AREAS OF RESEARCH
Social Innovation, Philanthropy & Nonprofit Management
SP2 Centers and Faculty aim to educate individuals on the economics of giving through grantmaking strategies, identifying donors, social entrepreneurship, and the resulting social impact.
Featured Centers
Center for High Impact Philanthropy
Center for SOCIAL IMPACT STRATEGY
FEATURED FACULTY
Femida Handy, PhD
Professor; PhD, York (Canada), 1995. Volunteering; volunteering & health; global philanthropy; corporate social responsibility; environmental habitus.
FEATURED FACULTY
Peter Frumkin, PhD
Professor; PhD, University of Chicago; Philanthropy; nonprofit management; social entrepreneurship.
FEATURED FACULTY
Chao Guo, PhD
Professor; PhD, University of Southern California, 2003. Technology and nonprofits; representation and advocacy; collaboration within and across sectors; social entrepreneurship.
FEATURED FACULTY
Ram Cnaan, MSW, PhD
Professor; PhD, Pittsburgh, 1981. Social work research methods; faith-based social services, social policy; volunteerism and volunteer action; prisoners’ reentry, and international social development.
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