coast Nonprofit Data Seminar, UCLA. January 23-24.

2003 Presentation on “Devolution, Marketization, and the Changing Shape of Government-Nonprofit Relations" (with Lester M. Salamon). Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management. Washington, D.C., November 9.

2003 Presentation on “Devolution, Marketization, and the Changing Shape of Government-Nonprofit Relations" (with Lester M. Salamon). Foundation Center Washington Office. Washington, D.C., November 8.

2003 Presentation on “The Indiana Nonprofit Survey: Assessing Database Listings.” Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute. Washington, D.C. November 8.

2003 Presentation on, “United Way at the Crossroads” at Knight Foundation Fellowship Program on “The Fourth Estate and the Third Sector.” University of Mississippi, Department of Journalism. June 1-2.

2003 Participant, Conference on "Developments of Measures of the Nonprofit Sector,” Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute. Washington, D.C., May 7.

2003 Presenter, “Devolution, Marketization, and the Changing Shape of Government-Nonprofit Relations" (with Lester M. Salamon). North Carolina State University. Raleigh, N.C. March 20-21.

2003 Participant, Hauser Nonprofit Scholars Conference on “Crisis of Governance: Implications for the Nonprofit/Non-governmental Sector,” Harvard University. Cambridge, MA.: April 3-4

2002 Presider and Discussant: "Nonprofit-Government Relations, Welfare: Conceptual Approaches to Nonprofit-Government Relations." The Annual Meetings of ARNOVA, Montreal, Canada, November 14-16.

2002 Panelist, Presentation on "Nonprofits, Civil Society and Strengthening Leadership" for Panel on "Public Affairs Education in a Nation Without Majorities - Research and Action Approaches to Diversity: Nonprofits, Civil Society and Strengthening Leadership." The Annual Meetings of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Los Angeles, CA, October 17-19.

2002 Panelist, Presentation on "Nonprofit Programs: Intra-System Collaborations" for Panel on "Collaboration on Nonprofit Programs." The Annual Meetings of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Los Angeles, CA, October 17-19.

2002 Panel Co-Convener (with Roger Lohman), "Civil Society in the Public Affairs/Administration Curriculum." The Annual Meetings of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Los Angeles, CA, October 17-19.

2002 Panelist, Presentation on "The U.S. Nonprofit Human Service Sector: A Creeping Revolution" for Panel on "Hollow Alliances? Public nonprofit Partnerships - in Search of Sustainability." The Annual Meetings of the Urban Affairs Association, Boston, MA, March 20-23.

2002 Panelist, Session on "Structuring the Work of the Engaged Campus: Exemplary Centers." The 10th Conference on Faculty Roles & Rewards, American Association for Higher Education, Phoenix, AZ, January 25-27.

2002 Panelist, Session on "Outsourcing Service and Functions" at "Advancing Economic Decision-Making in Nonprofit Organizations," Inaugural Conference by National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise, Washington, D.C. January 18-19.

2002 Leader, Roundtable Discussion for Session on "Fees" at "Advancing Economic Decision-Making in Nonprofit Organizations," Inaugural Conference by National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise, Washington, D.C. January 18-29.

2001 Panelist, Session on "Foundations, Researchers, and Policy Makers: Acknowledging Differences, Finding Common Ground, and Collaborating to Transform Civil Society" at Annual Meetings of ARNOVA, Miami, FL. November 29-December 1.

2001 Panelist, Session on "The State of America's Nonprofit Sector" at Annual Meetings of ARNOVA, Miami, FL. November 29-December 1.

2001 Roundtable Presentation on "Profiling Your Local Nonprofit Sector" at Annual Meetings of Independent Sector, Atlanta, GA, November 4-6.

2001 Co-organizer (with Elizabethann O'Sullivan), panel on “Building Capacity for Nonprofit Management Education." Annual Meetings of NASPAA, Washington, D.C. October 25-27.

2001 Presider for session on “Structural Perspectives on Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations“ at Annual Meetings of American Sociological Association, Anaheim, CA., August 18-21.

2000 Participant, Conference on “Giving and Volunteering,” Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, IUPUI, Indianapolis, November 28-29.

2000 Panel co-organizer and co-presenter on “Making Sense of Government-Nonprofit Relations: Conceptual Approaches” (with Steven R. Smith). Annual meetings of ARNOVA, New Orleans, LA, November 16-18.

2000 Panel presentation on “The State of America’s Nonprofit Sector: A New Report (with Lester Salamon). Annual meetings of ARNOVA, New Orleans, LA, November 16-18.

2000 Organizer, panel on “New Web-based Resources on the Nonprofit Sector: Tools for Teaching, Research and Service” and presentation on “Overview of Statewide Databases: The Case of Indiana.” Annual Meetings of NASPAA, Richmond, Va., October 19-21.

2000 Participant, Forum on “Public Policy and Private Enterprise: New Directions in Public Service” sponsored by the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise at the University of Maryland. Why River Conference Center, Maryland. October 1-3.

2000 Panel presentation on “Devolution, Privatization and the Changing Shape of Government-Nonprofit Relations” (with Lester Salamon) at Conference on State of the Sector, The Aspen Institute, September 7-8.

2000 Presentation on “Scope and Theory of Government-Nonprofit Relations” (presented by co-author, Steven R. Smith) at Authors Conference on The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook, 2^nd edition, Cantigny, IL, April 27-29

2000 Presentation on “Devolution, Privatization and the Changing Shape of Government-Nonprofit Relations” (with Lester Salamon) at Authors Conference on State of the Sector, The Aspen Institute, March 29-30.

1999 Co-convenor with Leda Hall and Discussant, session on “Governance Challenges for the Nonprofit Sector.” Annual meetings of ARNOVA, Washington, D.C.: November 4-6.

1999 Panel discussant, Session on “Integrating Nonprofit Issues and Skills into the Core MPA Curriculum,” Annual meetings of NASPAA, Miami, October 13-16.

1999 Presentation on “Contracting Relations: Developments and Challenges” at Contracting, Outcome Measurement, and Evaluation Techniques – COMET, Annual Conference, Institute for the Study of Government and the Nonprofit Sector, Sponsored by School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, and Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, April 16, 1999.

1999 Discussant for session on the National Congregations study. The Chicago Area Group for the Study of Religious Communities. Loyola University Chicago, February 20.

1998 Discussant for session on “Changing Roles for the Third Sector“ at Annual Conference of ARNOVA, November 5-7, 1998, Seattle.

1998 Discussant at Conference on “Nonprofit Organizations and the Government: The Challenge of Civil Society,” at the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy, the Urban Institute, Washington, D.C., June 8-9.

1998 Convener at “Symposium on Nonprofits and Government,” for the Institute for the Study of Government and the Nonprofit Sector, Indianapolis, May 28-30.

1997 Panel Participant, “Applying Research: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice” at the Annual Meeting of ARNOVA, Indianapolis, IN, December 3-6.

1997 Discussant, Plenary Session on “What Nonprofit Leaders Need from Nonprofit Scholars: Some Hard Questions” at the Annual Meeting of ARNOVA, Indianapolis, IN, December 3-6.

1997 Chair, Session on “Knowledge is Power: Improving Charitable Organizations” at the Annual Meeting of ARNOVA, Indianapolis, IN, December 3-6.

1997 Panel Participant, “Teaching the Role of Nonprofits” at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Raleigh, NC, October 15-18.

1997 Plenary Panel Participant, “Bridging the Theory/Practice Gap” at the Nonprofit Management Association Annual Conference, Phoenix, June 4-7.

1996 Organizer and Chair, "Session on Organizations in a Changing Environment" at Annual Meetings of Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, April 3-6.

1996 Organizer and Chair, "Occupational Structures and Values: Sources and Consequences," at Annual Meetings of Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, April 3-6.

1996 Discussant, Session on "Self Help" at Annual Meetings of ARNOVA, New York City, November 7-9.

1996 Chair, Session on "Perspectives on Philanthropy in Developing and Transitional Countries" at Annual Meetings of ARNOVA, New York City, November 7-9.

1995 Presentation on "United Way in a Changing Environment" at colloquia on Philanthropy, Volunteerism and Nonprofit Organizations, Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Studies, Northwestern University, April 26.

1995 Discussant, Session on "Public Contracting," Spring Research Forum of the Independent Sector, Alexandria, VA., March 23-24, 1995.

1995 Discussant, Panel on "Economic Self-Sufficiency," Seminar on Performance Measurement for the Coalition for Human Service Planning, Greencastle, IN, March 18-19.

1995 Presentation on "The Bottom Line: What Nonprofit Fund-raisers Need to Know.” The 1995 International conference on Fund Raising, National Society of Fund Raising Executives, Chicago, March 19-22, 1995.

1994 Discussant, Session on "Issues in Classification of Nonprofit Organizations" at the ARNOVA Annual Conference. Berkeley Marina, October 20-22.

1993 Discussant, Session on "Traditions of Leadership" at Independent Sector Spring Research Forum on "Transmitting the Tradition of a Caring Society to Future Generations.” San Antonio, March 18-19.

1992 Presentation on "Grants and Contracting Relations in the Youth Service System: Market Forces or Organizational Leverage.” Program on Social and Organizational Learning and the Market Process Center, George Mason University, December 3.

1991 Presentation on "The Growing Commercialism of Nonprofits: Should It Be Encouraged or Restricted?" at Conference on "Nonprofits Under Attack: Challenges for the 1990s." Evanston, IL: Program on Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Nonprofit Organizations, Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research, Northwestern University, December 12. Also roundtable radio show discussion on WNIB, December 15.

1990 Presentation on "Managing Funding in a Symbiotic Environment: The Case of Community Organizations.” With Susan Waldhier. Refereed Roundtables of Community and Urban Sociology Section at the American Sociological Association Annual Meetings. Washington, D.C., August 11-15.

1988 Participant in workshop panel on "Not-for-Profit Leadership" at Conference on "Reality and Responsibility: The Urban Poor Family Conference.” Chicago: Westin Hotel, June 23.

1989 Respondent for Chicago Assembly Conference on "Creating Jobs, Creating Workers.” St. Charles, Illinois, November 13-14. Organized by Metropolitan Planning Commission and Center for Urban Research and Policy Studies, University of Chicago.

1989 Discussant, George Bugbee Symposium on "Who Profits from Non-Profit Hospitals.” Chicago, May 4-5.

1988 Chair, refereed roundtable discussions on "Community.” Annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta, August 24-28.

1988 Chair, session on "Cross-Cultural Perspectives, "The Public World of Childhood Research Conference, University of Chicago, April 29-30.

1986 Discussant, Section on "Labor in the Nonprofit Sector.” Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, New York, August 27-29.

1983 Organizer and chair, session on "Social Policy." Annual Meetings of American Sociological Association, Detroit, August 30-September 5.

1983 Organizer, Colloquia sessions for Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Detroit August 2529. With Philip Nyden.

1983 Organizer and chair, Thematic Session on "Public and Private Responses to Social Problems.” Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Detroit, August 2529.

1982 Organizer and chair, Session on "Poverty.” Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, September 511.

1982 Conference Coordinator, "Hunger in A Changing World: Prospects and Options for the 1980s," Midwest Conference of "Decade of Commitment on World Hunger," March 192021, 1982, at Loyola University of Chicago, Sponsored by Loyola University, Loyola University Mellon Fund, Jesuit Community at Loyola University of Chicago; the Jesuit Province of Chicago, and Bread for the World Educational Fund.

1981 Discussant, Session on "Technology Transfer" at Annual Meetings of American Sociological Association, Toronto, August.

1981 Participant in International Colloquium on "L'Evolution des Objectifs de la Politique Sociale des Pays Occidentaux: Bilan et Perspectives," sponsored by the Swiss National Commission for UNESCO and the International Institute for Social Studies, at the International Labour Office, Geneva, Switzerland, May 1415.

1980 Chair and organizer, Session on "Problems of Poverty and Implementation of Social Policy in Third World Nations.” Regional Meeting of International Sociological Association's Research Committee on Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy in conjunction with 5th World Congress for Rural Sociology (International Rural Sociology Association), Mexico City, August 712.

1979 Chair and organizer, Session on "Social Work/Welfare.” American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, Boston, August 2730.

1978 Participant in Bread for the World Education Fund's Midwest Conference on "A Decade of Commitment on World Hunger.” Resource person for the curriculum workshop. Madison, Wisconsin, September 2224.

1978 Chair and organizer, Session on "Social Welfare Administration." American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, San Francisco, September 48, 1978.

1978 Chair and organizer, Session on "Poverty in Developed and Developing Countries.” Ninth World Congress of Sociology (International Sociological Association). Uppsala, Sweden, August 1217.

1977 Participant in "Author's Forum." American Public Welfare Association's National Round Table Conference, Washington, D.C., December 59.

1977 Chair, Round Table Discussion on "Mass Society, Social Stratification, and Conceptions of Deservedness." American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, Chicago, September 59, 1977. [go to top]

Community Service Presentations and Other Meeting Activities

2005 Keynote Address on "The Value of Collaboration” Nonprofit Alliance of Monroe County, Annual Meeting, October 8.

2004 Presentation on "Indiana's Nonprofit Sector." Indiana Grantmakers Alliance Fall Conference. Indianapolis, September 15-16.

2004 Presentation on "Indiana Nonprofits: Policy Changes and Involvement in Advocacy." Indiana Coalition for Human Services. Indianapolis, June 30.

2004 Presentation on "The Indiana and Fort Wayne Nonprofit Sector" for Fort Wayne Funders Group, April 21.

2003 Presentation on "Indiana Nonprofit Employment" for Indiana Coalition of Executives of the ARC. Indianapolis, October 8.

2003 Center on Philanthropy Alumni Association Keynote Address, "The Indiana Nonprofit Sector Project" Indianapolis, August 20.

2003 Presentation on "Bloomington Nonprofit Employment" for Nonprofit Alliance of Monroe County. Showers City Hall Council Chambers, Bloomington, August 14.

2003 Presentation on "The Indianapolis Nonprofit Sector: Management Capacities and Challenges." Human Service Funder Coalition, Indianapolis, IN, April 16.

2002 Panel Presentation on "Indiana Nonprofits: Who They Are and Why Do They Do Business with State Government." School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Statehouse Colloquium, Feb. 26.

2001 Community Presentation: "State of Giving in Northwest Indiana: Resources and Approaches." For Quality of Life Council, Gary, September 25.

2001 Workshop Presenter, “Sustainability.” Indiana Achievement Awards Conference. Indianapolis, June 1, 2001.

2000 Workshop Presenter, “Sustainability – Small Organization.” Indiana Achievement Awards Conference. Indianapolis, June 2, 2000.

2000 Panelist, “Faith-Based Partnership Conference,” Sponsored by WFYI Teleplex, WNET-New York, and Polis Center at IUPUI, Indianapolis, May 10, 2000.

1999 Panel Presentation for "Professional Workshop: Careers or Interludes in Academic Administration" at Annual Meetings of American Sociological Association, August 6, 1999.

1999 Panel Presentation: "Fund-raising Issues" for Summer Institute on Voluntary Service and Philanthropy, Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, July 1, 1999.

1999 “Public Policy and the Nonprofit Sector.” Presentation at the Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) sponsored by the National Society of Fund-Raising Executives and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Indianapolis, January 15-16.

1998 “Government Challenges to and Regulation of the Nonprofit Sector.” Presentation at the Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) sponsored by the National Society of Fund-Raising Executives and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Indianapolis, July 16-18.

1998 Presentation on research activities at Center on Philanthropy Board of Governors Meeting, April 16.

1996 Participated in "Implementors Forum" for National Agenda for Applied Research on Nonprofit Management and Leadership" by Applied Research and Development Institute. Pocantico Conference Center, N.Y., September 26-28.

1996 Participated in "Consultation on Religious Institutions" at The Louisville Institute. Louisville, May 23-24.

1996 "Public and Governmental Impact and Funding Issues." Lecture presented at course on Nonprofit Management, Kellogg School of Management, April 9.

1995 "Aspects of Welfare Reform." Panel Presentation at Center for Faith and Culture, Loyola University Chicago, September 12.

1995 "Public/Governmental Management Issues for Nonprofit Organizations." Lecture presented at course on Nonprofit Management, Kellogg School of Management, April 5.

1995 Participated in working conference on "Nonprofits and Devolution," Nonprofit Sector Research Fund at the Aspen Institute, Wye, MD, Marcy 19-20.

1994 "Statistical Programs in Data Analysis." Talk presented at Loyola University Faculty Forum on Computers in Teaching and Learning: Research Tools. April 7.

1994 "Role of Public and Governmental Organizations in the Nonprofit Sector." Lecture presented at course on Nonprofit Management, Kellogg School of Management, April 5.

1994 "The Interdependence of Nonprofit Organizations and State and Local Government.” Talk presented at the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, IUPUI, Indianapolis. January 24.

1994 "Rogers Park: A Tradition of Diversity." WBEZ Radio interview on January 18.

1994 Participated in the Chicago Assembly: "Paying for State and Local Government." St. Charles, IL. January 6-7.

1994 Participated in planning meeting for research project on privatization, Program on Non-Profit Organizations at Yale University, January 4-5.

1993 Participated in "The Nonprofit Sector and Democracy: Identifying the Research Questions," organized by The Aspen Institute's Nonprofit Sector Research Fund, Wye, Maryland, December 14-16.

1993 "Transaction Costs in Social Service Contracting." Talk presented at Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research. December 9.

1993 "Public/Governmental Issues in Nonprofit Management." Lecture presented to Course on Nonprofit Management, Kellogg School of Management, April 29.

1993 "Managing Multiple Funding Streams: The Case of Youth Service Project.” Presentation to the Board of Youth Service Project, April 2.

1992 "The Bottom Line: What Nonprofit Managers Need to Know.” Keynote Address for Annual Conference, New Trier Township, September 16.

1992 Participant in workshop on "Improving Economic Statistics: Measurement of the Nonprofit Sector and its Presentation in Federal Statistics," National Research Council, Committee on National Statistics, Washington, D.C., May 21-22.

1992 "A Profile of Illinois Nonprofit Organizations: A Focus on Human Services." Talk presented to Program on Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Nonprofit Organizations, at Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research, Northwestern University, February 25.

1991 "Managing Nonprofit Funding Relationships." Talk presented to Donor's Forum of Chicago. February 12.

1989 "Funding Changes and Nonprofit Organizations: The Case of Four Social Service Agencies." Lecture presented at Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, November 30.

1989 "The Welfare State, Entitlements, and the Nonprofit Sector." Lecture presented at Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, November 28.

1989 "Nonprofit Funding Sources: Contingencies for Managers and Funders." Presentation to the Executive Committee of the Board of the Chicago Community Trust, November 14, and to staff of the Chicago Community Trust, June 20.

1989 "Funding Changes and Nonprofit Organizations." Presentation to Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota, June 26.

1988 "Managing Nonprofit Organizations." Talk presented to Chapin Hall Center for Children, Seminar series, December 12.

1988 Panelist, Donor's Forum of Chicago Roundtable Discussion on "United Way Report on Chicago's Human Need Environment.” Chicago, October 20.

1988 "Changing Nature of Chicago's Human Needs: Challenges and Opportunities.” Keynote Address for Chicago Peace and Justice Congress, organized by The Church Federation of Greater Chicago and The Interfaith Council for the Homeless. Chicago, October 9.

1987 "Programs and Funding for Basic Needs in Chicago.” Presentation for League of Women Voters of Chicago. October 20.

1987 "Community Needs Assessment.” Keynote Address for The Challenge of Boardmanship Conference organized by The Support Center of Chicago. July 22.

1987 "Hardship and Support Systems in Chicago.” Keynote Address for Chicago Peace and Justice Congress organized by Church Federation of Chicago and Clergy and Laity Concerned. July 12.

1987 "Adjusting to Change: The Chicago Nonprofit Community.” Presentation on Nonprofit Management Strategies for Roosevelt University Community Service Management Certificate Program. May 30.

1987 Participated in workshop on "Income and Poverty Statistics: Problems of Concept and Measurement" organized by National Research Council Committee on National Statistics of the National Academy of Sciences. Washington, D.C. April 30 - May 1.

1987 "Hardship and Support Systems in Chicago.” Presentation for W. Clement Stone Foundation, Church Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Pesch Fund, Aon Corp. April 29.

1987 "Economic Hardship in Chicago.” Presentation for Community Cable Access Programming for Western Suburbs. April 16.

1987 "Hardship and Support Systems in Chicago.” Presentation for Technical Advisor's Group. March 5.

1987 "Hardship and Support Systems in Chicago.” Presentation for Chicago Alliance for Collaborative Efforts (CACE), February 17.

1987 Presentation on findings from Urban Institute Nonprofit Sector Project to the United Way of Chicago, January 30.

1987 Participated in Radio Program on Regional Agenda Report, January 21, "Studio A" WBEZ.

1986 Presentation on Hardship and Support Systems findings to Board of Directors of Woods Charitable Fund. December 15.

1986 "Hardship in Chicago.” Presentation at The Chicago Network on December 1, 1986.

1986 Participated in Forum on "Hardships and Support Systems in Chicago.” Organized by Donor's Forum of Chicago, November 18, 1986.

1986 Participated in TV program on "Objective: Jobs," CBS WBBM-TV, October 31.

1986 "Funding Youth Services.” Presentation at Youth Summit Conference, Chicago, October 23, 24, 1986.

1986 Presented findings on public spending for youth purposes to "The Future of Funding," Fall Conference of the Township Officials of Cook County, September 25, 1986.

1986 Participated in Regional Agenda Project of The Regional Partnership. July 8 1986 and January 28, 1987.

1984 Participated in WFYR radio show, "Take Thirty," on the impact of federal budget cuts on Chicago. July 15.

1984 Testified before the Human Services Priority Framework Task Force. State of Illinois, May 1.

1981 Participated in discussion of "The American Way of Welfare: The Fusion of Economic and Patriotic Doctrines," "The Structure of the Social Welfare System in the United States," and "Bureaucratization, Professionalization, and the Poor," with Gerald Suttles and Ranlet Lincoln, for "Perspectives," The University of Chicago and WLSTV, Channel 7 (Chicago). Broadcast May 4-6.

1980 Participated in radio program on "Poverty and Social Change," in "Conversations at Chicago" series produced by University of Chicago, with Milton Rosenberg and Gerald Suttles, July 2, 1980. Broadcast fall 1980 over various stations.

1977 Participated in Round Table Discussion on "Welfare: What's Right and Wrong with It.” Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions/The Fund for the Republic, Inc. Radio Program, November 22.

1977 Participated in International Sociological Association, Research Committee on Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, May 23-26.

1976 Participated in a "Work Day session on an Education Use Plan of the MTS Site." Sponsored by Friends of the Park, Environmental Education Committee, November 13.

1976 Participated by invitation in conference on "Adapting Science to Social Needs: Knowledge, Institutions, People into Action.” Sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, at the Institute of Man and Science, Rensselaerville, New York, May 5-8. [go to top]