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Subject: Call for Papers,ARNOVA
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
The 27th Annual Conference
November 5 - 7, 1998 in Seattle, Washington
The Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary
Action (ARNOVA) invites participation in its 27th annual conference, to
include such topics as voluntarism, the nature of the third sector and its
place in society, the management of nonprofit organizations, international
and comparative studies, the teaching of nonprofit studies, and issues in
such sub-sectors as health, social services, religion, culture, civic
benefit, recreation, education, environmental protection and advocacy.
In addition to the topics listed above, we invite participation in two
special focus areas. The first is Community Development: possible topics
include grassroots associations, social action, self-help and mutual aid
organizations, neighborhood groups, NGOs in developing nations, pluralism
and ethnicity, and community and citizen political action groups. The
second is Boom, Bust, Echo: possible topics include the implications of an
aging population for the third sector, older citizens as volunteers, and
generational issues of giving and volunteering.
Participation is welcome from scholars in all academic disciplines, and
from practitioners such as nonprofit organization executives, foundation
staff, consultants, and policymakers. Graduate students are encouraged to
submit proposals based on their dissertation research.
5 WAYS TO PARTICIPATE IN ARNOVA
98!
1. Submit a proposal for a paper;
2. Submit a proposal for a panel session;
3. Submit a proposal for a roundtable discussion;
4. Volunteer to act as a Session Chair;
5. Just come, network, and share in more than 300 great presentations!
To be a presenter, send FOUR copies of the complete proposal including the
required PARTICIPATION COVER FORM to the ARNOVA Executive Office, c/o
Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, 550 W. North Street, Suite 301,
Indianapolis, IN 46202 (phone 317/684-2120; fax 317/684-2128). Proposals
will be accepted by mail or fax. We regret that we cannot accept
proposals via e-mail.
To volunteer as a Session Chair, just return the PARTICIPATION COVER FORM.
PROPOSALS FOR PARTICIPATION MUST BE RECEIVED BY MARCH 31, 1998. Authors
will be notified by May 15.
ARNOVA
98
PARTICIPATION COVER FORM
This is a proposal for (circle one)a paper; a panel; a roundtable
discussion.
Proposed title
_____________________________________________________________________.
Note: Please attach a one-page description of the proposed paper, panel,
or roundtable discussion topic. This page should mention: the
problem or issue to be addressed, the approach to be taken, and the
relationship of the topic to relevant literature, if applicable. If this
is a panel, please specify what each panelist will present.
I would be willing to serve as the Chair/Discussant of one of the
conference sessions. (On a trial basis for 1998, the roles of session
chair and discussant will be combined.)
Yes No
Session topics that would most interest me include
______________________________________________.
Primary contact person (Please type or print clearly: NAME, FULL ADDRESS,
PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS, E-MAIL ADDRESS)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Others to be involved (List any co-authors and panelists. Type or print
name, full address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses. for each
person.)
_______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Helpful Information (To help conference organizers adjudicate your
proposal and fit it as meaningfully as possible into the program, please
assist us by completing the section below.)
My primary interests include (circle): issues facing the sector and its
role in society; volunteering and voluntarism; nonprofit management;
philanthropy; international and comparative perspectives; teaching; other
(specify)________________________________________________________________________________.
I am interested in the follow sub-sector(s) (circle): advocacy
organizations, civic benefit organizations, community development, arts
and culture, education, environmental protection, grassroots associations,
health, international NGOs, membership benefit organizations, organized
religion, social movements, social service, sports and recreation, other
(specify)__________________________________________________________.
My work is in the discipline(s) of (circle) business, economics, history,
law, management, organizational behavior, policy studies, political
science, psychology, public administration, sociology, social work, other
(specify)
________________________________________________________________________________________.
FOUR COPIES OF THE COMPLETE PROPOSAL MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE ARNOVA OFFICE
BY MARCH 31, 1998. Questions? Phone 317/684-2120; fax 317/684-2128.
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