Research
Research: Need, convenience influence where NGOs locate in Kenya
Even if NGOs are operating in Nairobi or another city, they may not be reaching the poorest of the rural poor, but they can still be addressing real needs, because there are so many people who are poor," Brass said.
1/24/12New research proves the business case for product philanthropy
The study, released today by Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs, provides the first detailed examination of the return on investment for donating merchandise as opposed to liquidating or destroying it.
12/15/11IU research looks at student engagement from 'supply side'
A five-year project by researchers at Indiana University finds that the "host agencies" generally believe there is significant value to having students work with their groups. However, some of the organizations lack the staff, resources and procedures to make the best use of students. And many would welcome being more involved in planning and designing the opportunities.
12/14/11IU study finds increasing atmospheric concentrations of new flame retardants
"We find that the environmental concentrations of these compounds are increasing rather rapidly," Hites said. "It's rare to find that concentrations of any compound are doubling within a year or two, which is what we're seeing with TBB and TBPH."
12/8/11Study: More than 9 million U.S. adults lost health coverage in recession
An estimated 9.3 million American adults lost health insurance coverage as a result of increased unemployment during the recession of 2007-09, according to a newly published study by researchers at Cornell, Indiana and Carnegie Mellon universities.
12/7/11New Flame Retardant Levels Rising Rapidly
Air Pollution: Air concentrations of the brominated chemicals doubled every 13 months in recent years in Cleveland and Chicago.
12/7/11Corporations owned in corrupt nations more likely to evade taxes in the U.S., study says
The study compiles evidence of tax evasion from a confidential database of almost 25,000 corporate audits performed by the Internal Revenue Service between 1997 and 2006. It compares those results with corruption norms from Transparency International's widely used Corruption Perception Index.
11/30/11Nonprofit Capacity to Engage Student Learners
SPEA faculty recently completed a four year study of service learning’s impact on the community organizations that host student volunteers.
11/15/11SPEA Insights November 2011
In this issue Craig Johnson discusses the United States credit rating falling from triple-A to AA+.
10/28/11Report from Indiana University researchers addresses need to ‘grow philanthropy’
"Forty years of increasingly sophisticated fundraising practice, the development of planned giving vehicles, the appearance of the Internet, and the rise of new digital channels have done nothing to move the needle on giving," they write.
10/11/11Incomplete coverage vs. unexpected costs: Economists point out dilemma in Affordable Care Act
A paper by economists at the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Cornell University College of Human Ecology points to the difficult policy trade-offs that the U.S. faces as it implements the health-care reform legislation approved in December 2009.
9/21/11LSU Leads Collaborative Effort to Identify Genes Supporting Life in Extreme Conditions
This collaborative effort, led by LSU Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Andrew Whitehead, includes Joe Shaw and John Colbourne from Indiana University; Wes Warren of The Genome Institute at Washington University in St. Louis; Douglas Crawford and Marjorie Oleksiak of the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science; and Mark Hahn and Sibel Karchner from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, in partnership with the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory.
9/14/11NSF grant to fund study of snowmelt-dependent agricultural systems
Multidisciplinary team led by IU professor Elinor Ostrom to conduct research on impact of climate change, capacity for adaptation
8/24/11Good360, IU collaborate to measure impact of 'product philanthropy'
The Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Good360, formerly Gifts In Kind International, have completed the first year of a unique, ongoing collaboration designed to measure the impacts of corporate gifts-in-kind to non-profit organizations.
8/22/11IU researchers discuss wage gap, violence, public assistance and more at ASA meeting
From 2006-2010 Kristin Seefeldt conducted five rounds of in-depth interviews with 39 low-income women to document the extent to which they sought out public benefits and assistance from their private networks.
8/15/11Indiana nonprofit employment made gains despite recession
"Indiana Nonprofit Employment: 2009 Update" was prepared by Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, professor at the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Efroymson Chair in Philanthropy at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, and by graduate students Kellie McGiverin-Bohan, Jacob Knight, Katherine Novakoski and Virginia Simpson with assistance from Kristen Dmytryk and Jason Simons.
7/7/11Indiana University report finds IRS revoked tax exemption for one in 10 Hoosier nonprofits
Nearly one in 10 registered Indiana nonprofit organizations lost their tax-exempt status last month for failing to file newly required paperwork with the Internal Revenue Service, according to an analysis led by an Indiana University faculty member and philanthropy expert.
7/6/11Steps needed to reduce likelihood that pilot commuting practices could pose safety risk, but too little data now to support regulation
The report was requested by Congress due to concerns about pilots' commuting practices and whether they could lead to dangerous levels of fatigue, given that some pilots do not live near the airports where they are based and must travel long distances before beginning their flight duty. Such concerns increased following a fatal Colgan Air crash in Buffalo, N.Y., on Feb. 12, 2009.
6/14/11For civic associations, effective leadership produces organizational success
Alexis de Tocqueville observed nearly 200 years ago that American civic associations served as "schools of democracy" where members learned the skills of citizenship. A recent study by Indiana University faculty member Matthew Baggetta and several colleagues suggests that such organizations are more effective if they embrace that Tocquevillian role.
5/23/11Journal article examines effectiveness of state-level energy policies
"The states are putting their best foot forward, and that is admirable," Carley said. "But they need to be deliberate and coordinated in their approaches in order to be effective.