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Pat Danahey Janin

Conference reports Pat Danahey Janin 5 August 2024

ISTR 2024: Reflecting on Volunteer “Fit”

My favourite discussion at ISTR 2024 was around the notion of ‘misfit’ in volunteering – a catchy way of looking at unsuccessful volunteering experiences.  Having enough volunteers and retaining them are key preoccupations of nonprofit …

Book review Pat Danahey Janin 6 September 2016

The Philanthropy Reader – Michael Moody and Beth Breeze (eds) – reviewed by Pat Danahey Janin

Reviewed by Pat Danahey Janin Why learn about philanthropy? Is generosity so complicated, after all? The rising number of philanthropy education programmes across the globe attests to the growing interest in a more formal study …