Ryan Baldassario serves as the University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Public Policy’s (SPP) Director of Engagement. Learn more about Ryan below! Ryan’s love of public service began in high school when he began taking social science electives. A class called “Contemporary Issues” had him take part in local government and community organization competitions. He […]
Nonprofit Management
SPP Adjuncts Make an Impact with Data
Adjunct faculty Anne McIntyre-Lahner teaches “Program Development & Evaluation” and frequently conducts Public Service Executive Leadership Collaborative (PELSC) workshops on program evaluation and performance management. Anne is also the President of a performance management consulting firm called Action to Outcomes. Dr. Ron Schack teaches “Performance Accountability and Management” and “Advanced Quantitative Methods,” and is the Managing […]
3rd Emerging Leaders of Color Cohort Graduates in New Haven
Earlier this month on May 8th, Cohort III of the Emerging Leaders of Color program graduated from their nonprofit training. The program was developed by the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (CFGNH) and the School of Public Policy (SPP). SPP Director of Nonprofit Outreach and Adjunct Professor David Garvey co-lead the program with Cynthia […]
Recapping 2022 with UConn SPP
2022 was filled with moments of IMPACT here at UConn’s School of Public Policy (SPP)! In no particular order, help us recap another fantastic year with a network dedicated to service. #1 One of the most noticeable changes for our network this past year was becoming a School of Public Policy. Though our name may […]
Nonprofit Emerging Leaders of Color Program Enters Year Two
The 2022 Cohort of the Nonprofit Emerging Leaders of Color Program kicked off its first full-day on Tuesday, September 13th at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. The leadership program is an educational partnership between the University of Connecticut’s School of Public Policy (SPP) and The Community Foundation of Greater New Haven (CFGNH). The […]
Emerging Leaders of Color Graduate from Inaugural Nonprofit Management Cohort
Last summer, the then Department of Public Policy, received a $45,000 grant from The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (CFGNH) to develop training for nonprofit leaders of color. Last month the School of Public Policy (SPP) celebrated the graduation of the inaugural Greater New Haven Nonprofit Management Cohort: A Program for Emerging Leaders of […]
DPP Manages Nonprofit Curriculum Library
Earlier this semester the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) and the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council’s (NACC) launched a Nonprofit Curriculum Library. ARNOVA is a group for nonprofit researchers and NACC is an association of nonprofit centers and program directors. The Department of Public Policy (DPP) currently houses and manages the […]
Congratulation to Larisa Kottke: The New President & CEO of Leadership Greater Hartford
Please join the Department of Public Policy (DPP) in congratulating Larisa Kottke on recently being named the new President and CEO of Leadership Greater Hartford (LGH). After serving as Vice President for finance and operations, Kottke took on the role of acting President last spring. She distinguished herself as the right person to take on […]
MPA Alum Focuses Career on Community Service
Community and service have been a part of Veronica T. DeLandro’s everyday life since she went to college at Hampton University. There she helped register people to vote as a member of the NAACP, as well as grew a bond with like-minded people to form the Students Raising Awareness (S.R.A.) Chapter for Habitat for Humanity. […]
Nonprofit Student Fights Back After COVID
In the wake of COVID-19, Nonprofit Management Graduate Certificate student Joan Gomez decided, “I wanted to fight back.” The question became how. After losing her job, Joan began sending out job applications with no response. Joan’s job search led her to the American Job Center where a coach encouraged her to look into the Encore!Connecticut […]