ARNOVANews Monthly: May 2025 Edition
 

#ARNOVA25 CONFERENCE NEWS:

ARNOVA25 Conference: Submission Deadlines Extended!

 

The deadline for paper proposal submissions to the 54th Annual ARNOVA Conference has been extended! Non-members may now submit until May 22, while ARNOVA members have until May 29.


This year’s theme, "The Evolving Role of Philanthropy in Global, National, and Local Contexts," invites us to explore how philanthropy is transforming across sectors and scales. Key topics include:

  • Philanthropy and Government: Examining shifting public-private dynamics, accountability, and social innovation.
  • Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector: Investigating donor influence, resource dependency, and mission integrity.
  • Critical Perspectives and Power Dynamics: Analyzing race, class, and gender in philanthropic leadership and strategy.
  • Globalization and Localization: Balancing global ambitions with local needs and cultural contexts.

We welcome submissions that speak directly to these topics as well as those that broaden our understanding of nonprofit and voluntary action more generally.


📍 Conference Dates: November 20-22, 2025
📌 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
🔗 Submit your proposal and find more details here: https://shorturl.at/moClU

 

Submit Proposal to #ARNOVA25
 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

New Membership Type Added: Retiree


ARNOVA has introduced Retiree Membership ($60 annually), expanding our membership options to better serve our community. With this addition, we now offer six membership types, ranging from student and individual memberships to supporting memberships for institutions.

 

TO JOIN OR RENEW, please complete the form here.

Membership Committee: New Leadership

 

ARNOVA proudly welcomes Tamaki Onishi (University of North Carolina Greensboro) as the new co-chair of the membership committee, joining Alisa Moldavanova (University of Delaware).


Tamaki has been an active contributor to ARNOVA, serving on multiple committees and advancing diversity and inclusion within the organization. Her research in social entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and civil society has been recognized across disciplines, including winning the 2018 Academy of Management Best Social Entrepreneurship Paper Award.

 

A co-founder of ARCSPA, she brings international and cross-sector experience to her role. Tamaki holds a Ph.D. in Philanthropic Studies (Indiana University) and an M.A. in Arts Administration (Columbia University).

2025 Professional Development Programs: Submissions Open


ARNOVA is excited to announce that this year we will host three of our signature professional development programs:

  • Diversity Scholars & Leaders Professional Development Workshop (Program Co-Chairs: Pier Rogers, Mac-Jane Crayton, Jennifer Wade-Berg)
  • Doctoral Fellows Program (Program Chair: Rebecca Nesbit)
  • Emerging Scholars Research Roundtables (Program Co-Chairs: Danbi Seo, Rachel Fyall) 

We are now inviting submissions to each of these programs and also encourage you to share information about these opportunities among your networks. 

 

Diversity Scholars & Leaders Professional Development Workshop focuses on helping emerging scholars from black & brown underrepresented groups prepare to enter the field of nonprofit, philanthropic, and voluntary action studies. Please see the details here.

 

Doctoral Fellows Seminar is open to all doctoral students whose dissertation research focuses on a topic related to the nonprofit sector, philanthropy, voluntary action, or civil society. Please see the details here.

 

Emerging Scholars Research Roundtables are designed to provide participants with in-depth feedback on their research papers to help prepare for publication. Please see the details here.

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the individual program chairs directly or to the Professional Development Co-Chairs, Tamaki Onishi and Alisa Moldavanova.

 
 

SECTIONS & COMMON INTEREST GROUPS:

Teaching Enhancement Fund Grants — Apply by May 20!


The ARNOVA Teaching Section is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the 2025 Teaching Enhancement Fund (TEF), offering two awards (grants):

  • $1,500 Research Grant Award for scholarship focused on teaching and learning. This grant is aimed at supporting research that contributes to the teaching of nonprofit education.

  • $750 Educational Stipends for Faculty to support your growth as an educator. Stipends to help faculty attend conferences or professional development programs to enhance nonprofit studies teaching.

📌 Submission Deadline: May 20, 2025 
📌 Funding Decisions Announced: June 15, 2025

 

For details on proposal guidelines and application requirements, contact Amml Hussein.


Make sure to submit your proposal and seize this opportunity to advance nonprofit education!

 

Governance Section to Hold National Virtual Dialogue on May 28 @ 12 PM EDT


Join ARNOVA’s Governance Section for a virtual insightful discussion on Nonprofit Governance Under Pressure, featuring Kelly LeRoux (University of Illinois, Chicago) and Lisa Weiner-Mahfuz (Executive Director, RoadMap Consulting).


As executive orders and political efforts increasingly target diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), nonprofit funding, immigrants, and political advocacy, nonprofit boards and governance structures are being called to respond not only to threats to their organizations and coalitions, but to the communities they serve.

 

This highly active dialogue will examine how executive orders are reshaping governance challenges and will highlight the urgent responsibility of boards to take principled, proactive public action in defense of their missions and constituents. This research to practice dialogue will also focus on concrete action strategies for boards to meet this political environment with clarity and courage.


🗓 Date: Wednesday, May 28 
⏰ Time: 12:00 - 1:30 EDT 
🔗 Registration Link: [https://shorturl.at/ycSi2] 
📢 Follow us on social media: @ARNOVAGovernanceSection

 

Want to participate? Please register here.

 

Teaching Café: “Teaching in Turbulent Times” on June 11 @ 1 PM ET


In 2025 the only constant we can count on in the nonprofit and public sectors is uncertainty. How are you addressing this turbulent time in the courses you teach?


Join the ARNOVA Teaching Section for an open conversation to share challenges and strategies as we prepare for summer and fall courses.


📌 Register here.

 

We look forward to an engaging conversation in June and plan to host at least one more Teaching Café before the ARNOVA conference in November.

Updates to Common Interest Groups


ARNOVA is pleased to announce name changes for two of its Common Interest Groups:

  • Advancing Research on Civil Society and Philanthropy in Asia (ARCSPA)—formerly "Collective Efforts to Advance Research on Civil Society and Philanthropy in Asia."
  • Global Civil Society—formerly "Global Issues and Transnational Actors."

Besides, two new groups have been added: Arts & Culture and Diaspora and Bi-cultural Philanthropy, expanding opportunities for engagement and collaboration.


Common Interest Groups provide members with a dynamic space to connect around shared intellectual topics or professional concerns, fostering networking, knowledge exchange, and new avenues of research. ARNOVA remains committed to multidisciplinary engagement and encourages members to explore the full range of available groups.


Interested in joining? Check out the full list here.

 
 

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