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Background

David Campbell has devoted his career to studying, working and volunteering in nonprofit organizations in the United States and around the world. His research interests include a range of topics involving nonprofit organizations and philanthropy. In recent years, through his involvement with Binghamton University's Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, he has studied the role of civil society organizations in addressing the threat of identity-based violence, in places like South Africa, Northern Ireland, and Kosovo, among others. In addition, he has collaborated with scholars at Koç University in Turkey to study philanthropy and giving in that country and is co-editor of the recent (2023) book Philanthropy in the Muslim World. His research has also considered performance measurement and the role social media plays in nonprofit organizations in the United States. He regularly publishes articles about his research in The Conversation US. Campbell is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Public Affairs Education, and the Journal of Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society. He has held senior management positions in major nonprofit organizations in New York City and Cleveland.

Campbell founded the Philanthropy Incubator, which uses an experiential teaching model to encourage students to incorporate giving as a regular part of their lives, a topic about which he has also published research. It has received funding from the Learning by Giving Foundation, Campus Compact, and the Conrad and Virginia Klee Foundation (where he serves on the board). The program educates and encourages giving among undergraduate and graduate students. Since 2010, students in Philanthropy Incubator classes have distributed more than $250,000 to local organizations. In addition to the Klee Foundation, he serves on two other boards: ARNOVA, the professional association for scholars of philanthropy and the nonprofit sector, and the Preferra Risk Retention Group, which provides professional liability insurance to clinical social workers.

Education

• PhD, Case Western Reserve University
• MAR, Yale University Divinity School
• BA, Bates College

Research Interests

• Civil society organizations globally and the prevention of identity-based violence
• Issues related to philanthropy and giving
• Accountability, performance assessment, and beneficiary engagement in non-profit organization

Awards

• SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
  
• Provost’s Award for Excellence in Community Engaged Teaching

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Faculty-in-Residence, Residential Life

Research Profile

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