Nonprofit Outreach Services: Using Outreach to Increase Nonprofits' Capacity and to Provide a Quality Educational Experience for Students Academic Article

abstract

• 2007, Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. The nonprofit sector is growing at an astounding rate. This growth has created unique needs among nonprofit leaders and organizations. Educational institutions are responding to these needs through nonprofit degree programs and outreach services. However, while a considerable amount of research has focused on nonprofit education programs, a limited amount of research has focused on nonprofit outreach services. This article sought to address this weakness by exploring the history, structure, and impact of the University of Pittsburghs Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) Nonprofit Clinic in Western Pennsylvania. A unique feature of GSPIAs Nonprofit Clinic is their use of students and faculty to provide technical assistant to nonprofits. Using this model, nonprofit organizations receive valuable support and students receive valuable educational experiences. This study concluded that GSPIAs nonprofit outreach program has strong positive benefits and is replicable in other academic institutions.

authors

• Bright, Leonard

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS EDUCATION

author list (cited authors)

• Bright, L., Bright, C., & Haley, L. L.

citation count

• 5

complete list of authors

• Bright, Leonard||Bright, Christina||Haley, Leon L

publication date

• January 2007

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Public Affairs Education  Journal

keywords

• 4 Quality Education
• Clinical Research

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/15236803.2007.12001483

start page

• 335

end page

• 343

volume

• 13

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15236803.2007.12001483

user-defined tag

• 4 Quality Education