Dr. Kenneth Taylor, Director of Outreach and Professional Development at the Center for Nonprofits and Philanthropy, was chosen to help develop and test a training program for nonprofit recovery organizations and foundations aimed at assisting them to improve and become more efficient at leveraging vital recovery resources.
Center for Nonprofits and Philanthropy News
Aggie Athletes Changing the Game—Coaches and Players Impacting Lives through Philanthropy
The 18th Annual Bank of America Program on Volunteerism, scheduled for April 2020, was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic may have caused the cancelation of the ceremony honoring the Texas A&M Women’s Soccer Team and coaching staff for their service, volunteerism, and philanthropy work, but the Center for Nonprofits & Philanthropy continues […]
Tackling Governance of Risk Management: Civil Society Impact in Mexico City
Professor Mary E. Hilderbrand’s short article, co-authored with Mónica Tapia of Ruta Cívica and profiling Ruta Cívica’s effective approach to influencing public policy, was recently recognized as an outstanding submission for the Civil Society Policy Impact Research Award 2020 by the International Society of Third-Sector Research. Ruta Cívica is a small but influential civil society […]
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Brazos Valley Nonprofits
The Center for Nonprofits & Philanthropy (CNP) at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University announced its findings on how local Brazos Valley nonprofit organizations are responding to COVID-19. In cooperation with the University of San Diego’s Nonprofits Management Institute, the CNP distributed a survey to nonprofit organizations in the […]
Thirty-three Bush School Students Serve on Fourteen Brazos Nonprofit Organization Boards
Over the last year, thirty-three Bush School students have served Brazos County through the Bush Board Fellows program, which allows students to work with fourteen nonprofit organizations. The Bush Board Fellows program aims to elevate and promote the community as students have the opportunity to work with and provide insight on the boards they are […]
The Center for Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Bush School to Host the Legacy of Black Sororities and Fraternities
On Monday, February 17, in conjunction with the Bush School’s Office of Diversity, the Center for Nonprofits and Philanthropy will celebrate Black History Month and the contributions of Black sororities and fraternities in the United States at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. This is a free event that will include […]
Bank of America Program on Volunteerism Spreads Philanthropy, Service, and Volunteerism across Texas
This year’s Bank of America Program on Volunteerism on March 26 will serve as a celebration of service, volunteerism, and philanthropy in Texas by highlighting the work of innovative nonprofits, statewide efforts to support volunteerism, and exemplary corporate citizens that support service and community engagement. The evening will begin with a reflection from Neil Bush […]
Pierce Bush Recalled Life of Service Through Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star
The Center for Nonprofits & Philanthropy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service hosted a Lunch and Learn session with Mr. Pierce Bush, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star (BBBS). Pierce Bush, grandson of President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Pierce Bush, reflected on his grandparents’ legacy and his own […]
Students Work with Nonprofit to Help Mexico City Increase Citizen Participation in Urban Planning
Nine students from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University are assisting Ruta Cívica, a nonprofit in Mexico City that works to strengthen citizen participation and transparency in urban planning in the city. Ruta Cívica is concerned with helping to shape the development of a new urban planning institute and […]
Dr. Kenneth Taylor Appointed to Leadership Position in New Center for Nonprofits and Philanthropy
Dr. Kenneth Taylor has been appointed director of Outreach and Professional Development in the new Center for Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. Taylor joined the Bush School faculty as an assistant professor of the practice. Since joining the faculty, Taylor has taught nonprofit management […]