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Education
- PhD, Public Policy, Duke University
- MBA, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School
- MSc, London School of Economics and Political Science
- BA, Economics, Mount Holyoke College
Biography
Catherine E. Herrold, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI. Dr. Herrold’s research explores the role of civil society in mobilizing citizens for democratic political reform. With a particular focus on the Middle East, Herrold’s most recent work studies local NGOs, foundations, and grassroots organizations in Egypt and Palestine. Her work has appeared in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Social Problems, Nonprofit Policy Forum, and VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, and she is currently writing a book manuscript entitled, Delta Democracy: Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt and Beyond.
Courses Taught
- PHST-P212 Philanthropy and Civic Engagement
- PHST-P523 Civil Society and Philanthropy (in person and online)
- PHST-P524 Civil Society in Comparative Perspective (in person and online)
- PHST-P555 Directed Readings in Philanthropic Studies
- PHST-P557 Grant Making and the Role of Foundations (in person and online)
- PHST-P590 Internship in Philanthropic Studies
- PHST-P600 Master’s Thesis in Philanthropic Studies
Publications
- “Governing through Patronage: The Rise of NGOs and the Fall of Civil Society in Palestine and Morocco” (with Mona Atia) in VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. (2018)
- “A Conceptual Model of Foundations’ Leadership Capacity in Times of Change: Lessons from Egypt.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (2017)
- “Economic Breakdown and Collective Action.” (With Neal Caren and Sarah Gaby) Social Problems (2017)
- “Competing Rather than Collaborating: Egyptian Nongovernmental Organizations in Turbulence.” (With Mona Atia) Nonprofit Policy Forum (2016)
- “NGO Policy in Pre- and Post-Mubarak Egypt: Effects on NGOs’ Roles in Democracy Promotion.” Nonprofit Policy Forum (2016)
- “Giving in Egypt: Evolving Charitable Traditions in a Changing Political Environment.” Chapter 18 in The Palgrave Handbook of Global Philanthropy (2015)
- “New Funding, New Beginnings: To Collaborate or Not to Collaborate.” (With Khaldoun AbouAssi) E-PARCC Case Study (2014)
Research Interests
- NGOs
- Civil Society
- Democracy Promotion
- Middle East and North Africa
Current Projects
- The Next Arab Spring
Honors & Awards
- Gabriel G. Rudney Memorial Award for Outstanding Dissertation in Nonprofit and Volutnary Action Research
- Maxwell School at Syracuse University E-PARCC Teaching Case and Simulation Competition, 3rd Place (in collaboration with Khaldoun AbouAssi
Other Activities
- Consultant, The Urban Institute, 2015
- Fellow, The George Gund Foundation, 2005-2007
- Fellow, The Center for Effective Philanthropy, 2004
- Research Assistant, The Urban Institute, 2002-2003
- Consultant, Deloitte & Touche, 2000-2002