Center for Civil Society Studies

Nonprofits are: ENRICHING

Chelsea Newhouse — Mon, 06 May 2013 11:50:35 +0000

This post is one in a series exploring each of the seven attributes – being productive, empowering, effective, enriching, reliable, responsive, and caring – revealed in the Listening Post’s Nonprofit Values Survey in detail. Please visit the Nonprofit Values overview …

The results are in: Statistics Portugal’s Survey on Volunteer Work for 2012

Chelsea Newhouse — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:36:53 +0000

More than one in 10 adults in Portugal gives their time to volunteer activities, Statistics Portugal reports. The volunteer rate of people that participated in a volunteer activity either through an organization or directly for other individuals is estimated to be 11.5% of residents aged 15 or older—about 1,040,000 …

Productive, Responsive, and Caring: Highlighting 3 Nonprofit Values

Chelsea Newhouse — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:30:59 +0000

In December of 2012, we released a major report highlighting seven values that nonprofit leaders agreed were vital to the sector. This report was based upon a survey of 1500 nonprofit organizations around the U.S. conducted by our Listening Post Project. Our hope in undertaking this survey …

NEW REPORT: The State of Global Civil Society & Volunteering – Latest findings from the implementation of the UN Nonprofit Handbook

Chelsea Newhouse — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:47:38 +0000

Today, we are happy to announce the release of our new report, “The State of Global Civil Society and Volunteering – Latest findings from the implementation of the UN Nonprofit Handbook,” which compares data from the 16 countries that have produced nonprofit satellite accounts. Please see the news release below. You can also …

New international comparative data from the implementation of the UN Nonprofit Handbook

Chelsea Newhouse — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 01:24:55 +0000

On Monday, March 11, we will be releasing our newest data comparing the nonprofit sectors in 16 countries. This data is the result of the implementation of the United Nations Handbook on Nonprofit Institutions in the System of National Accounts. This data sheds new light on the true scope and scale of the …

Nonprofits are: RESPONSIVE

Chelsea Newhouse — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:00:48 +0000

The Nonprofit Sector in Maryland: An update

Chelsea Newhouse — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:33:52 +0000

Today, the Center is pleased to release an update on nonprofit employment in our home state of Maryland. The report, produced by our Nonprofit Economic Data Project in cooperation with Maryland Nonprofits, finds that the nonprofit sector in the state continues to play a vital …

Nonprofits are: CARING

Chelsea Newhouse — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:00:39 +0000

Nonprofits are: PRODUCTIVE

Chelsea Newhouse — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:48:07 +0000

This post is one in a series exploring each of the seven attributes revealed in the Listening Post’s Nonprofit Values Survey in detail. Please visit the Nonprofit Values overview page to browse our other items from this initiative, including the full report, blog posts, and outreach materials, and follow us …

The Center’s 12 gifts of 2012

Chelsea Newhouse — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:46:58 +0000

It has been another busy and productive year for the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies. We have expanded the base of knowledge about nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and around the world; gathered our Philanthropy Fellows family for our 21st Conference, this time in lovely Portugal; ventured farther than we have …