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We are coming down to the wire! All 2018 Annual Conference proposals are due by Sept. 22, 2017—less than two weeks from now. Make sure you finalize your proposal and submit it on time.
ASPA's 2018 Annual Conference will center around the theme: Mission Focused and Service First: Creating Innovative Solutions. Presentation tracks will look to definitively bridge theory with practice, providing opportunities not only for researchers and academicians to demonstrate their work, but also to highlight ways practitioners can and do put that research to work.
Read on for more details about our Nonprofits and Civic Engagement track!
Track Focus—A Fresh Approach: Nonprofits and Civic Engagement
Over the past few decades the increased demands on government have led to public agencies and political entities looking for innovative ways to address growing challenges. As a result, we have seen a rise in an interest in engaging the public, as well as significant growth in the number of nonprofit organizations in existence given the potential solutions they can provide to address modern issues.
As "government" continues to experience a PR problem, public servants understand the need to increase citizen engagement to better understand today's challenges and carry out the will of the people. Nonprofits have provided an outlet through greater flexibility and collaboration for governments to tackle issues in innovative ways. This track encourages topics looking at both research and best practices from the field that examine fresh approaches nonprofits and governments using to engage the public.
This track will cover topics including, but not limited to:
- Nonprofit and nongovernmental organization collaboration
- Volunteerism
- Civic engagement and public service motivation
- Community visioning
- Capacity building
- Open source government
- The role of nonprofits in shaping policy
The full list of all 10 tracks is as follows and you can find more track information here.
- On a Shoestring: Budget, Finance and Procurement
- Before (and after) the Storm: Emergency and Disaster Management
- An Eye toward the Future: Environment and Technology
- A Guiding Philosophy: Ethics and the Law
- Diamonds in the Rough: Human Resource Management
- Blurring the Lines: International and Comparative Public Administration
- Winning the War: The Military in Public Administration
- A Fresh Approach: Nonprofits and Civic Engagement
- All Are not Equal: Advancing Social Equity
- A Perfect World: Public Administration Theory
You also can submit proposals for the Section for Public Performance and Management's and the Section on International and Comparative Administration's symposia using our proposal submission form.
Please also make sure to read through our Presenters Guidelines to help you shape the perfect proposal.
The Annual Conference website is live, as is our registration page. Take a look at all the information we have so far and check back regularly as we provide updates!
Remember: All proposals are due Sept. 22 at 11:59 ET. No extensions will be granted. Submit your proposal now!
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