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Book Review: The intersector: How the public, nonprofit, and private sectors can address America’s challenges, by Gitterman, D. P., & Britto, N.
Published in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 2023
In this review, I engage with The Intersector, a collection of more than 40 contributors highlighting the importance of cross-sector collaboration.
Recommended citation: Marrese, T. (2023). Book Review: The intersector: How the public, nonprofit, and private sectors can address America’s challenges, by Gitterman, D. P., & Britto, N. (Eds.). Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 52(4), 1134-1137.
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The Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Recruitment and Retention of Volunteers and Donors in the US.
Published in Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance, 2023
This article details the experiences of those entrusted with the acquisition and retention of time and money for human service organizations during the pandemic.
Recommended citation: Choi, D., Ferris, A., Marrese, T., Cnaan, R. A., & Handy, F. (2023). The Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Recruitment and Retention of Volunteers and Donors in the US. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance, 1-15.
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Intergenerational transmission of pro-environmental behaviors: do grandparents’ environmental behaviors influence grandchildren?
Published in Sociological Spectrum, 2023
In this work, we analyze intergenerational transmission of pro-environmental behaviors within families through a nationally representative survey of young adults and their parents.
Recommended citation: Marrese, T., Greenspan, I., Katz-Gerro, T., & Handy, F. (2023). Intergenerational transmission of pro-environmental behaviors: do grandparents’ environmental behaviors influence grandchildren?. Sociological Spectrum , 44(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/02732173.2023.2274021
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Who Volunteers at Refugee and Immigrant Nonprofits? Two Studies Exploring Volunteering at Nonprofits Serving Refugees and Immigrants.
Published in Nonprofit Policy Forum, 2024
This paper explores the differences between individuals that volunteered in refugee and immigrant domains relative to volunteers who engaged in other nonprofit domains.
Recommended citation: Ferris, A., Marrese, T., Cnaan, R. A., Choi, D., & Handy, F. (Forthcoming). Who Volunteers at Refugee and Immigrant Nonprofits? Two Studies Exploring Volunteering at Nonprofits Serving Refugees and Immigrants. Nonprofit Policy Forum.
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talks
Report: Generosity trends and impacts: Before and during the COVID-10 pandemic in the USA.
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Authored by Ram Cnaan, Femida Handy, Tiana Marrese, Daniel Choi, and Anna Ferris, this work presents national findings and initial impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on volunteering, donation, and other prosocial behavior trends from 2020 through 2021. Report here
Symposium Talk: Nonprofit Wage Disparity and the Call for Accessible Childcare
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This symposium focused on surfacing promising public policy recommendations to strengthen the nonprofit sector and philanthropy. I presented preliminary research on the ability of accessible childcare to mitigate wage disparity between sectors. More information about the symposium here
Invited Talk: Volunteering as a pathway to nonprofit and public sector employment: An analysis of millennials
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I presented work by Dr. Femida Handy and myself on the relationship between volunteering and sector of employment at UMD’s Research Seminar Series. This study hypothesizes that early-career volunteering serves as a pathway for mid-career nonprofit and public sector employment. We find a strong relationship between early-career volunteering and nonprofit employment. Interestingly, similar results for public sector work are not observed. Presentation slides.
teaching
TA: Philanthropy and Health
Undergradtuate course, University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Sciences, 2023
This course partnered with the Learning by Giving Foundation to allow students to practice real-world philanthropy. TA duties in the class included leading discussions, grading work, and giving several lectures.
TA: Economics of Human Behavior and Organizational Life
Graduate course, University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy and Practice, 2023
The primary goal of this course was an examination of the various aspects of human behavior in the context of organizational and institutional life from an economic perspective. TA responsibilities for this course included leading one class and grading work.
Nonprofits and Urban Revitalization: The Philadelphia Story
Graduate course, University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy and Practice, 2024
This course, co-taught with Dr. Jeff Hornstein, explores the rise and fall of Philadelphia’s manufacturing economy, the racial and gender dynamics of its employment ecosystem, and contemporary strategies to create a sustainable local economy. Analysis of this city and its vibrant history is accomplished through the investigation of relevant texts, lively in-class discussions, and exploration of public data tools.