Email: dana.doan@fulbright.edu.vn
Research Interests: Dana’s current work and research are focused on community philanthropy, community-led development, evaluation of social change initiatives, equity and inclusion.
Bio:
Dana R.H. Doan is a Ph.D. candidate in philanthropic studies at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy (LFSOP) with a minor in policy analysis at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. She attained a master’s degree from the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and a bachelor’s degree in History from Northwestern University. Dana is a member and volunteer for the International Sector for Third Sector Research (ISTR) and the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA).
Dana has over 20 years of work experience leading, consulting, advising, and conducting research on philanthropy and social purpose organizations in the U.S.A., Asia, and Latin America. In 2009, she helped establish the LIN Center for Community Development in Ho Chi Minh City to support and meet the needs of philanthropic individuals and institutions in and around Viet Nam. Dana continues to volunteer for the philanthropic community in the US and Southeast Asia. She is committed to bridging research and practice, contributing to both academic and practitioner-oriented publications.
Select Publications:
- Benjamin, L.M. and Doan, Dana R.H. (forthcoming). “Program Evaluation.” Chapter in Kearns & Wang (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Nonprofit Management, Leadership and Governance, TBC.
- Doan, Dana R. H. “The 2022 Global Philanthropy Environment Index Region Report: Southern and Southeastern Asia.” IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
- Benjamin, L.M. and Doan, Dana R.H. (2021). “Evaluation and Civil Society.” Chapter in List, Regina, Anheier, Helmut & Stefan Toepler (Eds.) International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, 2nd Edition, Springer.
- Williams, Andrew L., and Dana R. H. Doan. 2021. “Independent Sector: Preserving the Status Quo?” Nonprofit Policy Forum 1 (ahead-of-print): 26.
- Herzog, Patricia Snell, Amy Strohmeier, David P. King, Rafia A. Khader, Andrew L. Williams, Jamie L. Goodwin, Dana R. H. Doan, and Bhekinkosi Moyo. 2020. “Religiosity and Generosity: Multi-Level Approaches to Studying the Religiousness of Prosocial Actions.” Religions 11 (9): 446.
- Doan, Dana. 2017. “Building Vietnamese Community Philanthropy: Understanding the Experiences and Expectations of Donors to the LIN Center for Community Development.” The Foundation Review 9 (3).
- Nguyen, Phuong Anh, and R.H. Doan. 2015. “Giving in Vietnam: A Nascent Third Sector with Potential for Growth.” In The Palgrave Handbook of Global Philanthropy, edited by Pamala Wiepking and Femida Handy, 473–87. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY: Palgrave MacMillan.
