Civil Society Studies: Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) Lodestar Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Innovation: Arizona State University (Phoenix, AZ) Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy: University of Washington (Seattle,WA) Nonprofit Management: Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy (New York, NY) Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies: Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, IL) Nonprofit Minor/Certificate: University of Washington (Seattle, WA) RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service: University of Texas (Austin, TX) Conferences Association for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research (ANSER) Annual Conference (Canada) Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Annual Conference Awards, scholarships and funding Lester M. Salamon Emerging Scholar Dissertation Award Award for Distinguished Achievement and Leadership in Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research Gabriel G. Rudney Memorial Award for Outstanding Dissertation in Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research Outstanding Article in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (NVSQ) Outstanding Book in Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Book Prize Academic degree programs Canada Master / Diploma in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership: Carleton University (Ottawa, ON) MBA in Nonprofit Management and Leadership: York University (Toronto, ON) Bachelor of Applied Nonprofit Studies: Mount Royal College (Calgary, AB) United States An extensive list of doctoral, masters, and undergraduate nonprofit degree programs in the US has been compiled by Dr. Roseanne Mirabella of Seton Hall University. The list can be found here. Indiana Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Academic Programs: The Lilly Family School of Philanthropy’s degree programs bring together an understanding of how philanthropy works with why people give. The School emphasizes a comprehensive approach to the study of philanthropy in society that gives you the knowledge and understanding to be active in the nonprofit field. This broad approach gives you more choices throughout your life to pursue your passions and improve your community locally or globally. Learn more. Illinois Northern Illinois University Nonprofit and NGO Studies: The Center for Nonprofit and Non-Governmental Organization Studies (formerly known as Community Leadership and Civic Engagement) offers a wide range of interdisciplinary courses that teach and promote leadership and involvement in the nonprofit sector and international nonprofit organizations. Because the program is interdisciplinary, students have the option to take courses from other departments such as political science, environmental studies, communications, business, marketing, and history. Nonprofit and NGO Studies at Northern Illinois University is a program that offers a degree under a Bachelors of