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Frequently Asked Questions
How can students become involved with the Center?
How do I find out about job opportunities at the Hauser Center?
I have a job announcement can I send it to you?
Do you sponsor conferences every year?
What is available for practitioners looking for education opportunities?
What about practitioners/organizations seeking technical assistance?
I need some project assistance, can you help me?
Are there fellowship opportunities for researchers/students?
How big is the nonprofit sector?
How do I find out about job opportunities in the nonprofit sector?
The Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations
is an interdisciplinary research center at the John F.
Kennedy School of Government (KSG) at Harvard University. Based in Cambridge, the
Center seeks
to expand understanding and accelerate critical thinking
about nonprofit organizations and civil society
among scholars, practitioners, policy makers, and the
general public.
The Center aims to illuminate the vital role the voluntary
nonprofit sector plays in aiding societies to discover and
accomplish important public purposes. Faculty and
researchers at the Center help equip policy makers and nonprofit leaders with the knowledge
and tools they need to develop to their full potential. The
Centers name recognizes the national significance of Rita
and Gustave Hausers activities on behalf of nonprofit
organizations, and their achievements at Harvard
No. The Hauser Center itself does not offer a degree program. However, within both its Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree program, and the Masters in Public Policy (MPP) program, Kennedy School of Government students can choose a concentration that is tailored to nonprofit work. Additionally, the Hauser Center is a resource for nonprofit information and connections for students and individuals involved with nonprofit organizations outside Harvard.
For further information on programs and application, please contact the admissions office directly at 617-495-1155 or via email at: admissions@ksg.harvard.edu
Access the Guide to Nonprofit Courses at Harvard and Beyond
How can students become involved with the Center?
The
quickest and most effective way for a student to get
information about the Hauser Center is to check out our website.
Otherwise, come into the office and see what the center has
to offer. There is a reading room with plenty of resources and materials.
Some you can even take with you!
There
is a Nonprofit PIC student group. It is a great
way to get involved. Taking nonprofit-related courses and
getting to know your professor, fellow students and others
interested in the nonprofit world are other ways to be
involved.
How do I find out about job opportunities at the Hauser Center?
All of job postings are available through the main HR website of Harvard University. You can also check the Hauser Center website in the About Us section.
I have a job announcement can I send it to you?
Job announcements should directly be sent to the Kennedy Schools Career
Services Office; 79 JFK Street; Cambridge, MA 02138.
Do you sponsor conferences every year?
The HC hosts events and conferences throughout the year. Some are open to the public while others are by invitation only. Check the events page for a full listing.
What
is available for practitioners looking for education
opportunities?
Go
to the Education
Section
and look for the Executive
Education link.
What
about practitioners/organizations seeking technical
assistance?
The Center does not offer technical assistance. If you are in Massachusetts, contact the Associated Grantmakers of Massachusetts (AGM) at (617) 426-2606 for information or referrals. AGM is a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center and offers free access to core collection of Foundation Center publications and resources as well as training in areas useful to grantseekers. For a full list of the hundreds of Cooperating Collections located throughout the United States, visit Http://foundationcenter.org/collections/.
I need some project assistance, can you help me?
Not
directly. The Hauser Center does not consult or take on
specific projects. We can direct your message to faculty
members and other Hauser affiliates so they
can be of assistance. If they are able to help, they will contact
you.
No, we do not offer grants.
Are there fellowship opportunities for researchers/students?
At the moment, the Hauser Center program for Doctoral Fellowship has finished. We hope top resurrect the program in the near future.
For
Kennedy School masters students there is the
Pforzheimer
Fellowship. For more information go the Education
section.
Actually, there are many resources on the Internet about starting and managing nonprofits:
The
Learning Institute's Nonprofit Links
Strong on Fundraising and Grant Writing resources.
Edited
by Putnam Barber of the Evergreen State Society. A
Christine Letts, one of our affiliated faculty member suggests,
"Managing Nonprofit Organizations"
by Tom Wolfe.
There is a useful handbook by Anthony Marcuso, published by Nolo Press, "How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation"
It includes a disk with prototypes of
necessary incorporation documents
How
big is the nonprofit sector?
The American nonprofit sector grows
steadily each year at a
due to the size of their programs, are not
officially required to file for
and other sources (about 10 percent).*
*from the national center for nonprofit boards
America's
Nonprofit Sector in Brief. INDEPENDENT SECTOR,
1998. Call 888-860-8118.
Salamon,
Lester, M. America's Nonprofit Sector: A Primer. The
Foundation
Center, 1999. Call 800-771-8187.
How do I find out about job opportunities in the nonprofit
sector?
Go to our links section in and check out the various nonprofit groups.
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