Peter Frumkin

Peter Frumkin is a professor and published author whose research and teaching are focused in the areas of philanthropy, nonprofit management, and social entrepreneurship.

1 Professional Life
2 Publications
3 Awards
4 Education
5 References
6 External links

Professional Life

Frumkin currently is Professor of Public Affairs and serves as the Director of the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service located in the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin.^[1]

Previously, Frumkin was a senior fellow at the New America Foundation and associate professor at Harvard University’s School of Government. He has served as a strategy and evaluation consultant to donors and foundations, and also has experience as a foundation program officer, public and nonprofit agency program evaluator, and a nonprofit manager.^[2]

Publications

Frumkin has authored several books and articles on all aspects of philanthropy and topics related to nonprofit management, grantmaking strategy, social entrepreneurship, national service prorgrams, and service contracting.

Key Publications:

Serving Country and Community, Harvard University Press, 2010, Co-author with JoAnn Jastrzab^[3]
The Essence of Strategic Giving, University of Chicago Press, 2010^[4]
Strategic Giving: The Art and Science of Philanthropy, University of Chicago, 2006^[5]
On Being Nonprofit: A Conceptual and Policy Primer, Harvard University Press, 2002^[6]

Awards

2007 John Grenzebach Award for Outstanding Research in Philanthropy for Educational Advancement, Outstanding Published Scholarship for Strategic Giving^[7]
2007 ARNOVA Outstanding Book in Nonprofit & Voluntary Action Research Honorable Mention for Strategic Giving^[8]
2005 Best Book Award, Sponsored by the Academy of Management, Public and Nonprofit Division for On Being Nonprofit^[6]
2004 Marshall E. Dimock Award from the American Society of Public Administration for Best Article in Public Administrative Review for "Reengineering Nonprofit Financial Accountability" with Elizabeth Keating^[9]

Education

Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Chicago
M.P.P., Georgetown University
B.A., Oberlin College

References

^ "Peter J. Frumkin, Ph.D. | RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service". Rgkcenter.org. http://www.rgkcenter.org/people/peter-frumkin. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
^ "Frumkin, Peter | Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs". Utexas.edu. http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/directory/faculty/peter-frumkin. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
^ "Serving Country and Community - Peter Frumkin, JoAnn Jastrzab - Harvard University Press". Hup.harvard.edu. http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674046788. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
^ "Peter Frumkin: The Essence of Strategic Giving". Press.uchicago.edu. http://www.press.uchicago.edu/presssite/metadata.epl?mode=synopsis&bookkey=9009275. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
^ "Peter Frumkin: Strategic Giving". Press.uchicago.edu. http://www.press.uchicago.edu/presssite/metadata.epl?mode=synopsis&bookkey=3775602. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
^ ^a ^b "On Being Nonprofit - Peter Frumkin - Harvard University Press". Hup.harvard.edu. http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674018358. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
^ "The John Grenzebach Awards for Outstanding Research in Philanthropy for Educational Advancement". CASE. http://www.case.org/Award_Programs/Research_Awards_in_Educational_Advancement/The_John_Grenzebach_Awards_for_Outstanding_Research_in_Philanthropy_for_Educational_Advancement.html. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
^ "ARNOVA". ARNOVA. 2010-05-15. http://www.arnova.org/?section=awards&subsection=book. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
^ "Public Administration Review (PAR) Awards". Aspanet.org. http://www.aspanet.org/scriptcontent/index_awards_par.cfm#medaw. Retrieved 2010-12-11.

External links

Peter Frumkin's bio from the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service

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