This one-day workshop brings senior nonprofit scholars to the University of Washington to present work on the emergence of nonprofit voluntary accountability clubs around the globe.
When: April 25, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Where: Allen Library Peterson Room
RSVP: gugerty@u.washington.edu or 206.221.4599
Workshop Packet (484 KB PDF)
Coffee and Light Breakfast: 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Introduction: 9:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Welcome and Overview of the Clubs Framework and the Project
Draft Conceptual Framework Paper (377 KB PDF)
Mary Kay Gugerty and Aseem Prakash
Session 1 - Club History and Benefits: 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. (via teleconference)
Benefits of Accreditation for Fundraising Nonprofits in the Netherlands (259 KB PDF)
René Bekkers, Utrecht University and Vrije Universitei Amsterdam, Netherlands
A History of Nonprofit Clubs in the United States (291 KB PDF)
Woods Bowman, DePaul University
Break: 10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Session 2 - Club Emergence and Structure: 10:45 - 12:15 a.m.
The Emergence of Collective Accountability Standards in the Humanitarian Sector (390 KB PDF) by Maryam Zarnegar Deloffre, George Washington University
Discussant: Christi Siver, Department of Political Science, University of Washington
What Determines the Emergence and Structure of Clubs Among State Nonprofit Associations? (250 KB PDF) by Mary Tschirhart, Maxwell School of Syracuse University
Discussant: Steve Page, Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington
Lunch at Shalimar Restaurant: 12:15 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Session 3 - Club Sponsorship and Structure: 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Nonprofit Umbrella Associations as Reluctant Clubs (232 KB PDF) by Dennis R. Young, Georgia State University
Discussant: Christopher Heurlin, Department of Political Science, University of Washington
The Impact of Sponsorship on Club Design (286 KB PDF) by Angela Bies, Texas A&M University
Discussant: Stephan Hamburg, Department of Political Science, University of Washington
The Emergence of Nonprofit Clubs in Developing Countries (71 KB PDF) by Mary Kay Gugerty, Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington
Discussant: Sara Curran, Jackson School of International Affairs, University of Washington
Break: 3:30 - 3:45 p.m.
Session 4 - Club Structure and Effectiveness: 3:45 - 5:00 p.m.
Does Self-Regulation Work? Some Evidence from Europe (63 KB PDF)
Andreas Ortmann of Charles University Economics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Can Self-Regulatory Club Goods Serve Mission Accountability? (299 KB PDF) by Dana Brakman Reiser, Brooklyn Law School
Discussant: Andrea Lairson, University of Washington School of Law
Reception and Dinner, University of Washington Club: 6:30 p.m.
*This workshop is sponsored by the Evans School of Public Affairs and the Marc Lindenberg Center of Humanitarian Action, International Developtment, and Global Citizenship.