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Elizabeth T. Boris

Elizabeth T. Boris



Center Director


Elizabeth T. Boris is the founding director of the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute. Before joining UI in 1996, she was the director of the Aspen Institute's Nonprofit Sector Research Fund and was vice president for Research at the Council on Foundations.

Boris holds a Ph.D in political science from Rutgers University.

Areas of expertise

Civil society, philanthropy and foundations, nonprofit organizations, nonprofit databases, nonprofit sector tax and regulatory issues, nonprofit advocacy

Publications by topic:
Governance
Nonprofit Sector
Advocacy Organizations
Civil Society
Foundations and Philanthropy
Nonprofit Statistics
Tax Policy
Taxes and Social Programs
Other Data

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