INDEPENDENT SECTOR Announces Recipients of the 2003 Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Prize 10/31/2003
From: Carla Bundy, 202-467-6100 or Carla@IndependentSector.org; Patricia Nash, 202-467-6100 or Patricia@IndependentSector.org; both of INDEPENDENT SECTOR http://www.IndependentSector.org WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- INDEPENDENT SECTOR will award first place in the 2003 Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Prize to Benjamin Gidron, Stanley Katz and Yeheskel Hasenfeld for their book, Mobilizing for Peace: Conflict Resolution in Northern Ireland, Israel/Palestine and South Africa. The Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Prize recognizes outstanding published research that enhances understanding of philanthropy, nonprofits, voluntary action and civil society in the United States and abroad. Mobilizing for Peace is a thought-provoking comparative study of the mechanics of peace and conflict resolution in countries with long histories of internal strife. As editors of the book, Professors Gidron (Ben Gurion University (Israel)), Katz (Princeton University) and Hasenfeld (UCLA) assembled research teams from three regions of conflict to produce analysis and case descriptions of conflict resolution strategies. The book melds perspectives on nonprofits, conflict resolution and political sociology (fields of study that have been traditionally studied separately) and explores the role nonprofit organizations provide in strengthening conflict resolution to build civil society. "Mobilizing for Peace holds critical lessons in this day and age, given the number of conflicts that persist around the world. This scholarly report illustrates the valuable role nonprofit organizations can play in the formulation of remedies to civil conflict," said Diana Aviv, president and CEO, INDEPENDENT SECTOR. As the first-place recipients of the Hodgkinson Research Prize, the authors will receive $2,000 during the closing plenary session of INDEPENDENT SECTOR's Annual Conference in San Francisco on November 4. The second-place prize and $1,000 will be presented to Professors Lawrence Friedman of Indiana University and Mark McGarvie of the University of Richmond for Charity, Philanthropy and Civility in American History. Charity, Philanthropy and Civility in American History is a collection of articles and essays that traces the history of philanthropy from 1601 to 2001.The basic premise of the book is that philanthropy was developed as a method for people to impose their visions of an ideal society upon others by organizing in groups to define themselves and their role in society. "INDEPENDENT SECTOR is pleased to recognize Lawrence Friedman and Mark McGarvie for their groundbreaking study. This publication should be in the library of every student of American philanthropy," added Ms. Aviv. This year INDEPENDENT SECTOR received 26 nominations for the Hodgkinson Prize, the most nominations submitted to the organization since the inception of the award in 1995. The Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Prize is funded through contributions from an anonymous donor and The NonProfit Times. Dr. Hodgkinson served as vice president for research at INDEPENDENT SECTOR from 1983 to 1996. She is recognized worldwide for her leadership in the development of research on the nonprofit sector and volunteerism. With her guidance, INDEPENDENT SECTOR developed its survey on Giving and Volunteering in the United States and The Nonprofit Almanac. ----- INDEPENDENT SECTOR is a nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition of more than 700 national nonprofit organizations, foundations, and corporate philanthropy programs, collectively representing tens of thousands of charitable groups in every state across the nation. Our mission is to promote, strengthen, and advance the nonprofit and philanthropic community to foster private initiative for the public good. |