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VOLUNTEERISM
Crises highlight need for volunteer management
IN
THE NORTHEAST
• Bryan P. Stone is a professor of evangelism at the School of Theology
at Boston University. Stone's professional experience is in urban and multicultural
ministry and faith-based nonprofit development. Contact 617-353-2456, bpstone@bu.edu.
• Peter Dobkin Hall is a lecturer of public policy at the Hauser Center
for Nonprofit Organizations at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
He wrote the book Inventing the Nonprofit Sector and Other Essays on Philanthropy,
Voluntarism and Nonprofit Organizations (The Johns Hopkins University Press,
2001). Contact 617-495-5117, pd_hall@harvard.edu.
• William F. Fisher is director of the Program for International Development,
Community Planning and Environment at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. He
wrote the article "Doing Good? The Politics and Anti-Politics of NGO Practices"
for the Annual Review of Anthropology (1997). Contact 508-421-3765, wfisher@clarku.edu.
IN
THE EAST
• Ram A. Cnaan is a professor at the School of Social Work at the University
of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He wrote the article "Defining Who Is
a Volunteer: Conceptual and Empirical Considerations" for the journal Nonprofit
and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (1996). Contact 215-898-5523, cnaan@ssw.upenn.edu.
• Dennis R. Hoover is a visiting faculty member in political science at
Eastern University in St. Davids, Pa. He wrote the essay "The Sources of
Social Capital, Reconsidered: Voluntary Associations, Advocacy and the State"
for the book Social Structures, Social Capital and Personal Freedom (Praeger
Publishers, 2000). Contact 610-225-5678, dhoover@globalengage.org.
• Gerald Gamm is an associate professor of political science at the University
of Rochester in New York. He wrote the article "The Growth of Voluntary
Associations in America, 1840-1940" for the Journal of Interdisciplinary
History (1999). Contact 585-275-8573, gerald.gamm@rochester.edu.
• Charles E. Zech is a professor of economics at the College of Commerce
and Finance at Villanova University in Pennsylvania. He wrote the article "The
Value of Volunteers as Resources for Congregations" for the Journal
for the Scientific Study of Religion (1998). Contact 610-519-4371, charles.zech@villanova.edu.
• William D. Dinges is associate professor of religious studies at the
School of Theology and Religious Studies at Catholic University of America in
Washington, D.C. He wrote the essay "Religious Volunteerism and Care for
the Homeless: A Case Study of the Shepherd's Tale" for the book Religion,
the Independent Sector and American Culture (Scholars Press, 1992). Contact
202-319-6890, dinges@cua.edu.
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THE SOUTHEAST
•
Jeffrey
L. Brudney is co-director of the University of Georgia's Institute
for Nonprofit Organizations and a professor of political science. He teaches
courses in research methods and in management of volunteer programs. Contact
706-542-2977, jbrudney@uga.edu.
• Gordon Mercer is director of the Public
Policy Institute at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, N.C. The institute
aims to empower Western North Carolina to effectively deal with real policy
problems by mobilizing community leaders, faculty, residents and students. Contact
828-227-3863.
• John Wilson is the director of graduate studies in the sociology department
at Duke University. He is an expert on volunteer work and is conducting a number
of studies on volunteers, looking at who volunteers, for what and how much,
and what effect volunteering has on the volunteer. Contact 919-660-5622, jwils@soc.duke.edu.
IN
THE SOUTH
• Denise Davis-Maye is an assistant professor with the social work program
in the department of sociology, anthropology and social work at Auburn University.
Her research focuses on the role of community in African-American families.
Contact 334-844-2822, davisd4@auburn.edu.
• Charles
Clotfelter is director of the Center for Philanthropy and Voluntarism at
Duke University and co-editor of Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector in
a Changing America (Indiana University, 1999). Contact 919-613-7361, charles.clotfelter@duke.edu.
• Mark T. Dalhouse is director of the Office of Active Citizenship and
Service at Vanderbilt University. OACS is home to over 30 student service groups
that work on local, national, and international problems through hands-on volunteer
service. Dalhouse worked on coordinating Vanderbilt’s Hurricane Katrina
relief efforts. Contact 615-322-3127, mark.t.dalhouse@vanderbilt.edu.
IN
THE MIDWEST
• Corwin E. Smidt is a professor of political science at Calvin College
in Grand Rapids, Mich. He wrote the article "Religion and Civic Engagement:
A Comparative Analysis" for the Annals of the American Academy of Political
and Social Science (1999). Contact 616-526-6233, smid@calvin.edu.
• Mary
V. Merrill is a volunteer consultant and trainer based in Columbus, Ohio.
Contact 614-262-8219, marymerrill@merrillassociates.net.
• Sue
Vineyard is an author and volunteer consultant based in Darien, Ill. Contact
630-910-0095, vineyards1@aol.com.
• Stephanie Clintonia Boddie is an assistant professor at Washington University
in St. Louis. She wrote the entry "Community Organizing" for the Encyclopedia
of American Religion and Politics (Facts on File, 2003). Contact 314-935-9449,
sboddie@gwbmail.wustl.edu.
• Duane K. Friesen is a professor of Bible and religion at Bethel College
in North Newton, Kan. He wrote the essay "Encourage Grassroots Peacemaking
Groups and Voluntary Associations" for the book Just Peacemaking
(Pilgrim Press, 1998). Contact 316-284-5260, dfriesen@bethelks.edu.
IN
THE SOUTHWEST
• Doyle Paul Johnson is a professor of sociology at Texas Tech University
in Lubbock. He wrote the article "Ecumenical Outreach Coalitions: Using
Open-System Role-Set Theory to Examine Church and Community Cooperation"
for the Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (1997). Contact 806-742-2400
ext. 223, d.paul.Johnson@ttu.edu.
• Richard L. Wood is director of religious studies at the University of
New Mexico in Albuquerque. He wrote the entry "Religion, Faith-Based Organizing
and the Struggle for Justice" for The Cambridge Handbook of the Sociology
of Religion (Cambridge University Press, 2001). Contact 505-277-3945, rlwood@unm.edu.
• Mark Alan Chaves is a professor of sociology at the University of Arizona
in Tucson. He wrote the paper "Congregations and Social Services: What
They Do, How They Do It and With Whom" for The Aspen Institute, Nonprofit
Sector Research Fund (1998). Contact 520-626-2560, mchaves@u.arizona.edu.
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THE WEST/NORTHWEST
• Jerome P. Baggett is assistant professor of religion and society
for the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley at the Graduate Theological Union.
He wrote the book Habitat for Humanity: Building Private Homes, Building
Public Religion (Temple University Press, 2000). Contact 510-549-5060, jbaggett@jstb.edu.
• Alberto Camarillo is a Miriam and Peter Haas Centennial Professor in
Public Service for the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University.
Camarillo has integrated public-service components into many of his classes,
such as having students volunteer at homeless shelters as they study poverty
and homelessness in America. Contact 650-723-1966 or 650-723-8527, camar@stanford.edu.
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