Category Archives: Center for Public & Nonprofit Management

I’m excited to start as the director for the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management. My vision for the center is to expand on our partnerships with local, national, and international nonprofit and public organizations to build on our internationally recognized research and develop research-practice partnerships to solve social problems.

The Public Administration Research Conference attracted attendees from around the world, including Nigeria, Russia, the United Kingdom and several other countries. Nearly 100 students, faculty, and practitioners gathered at the UCF Fairwinds Alumni Center on March 1 to explore how to use the influence of evidence on policy development to better serve communities. The annual conference, now in its 13th year, is an opportunity to engage in intimate conversations that explore current challenges and opportunities for public service professionals. Discussions, centered around the theme of “Evidence-Based Policymaking: Using Big Data to Evaluate Public Sector Innovation and Improve Organizational Performance,” expanded across multiple disciplines including emergency management, urban planning, public administration and nonprofit management.

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) conference, hosted by the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance, brings hundreds of students and nonprofit practitioners from across the country together for three days to engage in captivating discussions surrounding this year’s “envision” theme. The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance provides students with the necessary skills and knowledge, practical experience and perspective to be successful in the nonprofit sector. AMI was held in conjunction with the 17th Annual Central Florida Community Partners Nonprofit Conference, hosted by the Nonprofit Advisory Board in the School of Public Administration. Over 40 undergraduate and graduate students from UCF attended this year’s conference with Stephanie Krick, associate lecturer and director of the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance program at UCF.

In 2008, the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management was established as the research extension of the UCF School of Public Administration. Now, in 2018, the center is celebrating 10 years of policy-changing research, 10 years of working with local nonprofit agencies and 10 years of providing support to the community at large through community engagement initiatives. The center supports UCF’s emergence as a preeminent research university.

Many would describe Feldheim as a trailblazer. That can be seen through her accomplishments at the School of Public Administration and UCF at large, including becoming the first woman in the school to obtain tenure. In 2005, Feldheim became the chair of the Department of Public Administration. Under her strategic leadership, the department grew exponentially, adding several programs including nonprofit management, emergency management, research administration, and urban and regional planning. As the department was recognized for extending beyond just public administration degree programs, it was renamed the School of Public Administration in 2011, with Feldheim as the school’s founding director.

If your nonprofit agency has a health and human services mission and is located in, and serving residents of Orange County, you may be eligible to participate in a tremendous capacity building opportunity.

Are we returning to “Governance in Dark Times?” That was the topic of discussion at the 12th annual Public Administration Research Conference, which was hosted by the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management on the UCF campus on April 13.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced this past week that Puerto Rico would receive $18.5 billion in funding through the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery Program to rebuild after Hurricane Maria. This is largest grant ever awarded by HUD, and it was generated through the work of Associate Professor Chris Emrich, who is developing Puerto Rico’s required impact and unmet needs assessment for HUD.

After a career of service with the South Korea Coast Guard, Hyun-do Hong, known as Chris Hong to his American friends, decided to continue his education at UCF.

The Center for Public and Nonprofit Management is starting the new year off with a new director.