Senior Fellow
Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy
"More than ever, nonprofit organizations are being held accountable for what they do. Government agencies, private foundations, and individual donors want to know how well an organization is run and what results can be expected from these services and programs. Nonprofits that lack the tools to measure their performance and demonstrate their outcomes will be at a distinct disadvantage in getting their messages heard and generating support for their activities."
For nearly 20 years, De Vita has studied the role, capacity, and financial well-being of nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations, in low-income areas. She currently co-directs two evaluation studies that are assessing the implementation and performance of federal stimulus money received by the Strengthening Communities Fund (SCF) and the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) programs. Other recent studies include: an assessment of the role of faith-based and community organizations in providing relief and recovery services after Hurricane Katrina; an evaluation of the American Red Cross Recovery Grant Program after the 9/11 attacks, and the diversity of nonprofit leadership in California and the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. region.
Ph.D., Social Welfare Policy, Brandeis University
1988-97: Senior Research Demographer and Director of Publications, Population Reference Bureau
Areas of expertise
Nonprofit capacity building, nonprofit-government relations, faith-based organizations, outcomes and performance measurement, racial-ethnic diversity
Selected Publications from Carol J. De Vita
D.C. Out-of-School Time Programs Tackle Outcome Measures Measuring Racial-Ethnic Diversity in the Baltimore-Washington Region's Nonprofit Sector After Katrina: Shared Challenges for Rebuilding Communities Publications by topic:
Cities and Metropolitan Regions
Washington D.C. and Region
Nonprofit Sector
Charities, Community Organizations
Faith-Based Organizations
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