Proposal Submission Form

Beyond Survival: Resilience in the Charitable Sector

Submissions are encouraged from across the nonprofit ecosystem, including researchers and nonprofit and philanthropic professionals. In addition to traditional research papers, the symposium welcomes practitioner-oriented submissions such as policy analyses, program case studies, sector data analyses, and reflective essays on nonprofit or philanthropic practice.

View the full request for proposals here.

Paper proposals are due on June 26, 2026 and should be submitted as a single PDF document that includes:
  • Proposal title
  • Short bio and short resume/CV for all authors
  • 600-word proposal including
    • The connection of the proposed paper to the symposium theme.
    • The central research question or issue being addressed
    • The approach or methodology to be used (if applicable)
    • The expected contribution to understanding nonprofit and philanthropic responses to current challenges.
    • The relevance of the proposed paper to policy debates or sector practice
The 15th Symposium on Public Policy for Nonprofits is co-sponsored by the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), Independent Sector, and Nonprofit Policy Forum.

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