Education
Ph.D., Harvard University, 1982
A.B., Franklin and Marshall College, 1968
Professional Experience
- Liaison for Bloomington Graduate Programs, Center on Philanthropy, present
- Co-Director, Social Entrepreneurship Certificate Program, present
- Corporation for National and Community Service, Washington, D.C., 2001-2003
- Hudson Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1990-1997
- Institute for Educational Affairs, Washington, D. C., 1985-1990
- United States Information Agency, Washington, D. C., 1983-1984
- Smith Richardson Foundation, Inc., New York, NY, 1976-1983
Awards, Honors & Certifications
- David R. Jones Award for Leadership in Voluntary Service, The Fund for American Studies, 2010
- Helene Waislitz Fellow, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia, 2007
- Honorary Degree, Franklin and Marshall College, 2002
- Honorary Degree, John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio 2002
- Honorary Degree, Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri.2003
Professional Interests
Nonprofits and public policy, civil society in comparative perspective, institutional grant-makers, volunteering and civic engagement, and education and social welfare policy, social entrepreneurship
Current Projects
- Researching and writing book on philanthropy and public policy (with Suzanne Garment)
- Chapter on foundations and corporate philanthropy for second edition of Salamon, ed., The State of Nonprofit America
OnTOPIC Podcast
Selected Publications
Full Vita (pdf)
- “Education and the Conservative Foundations,” (with James Piereson) in Reconnecting Education & Foundations: Turning Good Intentions into Educational Capital, Ray Bacchetti and Thomas Ehrlich, eds., Jossey-Bass, 2007
- “The Politics of Doing Good: Philanthropic Leadership for the Twenty-First Century,” in Taking Philanthropy Seriously: Beyond Noble Intentions to Responsible Giving, William Damon and Susan Verducci, eds., Indiana University Press, 2006
- “The ‘Best Uses’ of Philanthropy for Reform,” in With the Best of Intentions, Frederick M. Hess, ed., Harvard Education Press, 2005
- “Can Government Build Community? Lessons from the National Service Program,” in Gifts of Time and Money, Arthur C. Brooks, ed., Rowman and Littlefield, 2005
- “Foundations and Corporate Philanthropy,” The State of Nonprofit America, Lester M. Salamon, ed., Brookings Institution Press in collaboration with the Aspen Institute, 2002
