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Honors and grants

Awards and selected funded research projects.

Honors

Awards

2020

AFP Skystone Partners Research Prize

For The Development and Validation of the Motives to Donate Scale.

2016

Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Prize

For The Palgrave Handbook on Global Philanthropy.

2016

Academy of Management Emerald Best International Symposium Award

For “Making Nonprofit Organizations More Meaningful: What Can We Learn from Global Philanthropy?”

2012

Citizens Movement for Environmental Justice Commendation

For the Korean version of Sandy's Incredible Shrinking Footprint.

2011

Best Books for Kids and Teens 2011 List

Canadian Children's Book Centre commendation for Sandy's Incredible Shrinking Footprint.

2010

Editors' Prize for Best Scholarly Paper

Nonprofit Management and Leadership.

2008

Editors' Prize for Best Scholarly Paper

For “Keeping up with the Joneses.”

2007

Marie Weil Award for Best Published Article

For “Practice What You Preach.”

2001

Award of Merit

Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University.

1997

Honorable Mention for an Outstanding Published Article

For “Defining who is a volunteer: Conceptual and empirical considerations.”

1996

Outstanding Published Article Award

For “Reputation as collateral: An economic analysis of the role of trustees in nonprofits.”

1996

Outstanding Dissertation Award

Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action.

1995

Research Award

Faculty Association, York University.

Selected projects

Grants

2024

Factors Influencing Alumni Engagement in the Canadian Context

AFP Foundation for Philanthropy, Wilson C. “Bill” Levis Fundraising Research Grant, $10,000.

2023

Voluntary or Mandatory: What should be the Public Policy on Corporate Social Responsibility?

Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration, Government of India initiative, INR 31,38,022. Co-PI.

2021

COVID-19 and Philanthropy: Changes in Giving and Volunteering

Giving USA Foundation, Generosity Commission, $179,602. Co-PI.

2021

Human Service Organizations and Social Purpose Driven For-Profit Activities

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Insight Grant, $190,949. Collaborator.

2019

The Science of Generosity: Do Good, Feel Good

Innovation MOOC Award, Online Learning Initiative, University of Pennsylvania, $15,000.

2018

Evaluating the Role and Actions of Canadian Granting Foundations

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Partnership Grant, Canada, $2,500,000. Co-investigator.

2015

Environmental Habitus: The Intergenerational Transmission of Environmental Behaviors

US-Israel Bi-national Science Foundation, $135,000. Co-investigator.

2014

Services to Enhance Social Functioning in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

National Institute of Health R34, $739,420. Co-investigator.

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