Mission
ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH ON NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS & VOLUNTARY ACTION (ARNOVA) IS A LEADING INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE DEDICATED TO FOSTERING THROUGH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION THE CREATION, APPLICATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE ON NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, PHILANTHROPY, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND VOLUNTARY ACTION. ARNOVA IS THE US-BASED, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION THAT CONNECTS SCHOLARS, TEACHERS, AND PRACTICE LEADERS INTERESTED IN RESEARCH ON NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, VOLUNTARY ACTION, PHILANTHROPY, AND CIVIL SOCIETY. ARNOVA IS A NEUTRAL, OPEN FORUM COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING THE RESEARCH ABOUT AND HELPING BETTER PRACTICE IN THESE REALMS.