$870,000
granted
$870,000
granted
464
course participants
13
classes offered
University | Course | Students Enrolled |
---|---|---|
University of Texas, UGSSpring 2012 | The Art of GivingDepartments: PhilosophyPaul Woodruff | 32 students |
University of Texas, UGSFall 2012 | Philanthropy: The Power of GivingDepartments: Undergraduate StudiesPamela Paxton | 51 students |
University of Texas, UGSSpring 2014 | Philanthropy: The Power of GivingDepartments: Undergraduate StudiesPamela Paxton | 43 students |
University of Texas, UGSSpring 2015 | Philanthropy: The Power of GivingDepartments: Undergraduate StudiesPamela Paxton | 49 students |
University of Texas, UGSSpring 2016 | Philanthropy: The Power of GivingDepartments: Undergraduate StudiesPamela Paxton | 18 students |
University of Texas, UGSSpring 2017 | Philanthropy: The Power of GivingDepartments: Undergraduate StudiesPamela Paxton | 51 students |
University of Texas, UGSSpring 2018 | Philanthropy: The Power of GivingDepartments: Undergraduate StudiesPamela Paxton | 51 students |
University of Texas, UGSSpring 2018 | Philanthropy and Nonprofit OrganizationsDepartments: Liberal Arts HonorsPamela Paxton | 18 students |
University of Texas, UGSSpring 2019 | Philanthropy and Nonprofit OrganizationsDepartments: Liberal Arts HonorsPamela Paxton | 18 students |
University of Texas, UGSSpring 2020 | Philanthropy and Nonprofit OrganizationsDepartments: Liberal Arts HonorsPamela Paxton | 18 students |
University of Texas, UGSSpring 2022 | Philanthropy and Nonprofit OrganizationsDepartments: Liberal Arts HonorsPamela Paxton | 68 students |
University of Texas, UGSSpring 2023 | Philanthropy and Nonprofit OrganizationsDepartments: Liberal Arts HonorsPamela Paxton | 47 students |
Philanthropy and Nonprofit Organizations
Undergrad Class Taught by Pamela Paxton
Department of Liberal Arts Honors
Pam Paxton is the Chair of Sociology and the Linda K. George and John Wilson Professor of Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in economics and sociology and her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has consulted for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Academies. She has intersecting research interests in pro-social behavior, politics, gender, and methodology. She is the author of articles and books on social capital, nonprofits, women in politics, and quantitative methodology. Her research has appeared in a variety of journals, including the American Sociological Review, American Journal of Sociology, Social Forces, Comparative Politics, International Studies Quarterly, and Legislative Studies Quarterly. With Melanie Hughes and Tiffany Barnes, she is the co-author of the 2020 book, Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective. She is also an author of Nonrecursive Models: Endogeneity, Reciprocal Relationships, and Feedback Loops (2011). Her chapter, “What Influences Charitable Giving?,” appears in the 2020 publication, The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook, third edition. One current project uses mission statements to understand how nonprofits have helped redefine collective representations to be inclusive of diverse sexual and gender identities.
Process Overview
Each student has to find three organizations that meet the goal of the groups – each group then starts with ~9 organizations
Three classes dedicated to understanding Form 990
Class has an “Argument Against Nonprofits” discussion
Only students who attend class “regularly” get to vote on final funding allocations
Guest Speakers