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University of Southern California (USC)
Nonprofit
Studies Center, School of Policy, Planning and Development, University of Southern California, Lewis Hall 312, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0626
Tel:
213-740-6842
E-mail: sppd@usc.edu;
WWW: http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/nonprofit/
The
USC Nonprofit Studies Center works to preserve and strengthen
the nonprofit sector through research and public education on philanthropy,
volunteerism, and the role of the nonprofit sector in the governance and
economy of America's urban communities, using the California experience as a model. The Center
achieves this by: stimulating research on issues facing foundations and
nonprofit organizations; creating academic–nonprofit partnerships to inform
public policy; and building bridges and expanding networks among the philanthropic
and nonprofit communities. Planned research and outreach activities include
annual forums, convening leading scholars, philanthropic and nonprofit
leaders, and civic and corporate citizens to discuss key issues confronting
the nonprofit sector, the relevant research, and opportunities for action
through public policy, foundation initiatives, corporate philanthropy
and nonprofit strategies; Research Projects, tracking trends in philanthropy
and volunteerism in California and the size, scope and finances of California's
foundations and nonprofit organizations, and publishing research results
to be available to the nonprofit community at large; Case Studies, evaluating
specific nonprofit organizations and foundation initiatives that represent
innovations in service delivery, advocacy, community building and enhanced
nonprofit sector capacity, and disseminating lessons learned; Research
Seminars, open to the nonprofit community, promoting research on the
nonprofit sector, drawing on faculty from USC and other area universities.
A working paper series will be published and available to the public through
the Center's Web site.
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