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2022

Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies

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Adjusting On The Fly: Nonprofit Marketing During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Chenaire Barmore May 2022

Adjusting On The Fly: Nonprofit Marketing During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Chenaire Barmore

Student Capstone Projects

This capstone is a case study of the Rockford Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (RACVB) in an effort to assist with answering the main research question. The main question is “To what extent has COVID-19 impacted the marketing and communications of nonprofit organizations”? The mission of the RACVB is to drive quality of life and economic growth for our citizens through tourism marketing and destination development. Due to the lack of tourism during this two-year period, I was interested to see how the RACVB adjusted to this new normal in marketing the Rockford region. Over the course of two months, …


Donating Through Memberships: Perks, Presence, And Purpose, Erin Cronin Apr 2022

Donating Through Memberships: Perks, Presence, And Purpose, Erin Cronin

Student Capstone Projects

This paper discusses why donors choose to give through membership at the Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb, Illinois. Information regarding the Egyptian Theatre is found within the methodology section, describing its history, size, and events held at the Theatre. Within this piece, the topics of defining membership, membership at nonprofits, member’s impact of giving to nonprofits, member’s motivation for giving at nonprofits are explored within the literature review. These draw from other works and look towards existing information within the academic world in regard to donor motivation and the impact of reoccurring giving. The methodology explains how this research was conducted …


For The Animals: A Case Study On The Effects Covid-19 Has On Programming For Nonprofit Animal Shelters, Sammie Musielak Apr 2022

For The Animals: A Case Study On The Effects Covid-19 Has On Programming For Nonprofit Animal Shelters, Sammie Musielak

Student Capstone Projects

Nonprofit programs have been drastically changed by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for animal shelters. There has been some short term- benefits but these changes cause downfalls in the long term. This research project surveys how animal shelter workers in DeKalb Illinois examined their shelters’ current response to COVID- 19 as well as how they believe the pandemic will impact the future of programming and operations at their shelter. To determine the impact the pandemic has had on shelter programs this research is a case study on Tails Humane Society in DeKalb Illinois. This was done through an in-depth interview with …