Evans School of Public Policy & Governance

Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy


October 6, 2023

David Suarez receives grant from Surdna Foundation

Evans faculty member and nonprofit scholar David Suarez received a research grant from the Surdna Foundation for a project entitled, “What is Effective Participatory Grantmaking? A Comparative Assessment of Four…


December 14, 2021

Nonprofits show resilience and initiative during second year of pandemic

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Kim Eckart UW News More than a year into the pandemic, Washington nonprofits have shown resiliency in serving their communities and staying afloat, a study from the Evans School of...


November 17, 2021

Evans School Nonprofit Sector Research

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Evans School faculty and scholars have a long history of producing nonprofit sector research that is rigorous, analytical, and practical. Our work strengthens organizational management and leadership, supports cross-sector collaboration, and improves policy. Click the menus below...


November 12, 2021

Ph.D. Student Emily Finchum-Mason piece published in the Conversation

​Evans PhD Student Emily Finchum-Mason recently published a piece in the Conversation discussing her research around community participation and stakeholder engagement in foundation grantmaking. The piece highlights how foundations engage…


November 10, 2021

Professor Erica Mills Barnhart featured on WalletHub


August 25, 2021

Sharing Power: The Landscape of Participatory Practices & Grantmaking Among Large U.S. Foundations

August 25, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic and fights for racial justice highlighted questions about whether mission-driven organizations can effectively deliver on their social impact goals without engaging with the communities...


December 2, 2020

Accord Research Alliance Podcast: Right-Fit Evidence Systems, an Interview with Professor Mary Kay Gugerty

Mary Kay Gugerty discusses her book, The Goldilocks Challenge: Right-Fit Evidence for the Social Sector, with co-host Nathan Mallonee.


November 16, 2020

WalletHub: Best Charities for 2021

For the 39th time in the past 41 years, charitable giving increased year over year in 2019, according to Giving USA. Director of the Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits...


November 2, 2020

Local Impacts of a Global Crisis: How Washington State Nonprofits are Responding to COVID-19

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Erica Mills Barnhart Associate Teaching Professor, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy & Governance Co-Director of the Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy


August 28, 2020

PUBPOL 355: Special Topics in Nonprofits

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