2008 West Coast Nonprofit Data Conference, Tempe Arizona

Arizona State University
College of Public Programs
Lodestar Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Innovation &
School of Community Resources and Development

Co-Sponsored by

University of Arizona
Eller College of Management, School of Public Administration and Policy &
College of Social and Behavioral Science, Department of Sociology

FRIDAY

April 4, 2008

1:00-2:00

Conference registration
Tempe Mission Palms Hotel

2:00-2:15

Welcome
Opening Remarks

Robert Ashcraft, Arizona State University
Joe Galaskiewicz, University of Arizona

2:15-3:15

Opening Dialogue/Discussion

Robert Ashcraft
Arizona State University, Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation

Brian Spicker
Senior Vice President of Community Impact, Valley of the Sun United Way

Topic: A dialogue on the "Impact Agenda" of Valley of the Sun United Way as a means to explore the role of use-inspired research and relationships to nonprofit academic centers; the challenges and opportunities for academics and practitioners to work together effectively.

3:15-3:45

Break

3:45-5:00

Afternoon Panel/Presentation

Kristen Gronbjerg and Helen Liu, Indiana University

What about NPs that do not file IRS Form 990s?

5:00-6:00

Break

6:00 pm

Dinner at a Downtown Mill location TBA
Cost $25

SATURDAY

April 5, 2008 

8:00-8:30

Continental Breakfast
Mission Palms

8:30-9:45

Paper Presentation Panel 1

Mary McDonald and Maria Gajewski, Grand Valley State University

Robert Ashcraft and Carl Yoshioka, Arizona State University

Laura Deitrick, University of San Diego

Research Collaborations: The Challenges of the First Year of the AIM Alliance

9:45-10:15

Break

10:15-12:00

Research Conceptualization Sessions

Session A (Palm C)
Presenters:

Marie Talnack
University of Southern California
Impact of Patent Donations

Chang Bum Ju
University of Southern California
Patterns of Gov't Funding of Environmental Orgs in Korea

Maria Gurrola
Arizona State University
Asset Building in Transnational Communities

Zeke Hasenfeld
University of California, Los Angeles
Organizational Transformation over Four Major Periods

Facilitator: Joe Galaskiewicz, University of Arizona

Session B (Campanile Room)
Presenters:

Patsy Kraeger
Arizona State University
Cross Cultural Management of American NGOs

Lindsey McDougle
University of San Diego
Public Trust and Confidence related to Overall Sector Health

Hyeon Jong Kil
University of California, Los Angeles
Nonprofit Aspects and Welfare State Typologies

Erna Gelles
Portland State University
Nonprofit Leadership Competence, Community Confidence, and Trust Between and Among Diverse Nonprofit Leaders of Color

Facilitator: Steve Smith, University of Washington

Session C (Cavetto Room)
Presenters:

Leigh Hersey
Arizona State University
The Give and Take of Government Funding on Private Giving

Shelly Arsneault
California State University, Fullerton
Assess Impact of Nonprofits on Policy Outcomes and Issues Framing

Eve Garrow
University of California, Los Angeles
How Organizations, Cultural Niches, and Broader Cultural Meaning Systems Co-Vary over Time

Facilitator: Carol Silverman, University of San Francisco

12:00-1:15

Lunch Provided
Mission Palms

1:15-3:00

Paper Presentation Panel 2

Carol Silverman
University of San Francisco
Nonprofits and Diversity of its Leadership: The San Francisco Nonprofit Survey

AND

Robert Donmoyer
Co-Director, The Caster Family Center for Nonprofit Research, University of San Diego

Heather Carpenter
RA, University of San Diego

Stephen Velez-Confer
GA, University of San Diego

1. Overview of NP Qualitative Research
2. Methodological Issues of Qualitative Research
3. Mixed Methods: Using both Methodologies

3:00- 3:30

Summary
Discussion and plans for next year

Robert Ashcraft, Arizona State University
  and
Joe Galaskiewicz, University of Arizona