All sessions are 1 hour and 15 minutes. There is a 15 minute break between sessions, and an hour lunch/brunch break from 12:45 to 1:45 CT (10:45 to 11:45 PT)
17th Annual West Coast Nonprofit Data Conference
Welcome! Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at Austin are delighted for your participation online this year. We look forward to hosting you in person next year.
Thursday, April 8, 2021
6:30PM – 8:00PM Central Time | 4:30PM – 6:00PM Pacific Time
Welcome and Networking
Register to receive the link for the informal networking event, and the official conference schedule which includes links to join the zoom research presentations.
Friday, April 9, 2021
10:00AM – 11:15AM Central | 8:00AM – 9:15AM Pacific
Metrics of Performance and Success
Session Chair: Colton Strawser, University of Texas at Arlington
| A Relational Model for Moral Legitimacy of Business-Like Practices | Chengxin Xu, Seattle University |
| The Shock of Evaluation: Examining the Impact of Efficiency Metrics on Nonprofits’ Reporting and Revenues | Alexandra Graddy-Reed University of Southern California |
| Community Diversity and Donor Control: An Empirical Analysis of Contributions to Donor-Advised Funds at Community Foundations | Ellie Qu, Texas A&M University |
To view the recording of the presentations listed above, click here.
Responding to COVID-19 With Data
Session Chair: Kimberly Wiley, University of Florida
| Perceived Leadership Effectiveness in a Digital Theatre Arts Internship | Thomas Abruzzo, Susan Flaming Yeats, Brittany Williams, University of San Diego |
| Pandemical Predictors of Net Revenue Loss in San Diego’s Arts and Culture Sector | Thomas Abruzzo, Susan Flaming Yeats, Brittany Williams, University of San Diego |
| Spillover Effects of Emergency Aid on Nonprofits’ Response to a Crisis | Yul Ha, Alexandra Graddy-Reed, Price School, University of Southern California |
To view the recording of the presentations listed above, click here.
Building Connections: Board Relationships, Social Media, and Social Entrepreneurs
Session Chair: George Mitchell, Baruch College, CUNY
| Building Reputation Through Social Media: Twitter Use by Muslim-American Nonprofits | Rafeel Wasif, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Zeeshan Noor, UT Dallas |
| Now What? Understanding the Organizational Exit Experience of Nonprofit Board Members | Ayra Hammon, Baylor University |
| Nice White Nonprofits: Patterns of Social Entrepreneurship in Poor and Gentrifying Urban Communities | Francisco J. Santamarina, University of Washington |
To view the recording of the presentations listed above, click here.
11:30AM – 12:45PM Central | 9:30AM – 10:45AM Pacific
Disparities in the Sector: Studying the Effects of Gender and Identity Representation
Session Chair: Ji Ma, The University of Texas at Austin
| Coauthor Networks and Consensus Formation in Nonprofit and Philanthropic Studies | Ji Ma, The University of Texas at Austin |
| Double-edged sword? More like a four-edged Shuriken: Female Leaders in Faith-based Nonprofit Organizations | Shahrin Upoma, The University of Texas at Dallas |
| Missing out: Why Gender Disparities Persist in Fundraising Roles | Elizabeth Dale, Seattle University Beth Breeze, University of Kent |
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Longitudinal Studies
Session Chair: Kirsten Grønbjerg, Indiana University
| Nonprofit Paid Employment – Trends and Pitfalls | Kirsten Grønbjerg, Indiana University |
| The Scope of Nonprofit Marketing Research in the Last Twenty Years: Lessons from the Literature | Jihye Jung, Rutgers University-Newark Minjung Kim, American University Jiwon Suh, University of Texas Arlington |
| Charitable Support and the Performance of Public Services: More than Just Adding a Cherry on Top | Jung Ho Choi, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
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Community and Donor Engagement
Session Chair: Mark Hagar, Arizona State University
| Donor Led Community Engagement: A New Model for In-Kind Philanthropy? | Jessica Word, Connor Gahre, UNLV |
| For Good, Forever? The Shifting Roles and Responsibilities of California Community Foundations | Colton Strawser University of Texas at Arlington |
| Querying Founders to Capture the Nonprofit Start-Up Process: Exploring Two Methodological Challenges | Fredrik O. Andersson IUPUI |
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12:45PM – 1:45PM Central | 10:45AM – 11:45AM Pacific
Lunch / Brunch break
1:45PM – 3:00PM Central | 11:45AM – 1:00PM Pacific
Funding the Sector: Giving from Private and Public Organizations
Session Chair: Robert Ashcraft, Arizona State University
| The Impact of Government Assistance on Chartiable Giving of Muslim Families: The Case of China | Peiyao Li, Lili Wang, Arizona State University |
| Public Banks and Nonprofits | Marcus Lam, Mehrnoush Jamshidi, University of San Diego |
| Can Cross-Border Philanthropy be Tracked? The Promises, Limitations, and Risks of Administration Data | Jamie Levine Daniel, IUPUI Galia Feit, Osnat Hazan, Tel Aviv University |
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Donor-Advised Fund Research Collaborative
| Session Chair: Dan Heist, University of North Carolina Wilmington Danielle Vance-McMullen, DePaul University |
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Predicting and Measuring Donations and Volunteers
Session Chair: Dyana Mason, University of Oregon
| Can Institutional Support Improve Volunteer Quality? An Analysis of Online Volunteer Mentors | Dyana Mason, University of Oregon |
| Measuring Giving to Women’s and Girls Organizations | Jon Bergdoll, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis |
| Events: Predictors of Volunteerism and Future Donations | Holly Miori, University of Texas at Dallas |
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3:15PM – 4:30PM Central | 1:15PM – 3:30PM Pacific
Innovation in Technology and Social Media
Session Chair: Elizabeth Dale, Seattle University
| Emerging Collaborative Social Networks as Crisis Mitigation Strategy – The Case of the Indian Education Sector | Apoorva Gupta, Meril Antony, Rutgers University |
| A First Look at a Study of Technology Adoption and Use | Mark Hager, Arizona State University |
| Garnering Attention on Social Media: A Multi-Level Analysis of Nonprofit Behavior on TikTok | Kimberly Wiley, Micayla Richardson, Kayla Schwoerer, University of Florida |
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Qualitative Methodology: Usage and Implications
Session Chair: Jessica Word, University of Nevada Las Vegas
| Using Model-Based Clustering to Improve Qualitative Inquiry: Computer-Aided Qualitative Data Analysis, Latent Class Analysis, and Iterative Interpretation | Hans Peter Schmitz, University of San Diego, Elena McCollim, University of Maryland Global Campus, George Mitchell, Baruch College CUNY |
| Secondary Data and Secondary Data Analysis: Essential Distinctions and Directions | Tania L. Hernandez-Ortiz, Mark Hager Arizona State University |
| Discrete Choice Methods for Understanding | Brian McEwan |
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Studying the effects of COVID-19 on Nonprofit Organizations – Panel
| Emily Finchum-Mason, University of Washington |
| Will Brown, Texas A&M University |
| Kirsten Grønbjerg, Indiana University |
| Colton Strawser, University of Texas Arlington |
To view the recording of the presentations listed above, click here.