Annual Conference
Excerpts from “A History of ARNOVA at Fifty”by Bushouse, Witkowski, and Abramson
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 MoreRemarks from Judith Saidel, recipient of the 2021 Distinguished Achievement Award
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…
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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…
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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 MoreRemarks from Melissa Stone, recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Achievement Award
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…
Read MoreRemarks from Susan Ostrander, co-recipient of 2019 Distinguished Achievement Award
2019 ARNOVA Distinguished Achievement in Leadership and Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research Award From the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Annual Conference Luncheon Plenary Session November 21, 2019 Susan A. Ostrander, Professor Emerita, Sociology, Tufts University For many years, I looked forward at our annual conferences to learning who among…
Read More2018 ARNOVA Conference Recap
From Relief to Resilience: How Philanthropy, Nonprofits and Volunteers Bridge the Gap between Crisis and Sustainability The 47th Annual ARNOVA Conference in Austin, Texas saw attendees from all over the world and was the first ARNOVA conference for 220 of our 870 attendees! The conference covered a wide scope of topics within philanthropy, through over…
Read MoreRemarks from Dwight Burlingame, co-recipient of 2019 Distinguished Achievement Award
2019 ARNOVA Distinguished Achievement in Leadership and Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research Award From the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Annual Conference Luncheon Plenary Session November 21, 2019 Dwight Burlingame, IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy I am honored and humbled by this distinguished Achievement Award from ARNOVA. It is…
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Nonprofits and Philanthropy in a Polarized World: Speaking Truth to Power and Using Power to Speak Truth The 48th Annual ARNOVA Conference in San Diego, California saw attendees from all over the world and was the first ARNOVA conference for 300 of our 851 attendees! The conference covered a wide scope of topics within philanthropy,…
Read MoreRemarks from Evelyn Brody, Recipient of 2018 Distinguished Achievement Award
2018 ARNOVA Distinguished Achievement in Leadership and Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research Award From the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Annual Conference Luncheon Plenary Session November 15, 2018 Thank you so much, Dana [Brakman Reiser], for your gracious introduction and recitation of my contributions to the field of nonprofit studies.…
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