1. 2011/2012Nonprofit and Public Management Center
a n n u a l r e p o r t
Crossing boundaries for positive social impact.

2. Rishi Moudgil
Managing Director
Nonprofit and Public Management Center
e provide unique and meaningful opportunities to build leadership skills that are used
to solve real world problems. Our partner organizations appreciate the knowledge and
passion our students bring to their work.”
O U R P U R P O S E
The Nonprofit and Public Management Center (NPM)
provides practical, multidisciplinary experiences for students
engaged across all sectors to develop their leadership in
governance, assessment, and strategy for organizations that
deliver social impact.
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3. Preparing tomorrow’s leaders to
tackle the big issues.
A student may want to become a leader in public policy.
Or social work. Or business. As leaders in all of these fields know,
having a positive impact in any of these areas also requires
understanding and navigating many other disciplines. That’s why we
created NPM. By bringing together students from the Stephen M. Ross
School of Business, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and
School of Social Work – each of which is perennially among the
top-ranked schools in its field – NPM equips future leaders with
interdisciplinary insight and practical skills. Enabling our students to
cross multiple sectors means that they’re more effective leaders after
graduating, whether they work for or collaborate with nonprofit and
public institutions.
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4. Big causes. Bigger outcomes.
Alternatives for Girls. Common Ground. The HIV/AIDS Resource Center.
The Salvation Army. These worthy organizations and many more have
made themselves available for our Board Fellowship Program graduate
students. NPM students receive a non-voting membership over the
period of an academic year, gaining firsthand insight into the workings
and procedures of the board. They’re also called upon to lead and
complete a board-level project, leveraging their graduate skills and
building new community networks.
Alternative for Girls:
Kate Fletcher MPP/MSW ‘12
Justin Tooley MPP ‘12
Ann Arbor Public Schools
Educational Foundation:
Sylvia Oh MPP ‘13
Anne Snider MBA ‘13
Ann Arbor SPARK:
Patrick Huang MBA ‘13
Common Ground:
Emily Rinner MBA/MPP ‘12
Taylor Smith MBA ‘13
Cultural Alliance of Southeastern
Michigan (CASM):
Sunil Narayan MBA ‘13
Food System Economic Partnership
(FSEP):
Katherine Chen MPP ‘12
Sheryl Sukolsky MBA ‘13
Friends of CASA:
Alexandra Citrin MPP/MSW ‘12
Kate Dempsey MBA ‘13
Girls on the Run of Southeastern
Michigan:
Courtney Schroeder MBA ‘13
Katherine Valle MPP/MA ‘12
HIV/AIDS Resource Center:
Yasmin Mazloomdoost
MSW/MPH ‘13
Interfaith Hospitality Network
at Alpha House:
Thomas Schuelke MBA ‘13
David Zeman MSW ‘12
Jewish Family Services of
Washtenaw County:
Jennifer Krane MBA ‘13
Anne Zerbe MPP ‘14
Jewish Federation of Greater
Ann Arbor:
Jess Alper MSW ‘13
Molly Dehrey MSW ‘13
Neighborhood Service
Organization:
Daniel Kelly MSW ‘12
Jamuna Kesavan MBA/MD ‘13
Nonprofit Enterprise at Work
(NEW):
Jeff Kessner MPP/MUP ‘14
Orchards Children’s Services:
Nellie Tsai MBA ‘13
Plymouth Historical Society:
Kimberly Foley MPP ‘13
Ronald McDonald House of
Ann Arbor:
Ana Madriz MBA ‘13
Vladimir Moshinsky MBA ‘13
Salvation Army-Eastern
Michigan Division:
Stacey Gates MSW ‘12
Jennifer Hsieh MBA ‘13
Salvation Army-Washtenaw Co.
Advisory Board:
Tina Lam MBA ‘13
Maharshi Vaishnav MPP ‘13
Southeast Michigan Land
Conservancy:
Kimberly Littlefield MBA ‘13
Karen Spangler MPP/MUP ‘13
Summers-Knoll School:
Tamara Chao MBA ‘13
Nick Lewis MBA ‘12
University of Michigan Credit
Union:
Kevin Wong MBA ‘13
Washtenaw Area Council for
Children:
Renee Tetrick MSW/MPP ‘13
BOARD FELLOW LEADERS
Adrienne Cadotte MBA ‘12
Mike Davis MSW ‘12
Talya Gates-Monasch MSW/
MPH ‘13
Divya Juturu MBA ‘12
Melanie Lowenberg MBA ‘12
Ira Shaughnessy MBA/MS ‘13
B o a r d F e l l o w s h i p P r o g r a m
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orking with SPARK, I’ve learned that a results-driven and
systematic approach to achieving social and economic impact
can go hand in hand. My Board Fellows experience has inspired
me to continue pursuing a career in the nonprofit sector
after graduation.”
Patrick Huang MBA ‘13
Board Fellow, Ann Arbor SPARK
BOARD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 2011-2012
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5. DOMESTIC CORPS 2011
Civic Consulting Alliance,
Chicago, IL:
Grant D’Arcy MBA ‘12
Kirby Smith MBA/MPP ‘13
Environmental Defense Fund –
Climate Corps Alumni Strategy,
San Francisco, CA:
Paula Seville BBA ‘12
Environmental Defense Fund –
Innovation Exchange,
San Francisco, CA:
Raina Rahbar MBA/MS ‘12
Environmental Defense Fund –
Energy Efficiency Barriers,
San Francisco, CA:
Raphael Meyer MBA/MS ‘13
Environmental Defense Fund –
Water Project, Boston, MA:
Viktor Passinsky MBA/MS ‘13
Environmental Defense Fund –
Consumer Product Sustainability,
Bentonville, AR:
Rosemary Lapka MBA/MS ‘12
Focus: HOPE, Detroit, MI:
Ann-Li Cooke MBA ‘12
Chris Anderson BBA ‘12
Henry Ford Learning Institute,
Dearborn, MI:
Brooke Detgen Evening MBA
Institute at the Golden Gate,
San Francisco, CA:
Ira Shaughnessy MBA/MS ‘13
Public Architecture,
San Francisco, CA:
Grant Hughes MBA/MS ‘13
Taproot Foundation,
San Francisco, CA:
Camila Salamanca MBA ‘12
DOMESTIC CORPS 2012
Civic Consulting Alliance,
Chicago, IL:
Elizabeth Coston MBA ‘13
Environmental Defense Fund –
Consumer Product Sustainability,
Bentonville, AR:
Rachel Smeak MBA/MS ‘13
Environmental Defense Fund –
Stakeholder Engagement,
Bentonville, AR:
Anne Cronin MBA/MS ‘14
Environmental Defense Fund –
Goods Movement Analysis,
Boston, MA:
Stephanie Judd MBA/MS ‘13
Focus: HOPE, Detroit, MI:
Miguel Sossa MBA/MS ‘13
Joseph Hemingway BBA ‘13
Institute at the Golden Gate,
San Francisco, CA:
Kim Littlefield Evening MBA
D o m e s t i c C o r p s
Projects that provide action-based learning.
Through Domestic Corps, NPM graduate and undergraduate business
students receive a ten-week paid summer internship with leading
national nonprofit organizations across the U.S. The positions are
high-impact and high-level, utilizing the students’ business expertise
in strategic planning, marketing and business development. They work
with senior staff, tackling issues like urban education reform, health
policy or revitalizing distressed economies. The program matches funds
from donors so nonprofit organizations can offer a competitive salary;
MBA students receive a $10,000 academic stipend.
highly recommend Domestic Corps to other Ross students as an opportunity
to earn a competitive salary while providing significant value to a nonprofit
organization and engaging directly with leaders in the field.”
Grant D’Arcy MBA ’12
Civic Consulting Alliance, Chicago, IL
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6. STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD
2011-2012
Grant D’Arcy, President MBA ‘12
Michael Davis MSW ‘12
Catherine (Cat) Fish MSW ‘13
Stacey Gates MSW ‘12
Kelsey Hamory MBA ‘12
DawnLynne Kacer MPP ‘13
Jeff Kessner MPP/MUP ‘14
Nina Maturu MPP/MBA ‘13
Elizabeth Ramus MSW ‘12
Ira Shaughnessy MBA/MS ‘13
Sarah Shaw MBA/MA ‘13
Atalie Short MBA ‘13
S t u d e n t A d v i s o r y B o a r d
he Student Advisory Board has been an invaluable resource for me to
connect with students from other graduate schools and to learn from
their different perspectives.”
Cat Fish MSW ’13
Student Advisory Board Member
We never stop collaborating together.
Nobody understands the impact of NPM better than its students. That’s why we look to our
students to continue to shape their educational experience through the Student Advisory Board.
This group of students influences programs, services, and activities across our three graduate
schools. They serve as ambassadors, influence institutional thought and policies, advise
staff and faculty, and identify and collaborate on new programs to enhance the educational
experience. Some of the areas they focus on include Board Fellowship Program advising, Social
Impact Challenge, Careers & Alumni Relations, School Outreach & Engagement, and Academics
& Thought Leadership.
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7. SPONSORED COMPETITIONS
SOCIAL IMPACT CHALLENGE
Winners
Chad Cookinham MPP ‘12
Alexandra Citrin MPP/MSW ‘12
Mary Cipollone MPP ‘12
Adrian Cohen MPP ‘12
GEORGETOWN BUSINESS
NONPROFIT STRATEGY CHALLENGE
4th Place
Ammy Yuan BBA/BA ‘12
Dan Morse BBA ‘13
Becca Portney BBA ‘12
Vishrut Srivastava BBA/BS ‘13
HULT GLOBAL CASE CHALLENGE
Arianne Tjio MBA ‘13
Ben Chen MBA ‘13
Madhavi Rao MBA/MS ‘14
David Yeh MBA ‘13
S o c i a l I m p a c t C h a l l e n g e
Real people. Real issues. Real impact.
The Social Impact Challenge brings teams of graduate students together to diagnose problems
in critical areas for a nonprofit organization and then design strategic recommendations for a
competitive cash prize. Open to all Michigan students, we encourage cross-school collaboration;
the winning team not only gets their ideas implemented, but also takes home a cash prize!
For 2012 our students took on Year Up Chicago, led by Executive Director and U-M alumnus
Alan Anderson. This national organization provides intensive job skills training for low-income
youth ages 18-24. On the cusp of a significant expansion, the Social Impact Challenge tasked
the students with developing strategies and ideas to advise Alan on managing this change,
focusing on issues such as board development, fundraising, and remaining true to its mission
while experiencing aggressive growth.
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hrough NPM, I’ve learned how crucial it is to engage all
stakeholders when executing interdisciplinary programs
and initiatives. With the Social Impact Challenge,
participants learned how the constituents being served
should always be kept at the core of any organizational
challenge being solved.”
Atalie Short MBA ‘13
Social Impact Challenge Co-Director
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8. SUMMER INTERNSHIP
ROSS CLASS GIFT (2008)
SUPPORT 2011
Detroit Tigers Foundation:
Stacey Mates BBA/BA ‘12
Education Pioneers:
Arianne Miller MBA ‘12
Daniel Reyes MBA ‘12
Green Schools National Network:
Julian Dautremont-Smith
MBA/MS ‘12
REDF:
Jennifer Jaramillo MBA ‘12
Lauren Foukes MBA ‘12
Waste Ventures Charities:
Rachana Patel MBA/MS ‘12
SUMMER INTERNSHIP
FUNDING SUPPORT
2012
The White House National
Economic Council:
Ruth Brown MPP/MPH ‘13
U-M Center for Global Health &
Direct Relief International:
Adrienne Call MSW/MPP ‘13
Center for the Study of
Social Policy:
Alexandra Citrin MSW/MPP ‘12
U.S. Department of Treasury:
Marcus Daniels MPP ‘13
Network for Teaching
Entrepreneurship (NFTE):
Catherine Fish MSW ‘13
U.S. Department of Education:
Kate Fletcher MSW/MPP ‘12
Executive Office of the Governor
(MI):
Sarah Himes MPP ‘13
Self-Help:
Sara Knechtel MBA ‘13
United Nations Women:
Mackenzie Knowling MPP ‘13
Acumen Fund:
Ganesh Kumar MBA ‘13
Henry Ford Health System:
Alicia Menchaca BBA ‘13
The Heritage Foundation:
Sylvia Oh MPP ‘13
Ashoka:
Michelle Osterman MBA/MPH ‘13
City Connect Detroit:
Catherine Pickard MSW/MPP ‘13
Ashoka:
Premlata Poonia MBA ‘13
Planned Parenthood Federation
of America:
Kristen Schultz MBA/MPP ‘13
District of Columbia Public Schools:
Lilliane Webb BBA ‘13
Office of the Secretary of Higher
Education (NJ):
Tina Wei MPP/MA ‘13
Rewarding world-changing work.
NPM students are passionate, and our Summer Internship Funding
Support program gives them the opportunity to impact a sector that
is meaningful to them. Once they find the right project, they apply to
NPM for a financial stipend and project management support. In this
way, we support a select number of business, policy, and social work
students who will serve in summer internships that utilize management
skill sets in the nonprofit or public sectors.
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PM’s internship support has been very instrumental in my success at the CDFI Fund.
The financial aid support from NPM allowed me to devote my energy to performing at
a high level and the development of my project plan provided me with a easy-to-follow
road map of deliverables and deadlines to keep my project on track and efficient.”
Marcus Daniels MPP ‘13
U.S. Department of Treasury, Washington, D.C.
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9. Setting the stage for today’s thought leaders.
The Social Innovation Series brings top leaders to campus who cut
across boundaries to provide innovative, practical solutions for society’s
biggest challenges. NPM provides a setting for these speakers to tell
their story to large audiences as well as engage in intimate, thought
leadership sessions with faculty and students.
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MLK, Jr. Symposium
Father Greg Boyle, Founder of
Homeboy Industries
Father Greg Boyle spoke to a
packed Blau Auditorium during
the annual Martin Luther King, Jr.
Symposium about the organization
he founded, Homeboy Industries,
an innovative nonprofit corporation
in L.A. that runs several smaller businesses that employ former gang
members and at-risk youth. With taglines like “nothing stops a bullet
like a job,” profits generated through the social enterprises offset free
community services such as mental health therapy, housing assistance,
job counseling, and tattoo removal. NPM hosted this event with over a
dozen partners from across U-M and the community.
Social Innovation Series & Events
Sampling of other events hosted or co-sponsored by NPM included:
• How to Start a Nonprofit Organization – Neel Hajra, COO of Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
• The Non-Profit Role in Urban Revitalization – Richard R. Buery, Jr, President and CEO of The
Children’s Aid Society; Co-sponsored with The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP)
• U-M Alumni Panel: My Leadership Career Paths – Featuring U-M alumni in Foundations,
Nonprofits, and Education
• Board Governance Training – Serving a Nonprofit Organization – Co-sponsored with
Nonprofit Enterprise at Work (NEW)
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10. A c a d e m i c s & R e s e a r c h
Curriculum
NPM students have access to a variety of courses across
their partner schools, rather than being limited to a
separate degree program.
The Ford School of Public Policy offers MPP degrees with
a focus in Public and Nonprofit Management; the School
of Social Work offers MSW degrees concentrating in
Management of Human Services, Community Organization
& Social Planning, and Social Policy & Evaluation; and the
Ross School of Business offers an MBA concentration in
General Management.
Examples of courses offered include:
• Leading Nonprofit Organizations:
Business Management & Organizations 672
• Policy and Management in the Nonprofit Sector:
Public Policy 671
• Grantgetting, Contracting and Fundraising:
Social Work 663
• Solving Societal Problems Through Enterprise and
Innovation: Entrepreneurial Studies 646
Independent Study
This program offers students the opportunity to pursue
their specific interests, combining research and rigor with
a practical application.
Ashley Gilbert (MBA ‘13) led an independent study with
the guidance of NPM advisors David Hess (Ross faculty)
and John Tropman (Social Work faculty). Ashley worked
directly on a task force for a national nonprofit to create
an evaluative framework to improve its organizational
governance and structure. She researched sector best
practices, benchmarked similar organizations, and
conducted interviews and analysis of current needs before
recommending steps forward for a structure that had
changed very little in half a century!
PhD Research Grants
NPM sponsors a competitive grants program to PhD
students who engage in research related directly to the
nonprofit sector. Students are eligible for up to $4,000
each annually. 2011-2012 recipients include:
• Carolyn Barnes, Political Science & Public Policy
• Sasha Brodsky, Business
• Karen Reardon, Sociology
• Shelley Strickland, Higher Education
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11. S p o n s o r e d A c t i v i t i e s
Supporting our future leaders.
When our students need professional opportunities beyond
their typical school recruiting and support, NPM provides
career consultations, posts job announcements, and connects
them with prominent alumni in a variety of fields. All of this
helps develop our students’ perspectives and prospects.
NPM also sponsors students and faculty who wish to pursue
interests beyond the walls of their own programs. Partnerships
and sponsorships both within and outside of the University of
Michigan allow learning to thrive.
Some of our Sponsored Activities include:
• EDUpreneurship Summit
• Harvard Social Enterprise Conference
• Independent Sector Training Series
• Net Impact National Conference
• Revitalization and Business – Detroit SHIFT
Some of our of U-M Partners include:
• Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP)
• Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise
• Social Work Certificate in Executive Leadership
• William Davidson Institute (for Emerging Economies)
• Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies
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NONPROFIT AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT CENTER
FACULTY STEERING COMMITTEE
David Hess
Ross School of Business, Faculty Director
Megan Tompkins-Stange
Ford School of Public Policy
John Tropman
School of Social Work
Janet Weiss
Dean, Rackham Graduate School
Ford School of Public Policy & Ross School of Business
Marina Whitman
Ford School of Public Policy & Ross School of Business
STAFF
Rishi Moudgil
Managing Director
Diane Griffith
Administrator
Nathan Cole
Project Assistant

12. “Board Fellows provided a meaningful connection to
the local community and allowed me to apply my
classroom learning beyond U-M.”
Melanie Lowenberg MBA ‘12
Board Fellow Leader
University of Michigan
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