Workplace Giving
One ongoing research project being conducted by two NVAC faculty members pertains to charitable donations to the nonprofit sector through formal workplace giving campaigns. This project seeks to investigate three important dimensions of the choice to donate to workplace giving campaign—individual characteristics, the relationship between an individual and her or her place of work, and the institutional arrangements between the workplace and the larger nonprofit sector. For more information about this project, contact Dr. Loril Gossett at lgosset1@uncc.edu.
New Nonprofit Organizations
Another NVAC research project investigates the characteristics of new nonprofit organizations in Mecklenburg County. Through a series of interviews with executive directors and founders of these new nonprofits, the research team seeks to answer questions about these new nonprofits, why they were founded, the backgrounds of the founders, and how these new nonprofits are faring during the economic recession. For more information about this project, contact Dr. Joanne Carman at jgcarman@uncc.edu