We are excited to announce Philanthropy Southwest’s (PSW) first-ever Academic Research Cohort. This formal advisory group of subject-matter experts will assist Philanthropy Southwest and its members in developing research and curating content to advance philanthropic practices in the Southwest region of the U.S. Through this cohort, PSW will engage experts across a variety of disciplines to support and advise on the broader impact of philanthropy in the region. This group of experts includes both academic institutions and subject matter experts in the areas of the economy; banking; tax policy; financial sustainability of nonprofits; public administration; board governance and compliance; nonprofit law & advocacy; research & evaluation; human centered design; and diversity, equity & inclusion.
2021 Philanthropy Southwest Academic Research Cohort
Alliance for Justice Bolder Advocacy Initiative - Natalie Roetzel Ossenfort
Ardmore Institute of Health - Ron Stout, MD, MPH
Arizona State University Lodestar Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Innovation - Robert Ashcraft, PhD
Aspen Institute - Steve Patrick
Bank of America - Bill Jarvis
Children’s Medical Center Foundation - Brent Christopher
Graystone Consulting – Norman E. Nabhan
Monitor Institute by Deloitte - Jennifer Holk
New Venture Fund - Andrew Schulz
OneStar Foundation - Chris Bugbee
RevGen - Brian Joseph
Texas A&M University The Bush School of Government & Public Service - William Brown, PhD
Texas Christian University - Stacy Landreth Grau, PhD
The Meadows Center for Water & the Environment - Robert Mace, PhD
The University of Texas RGK Center for Philanthropy & Community Service - Francie Ostrower, PhD
T.L.L. Temple Foundation - Wynn Rosser, PhD
Tulane University - Halima Leak Francis, PhD
University of Colorado Springs - Chancellor Venkat Reddy, PhD
Each member of the Academic and Research Cohort participates in advisory role from faculty participation in PSW curated professional learning opportunities to providing feedback on future research and other initiatives to support the grantmaking community in the Southwest. Specifically, they will advise on three new initiatives set to launch this year including: an update on the PSW Giving Study, a Latinx Mental Health funder-focused learning collaborative, and a regional economic impact study research initiative.
