Bruna de Morais Holanda is a Ph.D. candidate in Public Administration and Government at the Getulio Vargas Foundation (EAESP FGV) and a Fulbright visiting researcher at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy at the University at Albany, SUNY. Her main research interests are philanthropy, and the relations between civil society and the state. She is currently working on research projects related to the institutionalization process of philanthropy and civil society in Brazil, and to collective impact. She is also a researcher at the Philanthropy Research Department of the José Luiz Egydio Setúbal Foundation (FJLES).
Hyoeun Kim is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Public Administration and Policy at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy at the University at Albany, SUNY. Her research primarily focuses on the intersection of social equity and public financial management, aiming to understand the dynamics of decision-making, institutions, and equitable outcomes. She is also interested in comparative public administration and international development broadly.
Susan Appe is Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy at Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy at the University at Albany, SUNY, USA. Her research focuses on government–nonprofit relations and the relationship between civil society, foreign aid, and development. She is currently working on research projects related to collective remittances and philanthropy as well as the roles of public administration and nonprofit organizations in mass atrocity prevention. Dr. Appe is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of VOLUNTAS.