I am finally getting around to publishing my blog posts from the ARNOVA conference.  I got a taste of being a working mom.  My husband and I drove to Toronto for the ARNOVA conference from Grand Rapids.  We took our one month old daughter with us and she did great! I attended every other conference [...]

I haven’t written a post in over 2 months — shame on me!! I’ve often thought about writing a post but then was reminded of that looming deadline I have approaching.  In less than 3 weeks I will defend my dissertation and if all goes well, I will become a Ph.D!!  It has been a [...]

I believe there is a lot of confusion about nonprofit-focused master’s degree programs and I hope that this blog post will set the record straight. There are many different types of master’s degree programs that can be considered “nonprofit-focused” or “nonprofit education”. These types include: Master’s of Nonprofit Administration Master’s of Public Administration Master’s of [...]

On the Chronicle of Philanthropy chat today Nancy Lublin CEO of Do Something told an MPA grad student to transfer to a MBA program. She said and I quote, “If we (as NGOs) want to be respected and want things to change, instead of creating more programs of our own, we should attend b-school, sit [...]

My committee has approved my dissertation proposal so now I can begin my dissertation study! As with any study, there are costs associated with doing my dissertation. I am currently looking for foundations, corporations, and/or individuals who will fund my dissertation study. I’ve developed a proposal that outlines the specific costs associated with this research. [...]

I was in the middle of writing a blog post about a community impact study when I saw that Give and Take featured a lively discussion (hosted by Ken Berger) about organizational impact and community impact. I agree with Ken and Hildy in their discussion of impact. As Ken stated, many nonprofits do not incorporate [...]

American Humanics (the premier organization that equips college and university students to become skilled professionals and leaders in America’s nonprofit organizations) is holding its annual Management Institute (AHMI) this week in Phoenix, Arizona. AHMI is an intensive educational symposium that provides college and university students their capstone experience in nonprofit management and leadership education. I [...]

I spent most of Thursday and Friday of the ARNOVA conference in the “Blossom” room for all the nonprofit education focused sessions. Since I’m studying what impact and use experiential learning components (e.g. applied projects, internships, practicums, capstones) have on nonprofit organizations, I enjoyed learning about what other nonprofit education scholars are studying in the [...]

Although I still have another year before I even start to apply for professor positions,Jessica Word, Assistant Professor at University of Nevada Las Vegas provided me with three pieces of advice on how to best prepare for the academic job market. 1. Get published–now!!She expressed the most important thing a PhD student can do is [...]

Recently, I got an e-mail from a student asking how much equity a nonprofit focused graduate degree would add to his career. I am always amazed when I get these types of questions because I already feel like I’m a broken record. However, when some attendees of the YNPN Leaders Conference wanted to know the [...]