Due to inclement weather, the reception for the National Day of Racial Healing has been rescheduled for Tuesday, January 23 at noon in Sturgis Hall.
Read MoreCenter on Community Philanthropy Announces Advancing Equity Award
The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service Center on Community Philanthropy is committed to promoting racial equity across the Delta region. As a part of this effort, The Center is excited to announce the Community Philanthropy Advancing Equity Award.
Read MoreCenter on Community Philanthropy Announces Researcher in Residence Report in Partnership with Our House
The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service Center on Community Philanthropy will host a reception on Thursday, September 7 at 5 p.m. in Sturgis Hall to release its first Researcher in Residence study, completed in partnership with Our House, Inc. Our House is a local nonprofit that utilizes a multi-generational approach to assist…
Read MoreClinton School Center on Community Philanthropy Awarded Major Grant
The Center on Community Philanthropy at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service has received a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to support its work of leading philanthropic and nonprofit infrastructure organizations to advance racial equity and sector effectiveness. The grant’s resources will help expand the reach of the Center within its…
Read MoreThe Center on Community Philanthropy Receives the 2016 Community Partner Award from Higher Purpose Co.
The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service Center on Community Philanthropy recently received the 2016 Community Partner Award from Higher Purpose Co. in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The Center supported Higher Purpose Co.’s community empowerment program—Higher Purpose Academy—in its 2016 inception. The program, which aims to engage minority millennials on topics such as racial equity,…
Read MoreHomelessness:A case study of promising practices of an Arkansas nonprofit organization
Read Publication Homelessness remains a major social issue affecting communities across the United States. While the harsh realities of homelessness and its effect on the lives of adults are severe, its ramifications on families with children are extreme and unacceptable. Homeless and near-homeless families can be rescued from the severity of poverty through preventive social…
Read MorePractice Models of Giving, Civic Engagement and Leadership Development
Read Publication The Center’s third cohort of scholars, whose essays make up the Center’s third compendium, Community Philanthropy and Public Service: Practice Models of Giving, Civic Engagement and Leadership Development, each spent time sharing expertise with both students at our school and community members in our state. This compendium highlights the Center’s ability to bring…
Read MorePractice Models of Giving, Civic Engagement and Leadership Development
In 2016, the Center published the third compendium of essays by its scholars during the first National Conference on Community Philanthropy and Public Service.
Read MoreCenter on Community Philanthropy to Welcome Scholar in Residence Robin D. Ferriby Starting February 27, 2017
The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service Center on Community Philanthropy will welcome Scholar in Residence Robin D. Ferriby, Vice President of Philanthropic Services at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, February 27-March 3, 2017. Ferriby is vice president for the Foundation for Detroit’s Future, an organization that administers and oversees the “Grand…
Read MorePassing the Torch: Planning for the Next Generation of Leaders in Public Service
Purchase Publication Co-authored by the Center on Community Philanthropy’s Director Dr. Charlotte Williams and past Scholar and Residence Dr. Karl Besel of Indiana University Northwest, Passing the Torch is essential for nonprofit leaders, university faculty, and students to understand the factors that influence selection of a career in public service and to plan for succession in your…
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