Dr. Angela Eikenberry

Assistant Professor
Date of Appointment: August 2007

Phone: 402-554-3488
E-mail: aeikenberry@mail.unomaha.edu
Fax: 402-554-2682
Office: Annex 27, Third floor

Primary Expertise

Nonprofit Management
Fundraising
Philanthropy

Education

BA International Studies (1993), UNO
MPA (1998), UNO
PhD Public Administration (2005), UNO

Courses taught

Public Administration & Democracy
Organization Theory
Nonprofit Organizations & Management
Nonprofit Fundraising
Critical Issues in Philanthropy

Professional Research

Dr. Eikenberry’s main research interests focus on the role of philanthropy, nonprofit organizations, and civil society in democratic governance. In particular, she has conducted extensive research on giving circles, a funding mechanism to emerge from the “New Philanthropy” environment in the U.S., where individuals pool their money and decide together where to give it away. Dr. Eikenberry is currently completing a book manuscript, under contract with Indiana University Press, on giving circles and that addresses two major questions of importance to democratic theory and governance: What do these new, supposedly more democratic forms of philanthropy and voluntary association (giving circles) mean for the civic education and participation of members and for the broader capacity of civil society to meet social needs and solve community problems in an era of government cutbacks and privatization?

Professional Activities

Dr. Eikenberry is a member of the American Society for Public Administration, Public Administration Theory Networ, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, and the International Society for Third Sector Research.

Publications

Eikenberry, A. M. (In press). Philanthropy, voluntary association and governance beyond the state: Giving circles and challenges for democracy. Administration & Society.

Eikenberry, A. M., & Pautz, M. (In press). Administrative reform in the United States: Toward partnership in governance. Handbook of administrative reform: An international perspective. Editors: Jerri Killian and Niklas Eklund.

Eikenberry, A. M. (2006). Giving circles: Growing grassroots philanthropy. Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 35, 517-532.

Eikenberry. A. M. (2006). The nonprofit sector and democracy in the United States. In R. C. Box (Ed.), Democracy and Public Administration (pp. 192-211). Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe.

Nickel, P. M., & Eikenberry, A. M. (2006). Beyond public vs. private: The transformative potential of democratic feminist management. Administrative Theory & Praxis, 28, 359-380.

Pan, S. K., Halligan, J., Cho, N. S., Oh, C. H., & Eikenberry, A. M. (2005). A special report of the Sixth Global Forum on Reinventing Government: Toward participatory and transparent governance. Public Administration Review, 65, 646-654.

Eikenberry, A. M. (2005). Fundraising or promoting philanthropy? A qualitative study of the Massachusetts Catalogue for Philanthropy. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, 10, 137-149.

Eikenberry, A. M., & Kluver, J. D. (2004). The marketization of the nonprofit sector: Civil society at risk? Public Administration Review, 64, 132-140.