ASU Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Management

BENCHMARK 3
2006 Conference on Nonprofit and Philanthropic Studies

Nonprofit and Philanthropic Studies - Where have we been and where are we going?

The 2006 Conference on Nonprofit and Philanthropic Studies was held in Tempe, AZ USA this April and attracted more than 250 participants, including several international representatives.

The BenchMark 3 conference considered how far the field of nonprofit and philanthropic studies has come in the last 30 years, described current conditions, and considered future trajectories.

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For a complete list of topics, view the schedule here or the printed program here.

MP3 Audio files of BenchMark 3 Plenary Sessions
and Selected Breakout Sessions

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Opening
Session

17mb
1:38:50

Nonprofit Management and Philanthropic Studies: Reflections on the Field. Welcome: Robert Ashcraft, Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Arizona State University. Sponsor Welcome: John Palmer Smith, President, Board of Directors, Nonprofit Academic Centers Council (NACC)
Keynote Speaker: Michael O'Neill, University of San Francisco Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management
Moderator: Patricia Lewis, ACFRE, Senior Professional-in-Residence and Faculty Associate, Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Arizona State University. Respondents:
Dennis Young, Professor of Public Administration and Urban Studies, Bernard B. and Eugenia A. Ramsey Chair of Private Enterprise, Georgia State University.
Robert Herman, Professor of Organizational Behavior, Cookingham Institute of Public Affairs, University of Missouri, Kansas City.

General Session 2

11mb
1:00:51

Nonprofit and Philanthropic Studies: Opportunities of the Field to Fulfill Higher Education's Promise. (audio)

(Also, read the printed version here.)

Keynote Speaker: Constantine "Deno" Curris, President, The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)

Moderator: Robert F. Ashcraft, Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Director and Associate Professor, Arizona State University School of Community Resources & Development.

General Session 3

12mb
1:06:31

Nonprofit and Philanthropic Studies: International Overview of the field in Latin America, Africa, Europe and Asia.

International Panel on Nonprofits/NGOs

Sponsor Welcome: Gregg Behr, President, The Forbes Funds

Panelists:

Europe: Giuliana Gemelli, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Italy.
Africa: Roseanne Mirabella, Seton Hall University, USA.
Asia/Pacific: Margy-Jean Malcolm, Unitec New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand.
Latin American: Gabriel Berger, Universidad de San Andrés, Universidad T. Di Tella, Argentina.

Moderator: Dwight Burlingame, Director of Academic Programs at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University and Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Public and Environmental Affairs.

Closing Session

10mb
53:19

Nonprofit and Philanthropic Studies: Education for What? A Conversation with and Perspectives from a Leading" Change Maker".
Keynote Speaker: Raul Yzaguirre, Former CEO of the National Council of La Raza and current Presidential Professor of Practice in Community Development and Civil Rights at Arizona State University
Moderator: Robert F. Long, Vice President for Programs, W. K. Kellogg Foundation