Research

Since its founding, the Center has been engaged in seminal research that considers a broad range of policy and leadership issues relevant to nonprofit practitioners. Through a series of collaborative research initiatives with a range of organizations, the Center’s Waldemar A. Nielsen Chair in Philanthropy, faculty, visiting practitioners, and students continue to develop a base of knowledge on effective policies and practices leading to vibrant and healthy organizations and communities.

Recent Publications

Philanthropy’s Necessary Role in Advancing an Inclusive, Multiracial Democracy (2022)

Beyond Window Dressing: A Call for Reform of Private Philanthropy to Address the Race-based Wealth Gap (2021)

The Push for Racial Equity in the Howard County Public School System (2021)

How to Lead Systems Change Work (2021)

Effective Board Leadership: Institute for Social Policy and Understanding Case Study (2020)

Leading in Times of Hyper Change: Article Series (2020)

The Women’s Resistance Grassroots Movement in Virginia (2019)

Advancing Racial Equity Within Nonprofit Organizations (2018)

Role of Philanthropy in Advancing Racial Equity (2018)

View all publications in the publications archive.