50th Anniversary Museum Excerpts from “A History of ARNOVA at Fifty” by Bushouse, Witkowski, and Abramson The Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) founded in 1971 by a small group of scholars researching voluntary action grew to over 1,000 members in 2021 studying a broad range of nonprofit, civil society,…
Read More Acceptance Comments: Judith R. Saidel, Ph.D. November 18, 2021 Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action 50th Anniversary Annual Conference Atlanta, Georgia Thank you, Pier, for the generous introduction and warm welcome. It is wonderful to be back in person – and via zoom – among ARNOVA friends and in the ARNOVA community…
Read More A CELEBRATION OF ARNOVA’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY: Reflections on Where We Are and How Far We Have Come! This year we held our first ever hybrid conference to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of ARNOVA. The in-person component took place in Atlanta, Georgia with 437 attendees and we connected with 250 virtual attendees from all over the world…
Read More The 49th Annual ARNOVA Conference was convened virtually for the first time given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the continued physical distancing orders and travel restrictions. Thought we love to see all ARNOVANs’ faces in person every year, we were delighted to connect with the 719 registrants from all over the world thought our conference platform. We also were happy to…
Read More 2020 ARNOVA Distinguished Achievement in Leadership and Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research Award From the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Melissa M. Stone, University of Minnesota 10-2-2020 Looking back and looking forward: Expansive thinking, a developmental approach, and a sense of joy in what we do I am honored to receive…
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