Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Conference Highlights







The 48th Annual ARNOVA Conference was held in San Diego on November 21-23. Several CWRU DM/PhD alums and current students attended and presented their research in the form of posters, panels and colloquies. Please see the list below.

The Conference promotes the opportunity for scholars and practitioners to present research about critical issues confronting the voluntary or nonprofit sector.

The 49th Annual ARNOVA Conference will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, November 12-14. The call for submissions is available now. The deadline for non-member submissions is 11:59 PM EST, April 1, 2020 and the deadline for member submissions is 11:59 PM EST, April 8, 2020.


Ruth Bernstein, DM '11
Governance Section Colloquy: The Governance of University and Community Engagement, Chair
Exploring Power Dynamics in Nonprofit Governance, Presenter
Board Diversity and Representation, Presenter


Jennifer Madden, PhD '15
Deliverance: Doule Micro-Entrepreneurs are Disrupting the Bleak Birth Outcomes of African American Babies in Cleveland, Presenter

Sean Andrews, DM '21

Current Model for Managing Companion Pet Overpopulation through Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration, Presenter

Joshua Gerlick, DM '21
Executive Leadership, Chair
Algorithmic Pricing in the Performing Arts: Examining the Congruence of Patron Concerns and Executive Decision-Making, Presenter
Philanthropy, the Commons, and the Challenges of Accountability, Chair
Organization Resilience and Legitimacy, Chair


John Rensink, DM '21
Leading Between the Lines: How Leaders Navigate Political Behavior during Periods of Directed Organizational Change, Presenter
Factors Influencing Quality of Health Care, Author