Recent Theses

Abstracts for recent theses are available in PDF format.
For a complete list of MNA theses, click here.

Judith Ann Blanchard
Hospital Volunteers: A Study of Motivation

Bridget Brennan
Remittances & Diaspora Philanthropy:
Colombian Nonprofit Organization Perspectives and Fundraising Practices

Kirah Caminos
A Study of the Effect of Organizational Structure on Employee Satisfaction in Youth-Serving Organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area

Shannon Jones Ellis
Beyond Diversity Trainings: How Human Service Workers Understand the Meaning of Antiracism Work

Gail Gilman
A Case Study: What Are the Benefits and the Cost to a Homeless Services
Agency When They Hire Formerly Homeless Individuals as Staff?

Concepcion Guerrero
A Study of Native American Philanthropy Charitable Giving Patterns

David Hartman
Foundation Size Matters: A Study of Foundation Funding Decisions Relative to Indirect Rates at Nonprofit Human Service Organizations

Mariko Harumi
Attitudes About Charitable Giving and Volunteering Among American-Born and Japanese-Born Japanese Living in the San Francisco Bay Area

Kevin Hickey
Heeding the Call to Action: Public Policy Engagement for Children

Rachel Humphrey
Barriers to International Giving by U.S.- Based Private Foundations

Daliah Massehian
Making the Connection: Art and Community

Nancy Dow Moody
A Study of the Relationship between Unionization and Nonprofit Social Workers

Meredith Ross
Environmental Justice Programming At National Environmental Nonprofits: The Evolving Practice of Hybrid Environmentalism

Stephanie Williams
A Study on Donor Preferences and Charitable Giving

Leon Winston
Nonprofit Human Services Agencies and Reliance Upon Government Funding Implications For Organization Development