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#ISTR2022
Giving beyond the foundation grant-making model
After an extended period without face-to-face gatherings, the 15th research conference of the International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR) had a celebratory air, as over 225 attendees and over 100 remote participants engaged over …
What is resilience and how do we get there?
In the ISTR 15th Conference Dr. Elisabeth Searing, assistant professor of Public and Nonprofit Management, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas moderated a roundtable on the issue of resilience …
A sense of belonging and a way to move forward with giving
What an impeccable knowledge venue, an essential bridge between practice and academia. Being a professional for several years, I recently decided to shift my career and pursue my PhD studies on philanthropy. I was referred …
A volunteer perspective of the 2022 Montreal ISTR Conference
It took a lot of hard work, dedication, flexibility and resilience to make this conference happen… Navigating in turbulent times, indeed! Despite the ever-looming presence of Covid, I am going to go ahead and call …
ISTR 2022 in-person conference: Better late than never!
Here we are at the ISTR 15th International Conference at Concordia University in Montreal. With the Covid-19 pandemic having scuppered the original plan for this conference to take place in 2020, I am delighted to …
A global view of protest, advocacy, and how government responds
At the ISTR 2022 conference, a session on protest, adovacy, and government response took a global view. Kathy Brock of Queen’s University started with a comparative study on the protest movements in the United States …
Foundations and researchers: collaborators or critics?
Should foundation grantmakers embrace or beware of academic researchers? Can we speak of true collaboration between these very different professions? What is the reality behind the myths of indifference or even antagonism between academics and …
Perspectives on Philanthropy in Ukraine, Russia, and Africa at #ISTR2022
At #ISTR2022 The session ‘Philanthropy in Ukraine, Russia, and Africa’ discussed different forms of philanthropy in comparative perspective. The first presentation of Wycliffe Nduga Ouma of the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment presents …
Back in person at ISTR International Conference and PhD Summit
This is my third ISTR International Conference, but the first one that I am attending as a PhD student. As such I applied and was selected to be part of the PhD Summit, a pre-conference …
Mapping the Nonprofit World. The Global Comparative Project
The opening plenary of the ISTR Conference is devoted to the memory of Lester M Salamon and his impact on comparative third sector research. Helmut K Anheier of Hertie School of Governance and Luskin School …
