Nonprofit First: The Promise and Potential of the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council

Authors

  • Stuart C. Mendel Nonprofit Academic Centers Council Cleveland State University

Keywords:

Nonprofit Academic Centers Council, nonprofit first, nonprofit studies, nonprofit pedagogy and research

Abstract

The mission of the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council is to support academic centers devoted to the study of the nonprofit/nongovernmental sector, philanthropy, and voluntary action to advance education, research, and practice that increases the nonprofit sector's ability to enhance civic engagement, democracy, and human welfare. In the spirit of furthering program priorities for the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council for the period ending 2018, I offer discussion points for the NACC membership during its summer 2013 retreat and conference hosted at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. In this article, I review the status of NACC and propose a new future for the membership organization.

Published

2015-01-05

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Articles