Schar school researchers to receive funding for nonprofit employment data project
2023-12-19
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Schar School Researchers To Receive Funding For Nonprofit Employment Data Project
Alan Abramson, Professor, Government and Politics; Mirae Kim, Associate Professor, Nonprofit Studies; and Stefan Toepler, Professor, Nonprofit Studies, are set to receive funding for: "Nonprofit Employment Data Project."
The researchers will produce a comprehensive report on nonprofit employment in the United States, based on new data that is expected to be released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) early in 2024. The researchers will also arrange for the transfer of the Nonprofit Works interactive database application, which is currently hosted by Johns Hopkins University, to Mason, with the needed updating and redesign of the platform and its website. Additionally, the researchers will collaborate with a coalition of nonprofit leaders seeking to improve and make more accessible information about nonprofits in a variety of federal databases, including those maintained by BLS, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), and others.
The researchers will receive $150,000 from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation for this project. Funding will begin in Jan. 2024 and will end in late Dec. 2025.
Project staff will also seek to raise additional project funding of at least $40,000 to complement the Mott Foundation’s significant investment.
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