Proposal submissions for #ARNOVA19 are now open! arnova.org/submitproposal We welcome participation from #researchers in all #academic disciplines, and from a range of professional backgrounds – including #nonprofit practitioners, #foundations, and #policymakers!

Is microvolunteering the future of nonprofit volunteering? bit.ly/2Ditlzo

This year, the Gateses dedicated their annual letter to Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft who was also a megadonor. They said they would think of Allen, who died in October, anytime they played Jimi Hendrix. bit.ly/2DzLBVf

CALL - Voluntas Special Issue on Inequality in Volunteering Inequality in volunteering: Building a new research front. Abstract submissions due: May 31st , 2019 To learn more, please visit bit.ly/2FKXJ81

President Trump says Republicans are working on a new health care plan, but won't introduce it until after the 2020 election cnn.it/2KcmjDd

不用再叫嚣了，你也没几年可以叫嚣的资本了

Demographic changes are shifting philanthropic landscape & diverse donors want to be more engaged with giving. To ponder: What opportunities does your org have to better engage with a more diverse population in #philanthropy? Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy IU Philanthropy #diversity

The 2019 Science of Philanthropy Initiative conference will be at University of Chicago, September 11-12, 2019. Submit quantitative research on prosocial traits and behaviors. Submission deadline is June 30, 2019. fs2.formsite.com/UChicagoEconom…

Volodymyr Zelensky played Ukraine's president on TV. Now it's a reality. cnn.it/2XAPVfh

3 young men invite elderly widow to sit with them after seeing her dining alone cbsn.ws/2IEoGNt

American farmers are running out of patience with President Trump's trade war with China cnn.it/2HlYMeb

NEW in NVSQ Journal: People are influenced by the #donation behavior of others (i.e. social information), but why & when? The article written with Rene Bekkers & Bianca Beersma explores the effectiveness of social information as a charitable stimulant journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.117…

Great 70 years!

For those who will be attending #ARNOVA2019, mark your calendar for the event: Not East, Not West, But Forward. Powered by ESCN ARNOVA 2019. Thanks to @mkfeeneyWYO Chao Guo Aseem, & Yuan (Daniel) Cheng 程远. Looking forward to seeing you all.

Join Kristin Goss, @EricaKohl, Robert Reich and Rene Bekkers in the discussion of how contemporary acts of “big money” philanthropy have led to (or not) the promotion of democratic values. #ARNOVA19

A great opportunity from the John Templeton Foundation to fund grad student research (up to $10K). The funders have a broad definition of love, including “compassionate love for humanity.” theloveconsortium.org/rfp-science-of… **PLEASE RETWEET**

17th Annual West Coast #Nonprofit Data Conference - April 24 & 25 at The LBJ School. Excellent opportunity for faculty, researchers, and students to share research (both complete and **IN PROGRESS**) and learn about methods being used in the field: westcoastnonprofitdata.org/2020-conferenc… ARNOVA

Just finished reading this book. Although I don’t agree with some conclusions in this book, it is really a great book for us to learn how to conduct research and how to understand social assistance in China from a different perspective. Thanks for your contribution Jennifer Pan