Elizabeth A Castillo
Biographic Data
| ID | 6852529 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth A Castillo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth A |
| FAMILY NAME | Castillo |
| SIGNATURE | CASTILLO E A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of San Diego |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1285-8448 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Reimagining Nonprofits
What is the nonprofit sector and why does it exist? Collecting the writing of some of the most creative minds in the field of nonprofit studies, this book challenges our traditional understanding of the role and purpose of the nonprofit sector. It reflects on the ways in which new cultural and economic shifts bring existing assumptions into question and offers new conceptualizations of the nonprofit sector that will inform, provoke, and inspire. …
Qualities before Quantities
Metrics are essential for assessing performance and guiding course corrections. However, selecting the wrong metrics can damage organizations and communities by promoting resource investment in activities that don’t lead to envisioned impacts. Therefore, it is essential to reflect on what qualities an effective set of metrics should possess before insisting on quantification. This concept paper articulates design principles for developing an inde…
Activating the Power of Place
This article tells the story of a placed-based initiative to develop well-being and wealth in the historically underserved Diamond Neighborhood in San Diego, and discusses the place-based philosophy of the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation and the foundation’s motivation for place-based work. Its theory of change is presented through examples, along with the entry points the foundation chose for engagement and how it developed community c…
Executive Summaries
Place-based funders seek to improve specific neighborhoods, deploying a variety of resources such as charitable support, technical assistance, social and political connections, and direct services. This article tells the story of a placed-based initiative to develop well-being and wealth in the historically underserved Diamond Neighborhood in San Diego. It describes the transformation of a space into place through the development of Market Creek.…
Executive Summary
Improvement collaboratives are short-term learning systems that bring together teams from multiple organizations to seek improvement on a focused topic within the organizations. This article describes findings from four collaboratives conceived and funded by the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York. Findings suggest that the foundation's collaborative model -an adaptation of the intra-organizational Breakthrough Series model for use i…
Where Heart Meets Smart
Graduate programs in nonprofit management increasingly include philanthropic studies in their curricula. However, these programs generally focus on a grant seeker's point of view. · This case study describes a graduate philanthropic studies course at the University of San Diego developed from a grant maker's perspective. Students partner with a local private foundation to serve as its program officers for a special initiative. · By becoming grant…
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Executive Summary
Improvement collaboratives are short-term learning systems that bring together teams from multiple organizations to seek improvement on a focused topic within the organizations. This article describes findings from four collaboratives conceived and funded by the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York. Findings suggest that the foundation's collaborative model -an adaptation of the intra-organizational Breakthrough Series model for use i…
Where Heart Meets Smart
Graduate programs in nonprofit management increasingly include philanthropic studies in their curricula. However, these programs generally focus on a grant seeker's point of view. · This case study describes a graduate philanthropic studies course at the University of San Diego developed from a grant maker's perspective. Students partner with a local private foundation to serve as its program officers for a special initiative. · By becoming grant…
Activating the Power of Place
This article tells the story of a placed-based initiative to develop well-being and wealth in the historically underserved Diamond Neighborhood in San Diego, and discusses the place-based philosophy of the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation and the foundation’s motivation for place-based work. Its theory of change is presented through examples, along with the entry points the foundation chose for engagement and how it developed community c…
Executive Summaries
Place-based funders seek to improve specific neighborhoods, deploying a variety of resources such as charitable support, technical assistance, social and political connections, and direct services. This article tells the story of a placed-based initiative to develop well-being and wealth in the historically underserved Diamond Neighborhood in San Diego. It describes the transformation of a space into place through the development of Market Creek.…
Qualities before Quantities
Metrics are essential for assessing performance and guiding course corrections. However, selecting the wrong metrics can damage organizations and communities by promoting resource investment in activities that don’t lead to envisioned impacts. Therefore, it is essential to reflect on what qualities an effective set of metrics should possess before insisting on quantification. This concept paper articulates design principles for developing an inde…
Reimagining Nonprofits
What is the nonprofit sector and why does it exist? Collecting the writing of some of the most creative minds in the field of nonprofit studies, this book challenges our traditional understanding of the role and purpose of the nonprofit sector. It reflects on the ways in which new cultural and economic shifts bring existing assumptions into question and offers new conceptualizations of the nonprofit sector that will inform, provoke, and inspire. …
Political science (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Executive summary (2 works) · Finance (2 works) · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Accounting and Organizational Management (1 work) · Architecture (1 work)