Philanthropy and nonprofit studies   Tags: business, non_profit, philanthropy  

The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies (CPNS) is located in the School of Accountancy in the QUT Business School at the Queensland University of Technology.

CPNS consists of academics and research students who have an interest in research activities related to philanthropy and nonprofit organisations. CPNS also offers teaching programs tailored for students interested in pursuing careers in the management of philanthropic and nonprofit organisations or in public administration associated with nonprofit organisations.

For more information on CPNS please download the information brochure (PDF, 73kB). CPNS encourages those who have an interest in receiving more information or in keeping informed about CPNS seminars, events and research projects to register your interest.

QUT Library is a Cooperating Collection of the U.S. Foundation Center.

Supported by close to 550 worldwide foundations, the Foundation Center is a national nonprofit service organisation recognised as the U.S.' leading authority on organised philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust.

Its audiences include grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. grantmakers and their grants; issues a wide variety of print, electronic, and online information resources; conducts and publishes research on trends in foundation growth, giving, and practice; and offers an array of free and affordable educational programs.

As a member of this network, QUT Library provides public access to grantmaker directories, books on fundraising and nonprofit management, and the Foundation Center’s electronic databases.  These information resources can be found at the QUT Community Collection for Grantseekers, Fundraisers and Philanthropists.

Australia's first business school with triple international accreditation

QUT's Faculty of Business is the nation's first business school to earn three symbols of excellence from the world's leading accrediting bodies.

Since first gaining its triple accreditation in 2005 it has remained the only Australian business school to hold this triple approval rating and is still among less than 40 such schools worldwide.

The international benchmarks of excellence come from the world's leading accreditation authorities:

• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) (US-based)
• European Foundation for Management Development (EQUIS) and
• Association of MBAs (AMBA)

Accredited members are extensively assessed on their international engagement, the quality of their staff, programs and student learning and their ability to continually maintain and improve these high standards.