Emily Jansons Author

Meenaz Kassam is Associate Professor at the American University of Sharjah. She has coauthored three books and several papers, including an award-winning publication. Dr Kassam’s research interests include nonprofit entrepreneurship, volunteerism, and women’s empowerment. Her teaching interests include environmental issues, the sociology of human behavior, and sociological theory. She is also involved in working with NGOs in various countries. Femida Handy is Professor of Nonprofit Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Her academic writing is on philanthropy and volunteering, and her recent coedited book, The Palgrave Handbook of Global Philanthropy (2015) is a comprehensive reference guide to the practice of philanthropy across 26 nations and regions across the world. Dr Handy is currently Editor-in-Chief of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, a premier journal in the field. She has several award-winning publications and has coauthored five books and over 100 publications. She has also coauthored a children’s book called Sandy’s Incredible Shrinking Footprint. Emily Jansons works in Corporate Social Responsibility and has a background in international development research and practice. She has done her MA from McGill University and BA (Hons) from Queen’s University. At the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Ottawa, Canada, she conducted a research on high-net-worth philanthropy in India, resulting in several publications, including VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, Alliance magazine, and The Hindu Business Line. She was granted the 2012 Italian Research in Philanthropy Award from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Catholic University of Milan) for her work on Indian philanthropy.