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Kevin P. Kearns

KEVIN P. KEARNS

Professor and Director

Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadedrship

Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

University of Pittsburgh

Home Address Office Address

1787 Theodan Drive 3917 Posvar Hall

Pittsburgh, PA 15216 University of Pittsburgh

Telephone: (412) 344-2316 Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Telephone: (412) 648-7621

Fax: (412) 648-2605

[email protected]

EDUCATION

B.S. Urban Studies, University of Dayton, 1977 (Magna Cum Laude)

Master of Public Administration, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University

of Pittsburgh, 1980 (University Scholar)

Ph.D., Public Policy Research and Analysis, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs,

University of Pittsburgh, 1984 (with Distinction)

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS and BRIEF STATEMENTS OF ACCOMPLISHMENT

TEACHING

1987 – present Associate then Full Professor, Graduate School of Public and International

Affairs, University of Pittsburgh. I have achieved a productive record of widely

cited scholarship and I have won numerous teaching awards, including the

Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award.

1983 – 1986 Instructor, Heinz College (then the School of Urban and Public Affairs), Carnegie

Mellon University. I won a dean’s commendation for outstanding teaching.

ADMINISTRATION AND LEADERSHIP

2003 – present Founding Director, Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership, University of

Pittsburgh. I have grown this project from its inception as a small lecture series in

1996 to its present stature as a University Institute. During this time, I have raised

nearly $3 million to support its activities. The annual budget is approximately

$140,000 of which 90% comes from outside sources or earned income. Among

the flagship programs of the Johnson Institute are:

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The Leadership Portfolio, a leadership development program for 12-15 of

GSPIA’s most promising and most motivated students. This program includes

academic and community-based leadership development experiences including

serving on a local nonprofit board of directors;

Annual Exemplary Leader Award, given annually to a leader who exemplifies

the core values of ethics, accountability, and public service. We are now in the

fifth year of this award and we have written two case studies of prior winners for

use in classes at the University of Pittsburgh and elsewhere;

Philanthropy Forum, an annual lecture series under the direction of Kathy

Buechel (former president of the Alcoa Foundation) that attracts 3-4 leading

foundation executives to campus to give lectures on strategic issues in

philanthropy

Seminar in Ethics, Leadership and Corporate Governance, designed for and

delivered to senior executives from Nigeria. We have served nine cohorts: May

and October, 2008; May and October 2009; May and October 2010; May and

October 2011; May 2012

Nonprofit Clinic, providing high quality consulting services to nonprofit

organizations on topics such as strategy development, market analysis, feasibility

analysis, program evaluation, governance, and general management. Consulting is

provided by advanced graduate students under my supervision. Over the past four

years, we have served over 30 nonprofit clients.

2009 – 2012 Director, Doctoral Studies Program, Graduate School of Public and International

Affairs, University of Pittsburgh. I led the faculty in a revision of the doctoral

program, resulting in more selective admission criteria, new core curriculum,

consolidated fields of specialization, four-year funding for students, and a revised

comprehensive exam format.

1998-2000 Director, Division of Public and Urban Affairs, Graduate School of Public and

International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh. I coordinated the

NASPAA/COPRA Reaccreditation Process.

1995- 1997 Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Public and

International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh. I designed and secured approval

from the Board of Trustees for a new executive master’s degree, the Master of

Public Policy and Management.

1996 Interim Director, Institute of Politics, University of Pittsburgh. I provided stability

during a period of leadership transition.

1988-1991 Assistant to the President, University of Pittsburgh. I managed high-visibility

external projects, assisted in the creation of the Institute of Politics, and advised

the President during a period of leadership transition.

1987-88 Assistant Dean for Strategic Planning and External Programs, Graduate School of

Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh. I secured initial funding

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for and then designed a specialized curriculum in nonprofit management, well

ahead of other most other schools of public policy and management.

1984-87 Assistant Director then Director of Executive Programs, Heinz College (then the

School of Urban and Public Affairs), Carnegie Mellon University. I secured

funding and provided leadership of high-profile executive programs for senior

federal executives (SES), senior members of the Pennsylvania Governor’s staff,

senior staff in the City of Pittsburgh, and new college presidents and

administrators.

PHILANTHROPIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

2000-2003 President, The Forbes Funds, a supporting organization of The Pittsburgh

Foundation. (on leave from the University of Pittsburgh). I established a strategy

for nonprofit capacity building, instituted clear grantmaking criteria, established

the Wishart Award for Nonprofit Excellence, and launched the Tropman Fund for

Nonprofit Research

BOOKS

Kevin P. Kearns (2000). Private Sector Strategies for Social Sector Success, San Francisco:

Jossey-Bass, Inc. This book received the 2001 Terry McAdam Best Book Award from the

Alliance for Nonprofit Management. (This book has been translated into Chinese and published in

Taiwan by the Himalaya Foundation)

Kevin P. Kearns (1996). Managing for Accountability: Preserving the Public Trust in Public

and Nonprofit Organizations, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Inc.

Thomas L. Saaty and Kevin P. Kearns (1985). Analytic Planning: The Organization of Systems,

London: Pergamon. (Translated and published in Russia, 1991).

ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS

Bok Gyo Jeong and Kevin Kearns (2015 forthcoming) "Accountability in Korean NPOs:

Perceptions and Strategies of NPO Leaders." Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and

Nonprofit Organizations.

Kevin P. Kearns, Jonathan Livingston, Shelley Scherer, and Lydia McShane (2014 forthcoming).

"Nonprofit Leadership Skills as Construed by Chief Executive Officers," Leadership and

Organization Development

Kevin P. Kearns (2014). "The Nonprofit Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh:

Preparing Students for Transition to Professional Settings." Teaching Public Administration, Vol.

32, No. 1, 21-38.

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Kevin P. Kearns, David Bell, Lydia McShane, and Bobbi Deem (2014). "Perceptions of Funding

Sources by Nonprofit Leaders: An Exploratory Study," Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector

Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 121-143

Kevin P. Kearns (2007). “Faith-Based and Secular Social Service Agencies in Pittsburgh:

Location, Mission, and Organizational Capacity,” Journal of Community Practice, vol. 14, no. 4.

Kevin P. Kearns (2006). “Leading from the Middle: Developing Leadership Capacity in the

Macedonian Public Sector,” Journal for European Issues "Evrodijalog" no. 9, Nov. 2006, pp. 1-

16.

Kevin P. Kearns with Chisung Park and Linda Yankoski (2005). “Comparing Faith-Based and

Secular Community Service Corporations in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania,”

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 2 (June), pp. 206-231.

Kevin P. Kearns (2004). “Management Capacity Building in the Pittsburgh Region,” Nonprofit

Management and Leadership, vol. 13, no. 4 (June), 437-452.

Kevin P. Kearns (2003). “The Effects of Government Funding on Management Practices in Faith-

based Organizations: Propositions for Future Research,” Public Administration and

Management, special symposium issue on the effects of public policy on organizational behavior,

Fall, 2003.

Kevin P. Kearns (1998). “Institutional Accountability in Higher Education: A Strategic

Approach,” Public Productivity and Management Review, (Lead Article) vol. 22, no. 2

(December), 140-156.

Kevin P. Kearns and Georgine Scarpino (1996) "Strategic Planning Research: Existing

Knowledge and Gaps," Nonprofit Management and Leadership, vol. 6, no. 4 (Summer), 429-

439.

Kevin P. Kearns (1995). "Accountability and the Entrepreneurial Public Manager: The Case of the

Orange County Investment Fund," Public Budgeting and Finance (Lead Article), vol. 15, no. 3

(Fall), 3-21.

Kevin P. Kearns (1995). "Attributes of Nonprofit Board Members as Perceived by Chief

Executives and Board Chairpersons," Nonprofit Management and Leadership, (Lead Article),

vol. 5, no. 4, 337-358. (NOTE: In July 1995, this paper was the subject of "Research Reports," a

new feature of Board Member, the quarterly newsletter of the National Center for Nonprofit

Boards.)

Kevin P. Kearns (1994). "The Strategic Management of Accountability in Nonprofit

Organizations," Public Administration Review, vol. 54, no. 2 (March/April), 185-192. (NOTE:

This paper served as a background resource for The Think Tank Program for National Nonprofit

Leaders, a special workshop on accountability hosted by the Mandel Center for Nonprofit

Organizations at Case Western Reserve University, June 24 - 26, 1995.)

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Kevin P. Kearns, Robert J. Krasman, and William J. Meyer (1994). "Why Nonprofit Organizations

are Ripe for Total Quality Management," Nonprofit Management and Leadership, vol. 4, no. 4,

(Summer), 447-460.

Kevin P. Kearns (1992). "Innovations in Local Government: A Sociocognitive Network

Approach," Knowledge and Policy, vol. 5, no. 2, 45-67.

Kevin P. Kearns (1992). "From Comparative Advantage to Damage Control: Clarifying Strategic

Issues Using SWOT Analysis," Nonprofit Management and Leadership, (Lead Article) vol. 3,

no.1,(Fall) 3-22.

Kevin P. Kearns (1989). "Communication Networks Among Municipal Administrators: Sharing

Information About Computers in Local Government," Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion,

Utilization, vol. 10, no. 4, 260-279.

Kevin P. Kearns and Marianne Hogg (1988). "Universal Precautions: Employee Resistance and

Strategies for Planned Organizational Change," Hospital and Health Services Administration,

vol. 33, no. 4, 521-530.

Kevin P. Kearns (1981). "Against 'Productivity': Social Science Research and Policymaking,"

Journal of Public and International Affairs, vol. 2, no. 2, 162-172.

CHAPTERS IN EDITED BOOKS

Kevin P. Kearns (2013). “Ethics in Nonprofit Organizations: Theoretical and Practical

Considerations,” in Ethics and Public Management, Richard Ghere and George Frederickson,

(eds.) Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe

Kevin P. Kearns (2012) “Accountability in the Nonprofit Sector,” in The State of Nonprofit

America, 2nd

ed., Lester Salamon, (ed.) Washington: Brookings Institution

Jiří Kleibl and Kevin Kearns (2012). “Motivation at Work and Leadership” in Zuzana Dvořáková

(ed.) Human Resource Management, C.H. Beck: Prague, Czech Republic.

Petra Režná and Kevin Kearns (2012).“Human Resource Management in NGOs,“ in Zuzana

Dvořáková (ed.) Human Resource Management, C.H. Beck: Prague, Czech Republic.

Kevin P. Kearns (2011). “Accountability: Abandoning the ‘One Size Fits All’ Approach,” in

Accountable Governance: Problems and Promises, Melvin Dubnick and George Frederickson

(eds), Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe

Kevin P. Kearns (2006). “Income Portfolios in Nonprofit Organizations: Theory, Practice, and

Research Questions,” in Financing Nonprofits: Bridging Theory and Practice, Dennis Young

(ed.), Alta Mira Press (A Division of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.) Lanham, MD

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Kevin P. Kearns (2006). “Market Engagement and Competition: Opportunities, Challenges and

the Quest for Comparative Advantage,” in Wise Decision Making in Uncertain Times: Using

Nonprofit Resources Effectively, Dennis Young (ed.) San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Kevin P. Kearns (2003) “Accountability in a Seamless Economy,” in B. Guy Peters (ed.)

Handbook of Public Administration, London: Sage Publications

Kevin P. Kearns (2001). “Transparencia en las ONG: Un Enforoque Proactivo (Transparency in

NGOs: A Proactive Approach),” in La Transparencia de la Solidaridad, Madrid: Lealtad

Fundacion

Kevin P. Kearns (2001) “Accountability Concepts and Controversies,” in J. Steven Ott (ed.)

Understanding Nonprofit Organizations: Governance, Leadership, and Management, Boulder:

Westview Press, 2001 (Reprint of sections from my book, Managing For Accountability)

Kevin P. Kearns (1998). "Ability to Pay," in Jay M. Shafritz (ed.), The International

Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration, New York: Henry Holt and Company

Kevin P. Kearns (1997). "Mission Statements in Public and Nonprofit Organizations," in Jay M.

Shafritz (ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration, New York:

Henry Holt and Company. Reprinted in Defining Public Administration: Selections from the

International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration, Sandra Jane Fairbanks,

(ed),Boulder: Westview, 2000

Kevin P. Kearns (1986). "The Analytic Hierarchy Process and Policy Argumentation," in W.N.

Dunn (ed) Policy Analysis: Perspectives, Concepts and Methods, Greenwich: JAI Press.

NONREFEREED PUBLICATIONS

Kevin Kearns, Jonathan Livingston, and Christine Waller (2010). “The Charitable Property Tax-

exemption Debate,” The Nonprofit Quarterly, Winter, 2010, pp. 44-47. This article was co-

authored with two GSPIA students. It evolved from the October 2009 workshop on nonprofit

“Leading for Accountability,” (2007). an Interview with Kevin P. Kearns, Dimensions, a

publication of the National Catholic Development Conference, October / November 2007

Kevin P. Kearns (1999). “The Keys to Maintaining a Nonprofit,” PA Times, vol. 22, no. 11,

November, 1999, p. 4

Kevin P. Kearns (1997). Managing Upward: Working Effectively with Supervisors and Others in

the Hierarchy, Information Outlook, vol. 1, no. 10, October, 1997.

BOOK REVIEWS

Kevin P. Kearns (2014). Review of Salamon, Lester M. (2012). America’s Nonprofit Sector: A

Primer (3rd

Edition). New York: The Foundation Center. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector

Quarterly. vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 777-780

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Kevin P. Kearns (2003). Review of The State of Nonprofit America, edited by Lester Salamon, in

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 652-655.

Kevin P. Kearns (2000). Review of High Performance Nonprofit Organizations: Managing

Upstream for Greater Impact, by Christine Letts, William Ryan, and Allen Grossman, in

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, vol. 29, June 2000, 334-337.

Kevin P. Kearns (1999). Review of Holding Government Bureaucracies Accountable, 3rd

edition, by Bernard Rosen, in The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social

Science, vol 566, November 1999, 162-164.

CASE STUDIES

Kevin Kearns, Chrystal Alexander, Evelyn Gardner, Marina Duane, and Lydia McShane (2013).

“Admiral Thad Allen and the U.S. Coast Guard: A Case Study in Crisis Management,”

Pittsburgh: Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership

Kevin Kearns, Jonathan Livingston, and Jay Rickabaugh (2012). “Coleen Rowley and the FBI,”

Pittsburgh: Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership

Kevin Kearns and Mazen Naim (2012). “Kathleen Hower and Global Links,” Pittsburgh: Johnson

Institute for Responsible Leadership

WORK IN PROGRESS OR UNDER REVIEW

Kevin Kearns, “The Leadership Portfolio Program at the University of Pittsburgh:

Teaching Leadership to Graduate Students”

Kevin Kearns, “Accountability in the Nonprofit Sector: Assessment of Past Research and Future

Issues.”

We are in the early drafting stages of the sixth case study in conjunction with the Johnson Institute

Exemplary Leader Award:

“Bill Strickland and the Manchester Bidwell Corporation”

INVITED TALKS

“Leadership Skills for Public Service,” Keynote Speech Pi Alpha Alpha Induction Ceremonies,

University of Dayton, November 2012

“Are You are Ready to Lead?” Keynote Speaker: Fourth Annual ‘Get Involved’ Service Summit,

Get Involved, Inc., Carlow University, February 26, 2013

“The Property Tax Exemption for Nonprofit Organizations: Framing the Issue,” Keynote address

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for a special community forum on property tax exemptions sponsored by the Helen Bader Center

for Nonprofit Organization at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, June 8, 2010

Invited lecturer at National Taipei University and National Central University, Taiwan, March 6-

16, 2009. Delivered five lectures to students and faculty on topics related to governance,

accountability, and leadership in nonprofit organizations.

“Grant Makers and Grant Seekers: The Tower of Babel in Outcome Management” invited

keynote address at the Leadership Roundtable, hosted by the Andrew Young School of Public

Policy Studies, Atlanta, GA, April 2, 2008

“Accountability and Fundraising,” National Catholic Development Conference, Phoenix, AZ,

Summer, 2007

“Revenue Portfolios in Nonprofit Organizations,” University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, December

7, 2007

“Strategic Planning in Nonprofits,” Five Lectures for Pro Youth Brazil, Juiz de Fora, Brazil,

Summer 2005

“Nonprofit Competition and Collaboration,” Nonprofit Summit, Grantmakers of Western

Pennsylvania, April 26, 2005.

“Revenue Portfolios in Nonprofit Organizations,” Nonprofit Finance Symposium: Local Input for

National Sector Impact,” Mandel Center for Nonprofit Management, Case Western University,

January 14, 2005.

“Teaching Strategic Management in Nonprofit Management Curricula,” Education for Civil

Society, Indiana University, Center on Philanthropy, October 31 – November 1, 2004

“Market Engagement and Competition with Business” Biennial Conference of the National Center

for Nonprofit Enterprise, Washington, DC, January, 2004

“Advocacy in Nonprofit Organizations.” Keynote Address, William J. Copeland Fund Leadership

Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, December, 2002

“Grantmaking for Capacity Building” (Invited Presentation) Grantmakers of Western

Pennsylvania, 2002

“Emerging Issues in Nonprofit Management and Leadership (Keynote Address) Annual Meeting

of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Harrisburg, PA, 2002

“Strategic Issues in Nonprofit Management” (Keynote Address) National Conference of the

Executive Service Corps, Pittsburgh PA, 2001

“Considering Public Service” (Keynote Address) Honors Convocation for the School of

Leadership and Continuing Education, Duquesne University, 2001

“Strategic Issues in Nonprofit Fundraising” (Keynote Address) Annual Meeting of the National

Association of Fundraising Executives (Western PA Chapter), 2000

Trends Affecting Nonprofit Management and Governance, (Keynote Address) Pennsylvania

Leadership Conference, American Red Cross, State College, PA, October 25, 1996.

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The Think Tank Program for National Nonprofit Leaders, Case Western Reserve University

(Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations). I served as an on-site resource person for this

conference on accountability attended by twenty (by invitation only) leaders of national nonprofit

organizations, Cleveland, OH, June 24 - 26, 1995.

“Curriculum Development in Public Management and Policy”, Lectures for the faculty of

Hasanuddin University, Republic of Indonesia, Summer 1992

“Strategic Management Skills,” Lectures for Senior Staff of Ministry of Religious Affairs,

Republic of Indonesia and Ministry of Home Affairs, Republic of Indonesia, Summer 1992

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Bok Gyo Jeong with Kevin Kearns (2014) “Main Impulses of South Korean Nonprofit

Organizations: An Accountability Perspective” Association for Research on Nonprofit

Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), Denver, CO, November, 2014

Kevin P. Kearns with Jonathan Livingston, Shelley Scherer, and Lydia McShane (2013).

“Nonprofit CEOs and Their Perspectives on Leadership Skills” Association for Research on

Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), Hartford, CN, November, 2013

Bok Gyo Jeong with Kevin Kearns (2013). “Accountability in Korean NGOs: Perceptions of NGO

Leaders” Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA),

Hartford, CN, November, 2013

“Kevin P. Kearns (2013). “The Property Tax Exemption: A Case Study in Nonprofit / Municipal

Conflict” Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action

(ARNOVA), Hartford, CN, November, 2013

Kevin P. Kearns with Nuno Themudo, Paul Nelson, Janelle Kerlin, and Karen Froelich (2013).

“Nonprofits and Financial Crisis: A Comparative Perspective” (Colloquia) Association for

Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), Hartford, CN,

November, 2013

Kevin Kearns (2013). “Leadership Portfolio Program: A Selective Leadership Development

Program for Graduate Students” Accepted for presentation at the 36th Annual Teaching Public

Administration Conference, San Francisco, June 2013

Kevin P. Kearns (2013). “Nonprofit Clinic: Teaching Management Consulting and Capacity

Building to Graduate Students,” Accepted for presentation at the 36th Annual Teaching Public

Administration Conference, San Francisco, June 2013

Kevin P. Kearns, David Bell, Bobbi Deem and Lydia McShane (2010). “Perceptions of Income

Sources by Nonprofit Leaders”, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and

Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), Washington, DC, November, 2010

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Kevin P. Kearns (2004). “Faith-based Human Service Organizations” Association for Public

Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM), Washington, DC, October, 2004

Kevin P. Kearns (2004) “Revenue Diversification in Nonprofits: Applications of Portfolio Theory”

Annual Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary

Action (ARNOVA), Denver, CO, November, 2004

Kevin P. Kearns (2004). “Comparing Faith-based and Secular Human Service Corporations in

Pittsburgh,” Annual Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and

Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), Denver, CO, November, 2004

Kevin P. Kearns (2002). “Social Entrepreneurship and Venture Philanthropy: Curricular

Implications of the Seamless Economy” (Panel Chair), NASPAA Annual Conference, Los

Angeles, CA, 2002

Kevin P. Kearns (2002). “Recruitment and Retention of Talent in the Nonprofit Sector” (Panel

Chair), Nonprofit Summit, Pittsburgh, PA, 2002.

Kevin P. Kearns (1997). “Teaching the Role of Nonprofits” (panel presentation) Annual Meeting

of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), Raleigh,

NC, October 15-17, 1997.

Kevin P. Kearns (1997). “Public Trust in Government and Public Service” (panel presentation)

Annual Meeting of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration

(NASPAA), Raleigh, NC, October 15-17, 1997.

Kevin P. Kearns (1996). Issues in Public Affairs Education (Response to Keynote Address by

Walter Broadnax) presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Schools of

Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), Denver, CO, October 16 - 19, 1996.

Kevin P. Kearns (1995). "From POSDCORB to ACUMENE: Comments on Robert Wood's Paper

on the Citizen and the State," presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of

Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), Austin, TX, October 18 - 21, 1995.

Kevin P. Kearns (1992). "Applications of TQM in Nonprofit Organizations," (Panel Presentation)

American Society for Public Administration, Regional Conference, Annapolis, MD, October 1992.

CONTRACT WORK AND TECHNICAL REPORTS

Kevin Kearns, Leon Haley, Paul Nelson, Nuno Themudo, George Dougherty, and Bobbi Watt

Geer (2006). “From Adequate to Outstanding Performance: Lessons from Nonprofit

Organizational Life Cycles,” Pittsburgh: The Forbes Funds, May 2006.

Kevin P. Kearns with Chisung Park and Linda Yankoski (2004). “Comparing Faith-based and

Secular Human Service Agencies in Pittsburgh,” The Forbes Funds, Pittsburgh, PA

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The Forbes Funds (2002). As president of The Forbes Funds, I authored seven editions of the

Tropman Report, non-technical summaries of applied research projects sponsored by The Forbes

Funds. These reports can be viewed at www.forbesfunds.org.

Christine Altenberger, Guy Peters, and Kevin P. Kearns (1988). "Strategies for Governmental

Reform,", Conference on the Mon Valley, May 5-6, 1988.

Kevin P. Kearns and Jonathon Gifford "Strategic Planning for Information Systems," with

Jonathon Gifford, Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1986.

Joseph James and Kevin P. Kearns (1984). "Municipal Fiscal Indicators," with Joseph James,

Chancellor's Conference on Regional Economic Issues, University of Pittsburgh, 1984.

W.N. Dunn and A.G. Cahill, and Kevin P. Kearns (1984). "The Occupational Grid" Working

Paper Series, University of Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Program for the Study of

Knowledge Use, January 1984.

Kevin P. Kearns (1983). "Communication Networks and the Use of Computers by Municipalities

in Allegheny County: Implications for the Design of the Technology Transfer Strategies"

Working Paper Series: University of Pittsburgh Program for the Study of Knowledge Use.

William Dodge and Kevin P. Kearns (1982). A Report on Intergovernmental Cooperation in

Allegheny County, Allegheny Conference on Community Development.

Kevin P. Kearns (1979). "The Feasibility of a Pooled Worker's Compensation Self Insurance

Program: Bethel Park, Mt. Lebanon, and Upper St. Clair," University of Pittsburgh: Consortium

for Public Administration Field Services.

EDITORIAL BOARDS

Nonprofit Policy Forum, 2007- present

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 1997 – present.

Public Productivity and Management Review, 1999 – 2002

Journal of Public Affairs Education, 1997 - 2002.

Guest editor, special conference edition, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 2000

PROJECT MANAGEMENT.

Co-Principal Investigator, The Forbes Funds contract to produce a monograph entitled “From

Adequate to Outstanding Performance: Some Observations on Nonprofit Organization Life-

Cycles,” 2005-06, $15,000

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Research consultant, The Forbes Funds, Comparing Faith-based and Secular Organizations, 2003-

2004, $25,000

Principal Investigator, Assessment of Pennsylvania Policy Regarding Funding of Faith-based

Social Services, Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy, State University of New York,

2004, $5,000

President, and Project Coordinator The Forbes Funds (2000-2003) Secured $185,000 in funding

to support applied research on strategic issues in nonprofit management including:

- Assessment of revenue generating enterprises in nonprofit organizations

- Assessment of management practices in recruitment and retention of talent in

nonprofits

- Comparison of for-profit and nonprofit delivery systems

- Best practices in volunteer management

- Linking strategic planning to strategy implementation’

- Comparison of capacity building efforts: Pittsburgh and Denver

- Needs assessment of faith-based organizations

President and Project Coordinator, The Forbes Funds – formerly Copeland Fund (2000-2003)

Secured $300,000 in funding to support applied research to design targeted capacity building

strategies for faith-based nonprofit organizations

President and Project Coordinator, The Forbes Funds- formerly Copeland Fund (2000-2003)

Secured $150,000 in funding to support research and development of tools to assist nonprofits in

attracting and retaining outstanding young talent

Staff support and project management work performed as part of my duties as Assistant to the

President, University of Pittsburgh (1988-91):

Governor's Task Force on Aviation, Pennsylvania Department of Commerce, Harrisburg,

PA, October 1989 - May 1990.

Chief of Staff's (U.S. Army) Special Commission on the Honor Code and Honor System at

the United States Military Academy, Washington, DC, October 1988 - June 1989.

The Future of the Civil Aviation System (A Special Symposium Organized in Cooperation

with the Federal Aviation Administration ) Pittsburgh, PA, January 11-13, 1989.

Co-principal Investigator, Strategic Choices: Planning for the Development of Washington

County's Information System, Washington County, Pennsylvania, July 1985 -February 1986.

Co-principal Investigator, Development of Procedures to Assess Work-Related Frames of

Reference, City of Pittsburgh, CETA/JTPA, May - October, 1983.

Project Coordinator, Development of a Graduate Research Practicum on Policy Research and the

Legislative Process, Exxon Foundation, 1983-84.

Visiting Scientist, Improving the Link Between Academic Research and the Needs of State

Policymakers, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Legislative Office for Research Liaison,

1983-84.

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Research Coordinator, Development of Strategies for Fostering Intergovernmental Cooperation in

Allegheny County, Allegheny Conference on Community Development, 1981-82

Project Supervisor, Providing Technical Assistance in Risk Management to Small Municipalities,

Consortium for Public Administration Field Services, University of Pittsburgh, 1979-80.

OTHER GRANTS AND AWARDS

Hillman Foundation, $90,000 (2014-2017), General operating support for the Johnson Institute for

Responsible Leadership

Richard King Mellon Foundation, $150,000 (2014-2017), General operating support for the

Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership

PNC Charitable Trust, Support for the Leadership Portfolio Program, $15,000, 2013-2014

Maury Lieberman and Leslie Scallet, Operating support for the Johnson Institute for Responsible

Leadership, $12,000, 2012

Dan Heit, General operating support to the Johnson Institute, ($50,000), 2012-2017

Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Support for the Leadership Portfolio Program of the Johnson

Institute, ($180,000), 2011-2014.

Grable Foundation, Support for the Johnson Institute to invest in social media outreach, ($7,000),

September 2011.

Dan Heit, Estate gift to the Johnson Institute, ($100,000).

Massey Charitable Trust, Operating Support for the Leadership Portfolio Program of the Johnson

Institute for Responsible Leadership, ($12,000) July 2010.

Babcock Foundation, Operating Support for the Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership,

($5,000), December, 2009.

R. K. Mellon Foundation, Operating Support for the Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership

($50,000), November 2007- October,2008.

Personal Pledge from Glen and LaVonne Johnson, Operating support for the Johnson Institute for

Responsible Leadership (annual support for six years of up to $50,000 per year), 2008-2013.

Dean’s Strategic Investment Fund, Operating support for the Johnson Institute for Responsible

Leadership (annual support for six years of up to $30,000 per year), 2008-2013.

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Fulbright – Masaryk Award for NGO Management, Lecturing at Charles University and the

University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic, February – June, 2007 ($16,000), Fulbright

Commission, U.S. Department of State.

Charitable Remainder Unit Trust from LaVonne and Glen Johnson (approximately $2.5 million)

for future endowment of the Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership, 2003.

Pilot Project on Ethics and Accountability in Public and Nonprofit Organizations, LaVonne and

Glen Johnson ($75,500), 2000-2002.

Lecture Series Grant ($2,000), The Forbes Funds, 1998-99

Lecture Series Grant ($2,000), Maurice Falk Medical Fund, 1996-97

Lecture Series Grant ($4,000), PNC Bank Charitable Trust Department, 1994-96

Training Grant ($30,000), City of Pittsburgh, Department of Human Resources, awarded to

Carnegie Mellon University, 1985-86

Training Grant ($25,000), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, awarded to Carnegie Mellon

University, 1986.

Curriculum Development and Tuition Assistance Grant, ($31,000), The Pittsburgh Foundation,

awarded to University of Pittsburgh, 1987-88.

Lecture Series Grant ($4,000), Maurice Falk Medical Fund, awarded to University of Pittsburgh,

1991-92

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, DIRECTORSHIPS and ADVISORY BOARDS

Mount Lebanon Ad Hoc Home Rule Review Committee (Spring 2012 – Fall 2013)

Frieda Shapira Award Selection Committee, Forbes Funds, Pittsburgh, 2013

The Heinz Family Foundation, 2012 Heinz Awards, Selection Committee (public policy category)

Vibrant Pittsburgh, Selection Committee for Mini-grants program to promoted internationalism

and diversity in Pittsburgh, 2012, 2013, 2014

Human Services Center Corporation, Board of Directors, 2007 – present;

Chair External Relations Committee

The Forbes Funds, Advisory Board, Pittsburgh, PA, 2004-present

Co-chair, Research Committee, 2008-present

Chair, Alfred Wishart Award Committee, 2004-2008

Carlow University, Board of Trustees, September 2001 – 2010

Kevin P. Kearns

Chair, Academic Affairs Committee, 2007-2010 (ex officio 2011-2013)

Executive Committee, 2007-2010

Presidential Search Committee, 2005

Awarded Trustee Emeritus, May 2010

Board of Fellows, Institute of Politics, University of Pittsburgh, 1990 – 2000, 2004 – 2010

Executive Committee

Program and Planning Committee

Fiscal Policy Committee

Student Affairs Advisory Committee

Advisory Board, Office of Child Development, University of Pittsburgh, 1998 – present

ProYouth Brazil, Advisory Board, Juiz de Fora, Brazil, 2005 - 2011

National Center for Nonprofit Enterprise, Advisory Board, Nonprofit Business Planning Project,

2005 – 2010

PNC Bank, Selection Committee for Flight 487 Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1996 - present.

Local Government Academy of Allegheny County, Ethics in Government Task Force, 2008-

present

McCune Foundation, Social Enterprise Advisory Committee, 2002-2006

Mount Lebanon Community Endowment, Board of Directors, 2007 – June 2008

Social Enterprise Accelerator, Advisory Committee, Pittsburgh, PA 2002 - 2009

Social Enterprise Accelerator, Selection Committee for the Business Plan Competition, 2004 -

2005

Community Quality Institute, Technical Advisors Review Panel, Community Development

Standards Project, 2005 – 2008

The Pittsburgh Foundation, Advisory Committee on Nonprofit Voluntary Contributions to the City

of Pittsburgh, 2004-2005.

League of Women’s Voters (Pittsburgh), Clean Campaign Committee (2005 Pittsburgh Mayoral

Primary Race)

Sustainable Pittsburgh, Co-chair, “Equity and Regionalism: The Impact of Governance

Restructuring on Communities of Color,” a regional conference co-sponsored by the Johnson

Institute for Responsible Leadership, November 19, 2004

Kevin P. Kearns

The Pittsburgh Foundation and the Advertising Council, Inc., Community Social Issues

Assessment Project, Advisory Board, 2003

YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh, Strategic Planning Advisory Committee, 2004

America’s Promise, Advisory Board, Pittsburgh, PA, 2002 – 2003

PHICO Group, Inc., Mechanicsburg, PA. Board of Directors, April 1995 - 2004.

Chair, Planning Committee Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Chair, Data Warehouse Advisory Committee,

2001-2002.

Allegheny County Executive’s Office, Task Force on Reassessment (recommending strategies to

assist citizens adversely affected by county property assessments), 2000-2002

Allegheny County Executive’s Office, Task Force on Faith-based Organizations (recommending

policies regarding county funding of faith-based social services), 2001-2002

Duquesne University and Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania, Organizing Committee,

Nonprofit Summit, 2002

McCune Foundation and Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania, Organizing Committee, Regional

Conference on Social Entrepreneurship, 2001, 2004

Southwest Pennsylvania Commission, Selection Committee for the Joseph A. James Award for

Excellence in Government, 2001.

Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board, Excellence in Government Awards Committee, Pittsburgh,

PA., 1996.

YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh, Selection Committee for Tribute to Women Award, 1994.

United Way of Allegheny County, Field of Service Committee on Service Delivery Enhancement,

1993 – 1998, Management Review and Enhancement Design Committee, 1994 – 2000,

Girl Scouts of America, Pittsburgh District Strategic Planning Committee, 1992-93.

Private Industry Council (JTPA) Program Evaluation Committee, 1986-89.

Allegheny County Office of Management and Productivity, Chair, Executive Director Search

Committee, Allegheny 1987.

Allegheny County Office of Management and Productivity, Advisory Committee, 1987-91.

Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, Task Force on Municipal Fiscal Distress, 1986

Kevin P. Kearns

Pennsylvania Insurance Management Company, Harrisburg, PA, Board of Directors, April 1990 -

November 1994.

Chair, Planning and Marketing Committee

American Red Cross of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA. Board of Directors, 1996 -

2002.

Chair, Strategic Planning Committee

Conflict Resolution Center International, Board of Directors, 1996 – 1998

Chair, Strategic Planning Committee

National Kidney Foundation of Western Pennsylvania, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA., Board of Directors,

1993 – 1996

Co-chair, Strategic Planning Committee

Local Government Academy, Pittsburgh, PA. Board of Directors, 1985-89, 1995 - 98

American Society for Public Administration, Pittsburgh Region, Executive Council, 1985 - 1998

Intergovernmental Cooperation Program, Allegheny League of Municipalities, Board of Directors,

1982-86.

SERVICE TO PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Member, 2009 Conference Planning Committee, Association for Research on Voluntary Action

and Nonprofit Organizations (ARNOVA), Cleveland, OH.

Member, 2008 Conference Planning Committee, Association for Research on Nonprofit

Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), Philadelphia, PA.

Chair, Conference Track on Social Entrepreneurship, Association for Research on Nonprofit

Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 2007, 2008

Reviewer, Fulbright Commission, Czech Republic 2007, 2008

Reviewer, National Science Foundation, 2005, 2006

Nominations Committee, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary

Action (ARNOVA), 2005.

Reviewer of Proposed Presentations, Academy of Management Annual Conference, 2005

Search Committee for the Editor-in-chief of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 2003.

Panel Coordinator, Biennial Conference of the National Center for Nonprofit Enterprise, 2004

Kevin P. Kearns

Organizer of two panels for the annual conference of the National Association of Schools of Public

Affairs and Administration, 2002

Co-editor, Conference Edition of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 2000

Chair, Section on Nonprofit Management, National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and

Administration (NASPAA), 1996 - 1999.

Member, NASPAA Task Force on Public Service, 1996 - 1997

Member, NASPAA Task Force on the Curriculum, 1995 - 1996.

Frequent reviewer for leading journals in nonprofit and public management including Nonprofit

Managment and Leadership, Public Administration Review, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector

Quarterly, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Pubic Productivity Review,

and others.

Occasional external reviewer for tenure and promotion decisions at leading universities including

most recently Indiana University, Case Western University, University of Washington, University

of Delaware, and Georgia State University

UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE AND SERVICE

Extensive service as chair or member of committees for faculty recruitment, re-appointment, and

promotion and tenure.

Elected GSPIA Representative to the University of Pittsburgh Faculty Assembly, 2010-2014

Member, Selection Committee, Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, appointed by the

Chancellor and the Provost, 2008-09, 2009-2010

Provost’s Advisory Council on Instructional Excellence (invited by the Provost), University of

Pittsburgh, 2005-2009, Chair, Faculty Development Committee, 2008-09.

President of the Faculty (elected by the faculty) Graduate School of Public and International

Affairs, 2003-2004, 2005-2006

Chair, Faculty Search Committee (Nonprofit Economics), Graduate School of Public and

International Affairs, 2010-11

Chair, GSPIA Personnel Committee, 2009

Chair, GSPIA Doctoral Studies Committee, 2009 - 2012

Member, GSPIA Doctoral Studies Committee, 2009, Drafted and secured faculty approval for

major revision of the doctoral program.

Kevin P. Kearns

Ruth Crawford Mitchell Fellowship Mentor, 2006

Dean Search Committee, (appointed by the Provost), Graduate School of Public and International

Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, 2005-2006.

Heinz Fellowship Mentor, University Center for International Studies, 2004-2005.

Faculty Advisory Committee (elected by the faculty), Graduate School of Public and International

Affairs, 1997-98, 2004-2005, 2006-2007. 2007-08, 2009-10

Chair, Curriculum Review and Evaluation Committee, Graduate School of Public and

International Affairs, 2004-2005.

Search Committee member, faculty position in International Development / NGO Management,

2002-2003.

Curriculum Review Committee, Nonprofit Management, 2002-2003.

Vice-President of the Faculty (elected by the faculty), Graduate School of Public and International

Affairs, 1992-93, 2000-2001

Director, Division of Public and Urban Affairs, Graduate School of Public and International

Affairs, 1998-1999.

Co-Director, Human Services Executive Academy, Graduate School of Public and International

Affairs and School of Social Work, 1997-2000.

Chair (appointed by the Provost) Internal Review Committee for the Department of Administration

and Policy Studies, School of Education, 1997-1998

Member (appointed by the Dean) GSPIA Associate Dean Search Committee, 1997, 1998.

Member (elected by the faculty) GSPIA Faculty Merit Review Committee, 1997, 2000, 2005,

2006, 2008, 2010

Member (appointed by the Dean) IMDI Faculty Advisory Committee, 1997 - 1998

Member (appointed by the Dean), Executive Director Search Committee, International

Management Development Institute, 1995-1996

Member (appointed by the Dean), Advisory Committee, Continuing Education, School of Social

Work, 1994 - 2001

Member (elected), Planning and Budget Committee, Graduate School of Public and International

Affairs, 1992-1994, 1997-1998.

Kevin P. Kearns

Member (appointed by the Provost), Provost’s Planning and Budget Committee, University of

Pittsburgh, 1994-1998.

Member (appointed by the Chancellor), Search Committee for Executive Director of Public

Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, 1993

Visiting Scientist, Legislative Office for Research Liaison, Pennsylvania House of

Representatives, 1982 - 1983

EXECUTIVE SEMINARS AND CONSULTANCIES

Presenter at more than one hundred executive seminars, nationally and internationally, on topics

related to strategic planning, general management, and leadership. Partial list of clients:

Jewish Community Center of Pittsburgh

Winchester School of Pittsburgh

Fire Department of New York (FDNY)

Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project

North Hills Community Outreach

Bayer Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Robert Morris University

National Center for Jewish Women

Local Government Academy

Grantmakers for Education

National Catholic Development Conference

National Association of Jewish Community Centers

Czech Donor’s Forum

Information Center for Nonprofits (Czech Republic)

Via Foundation (Czech Republic)

Leadership Pittsburgh, Leadership Development Initiative

Pro Youth, Brazil

Ketchum Communications, Inc.

Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations

Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania

U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Technology Center

University of Delaware, Nonprofit Executive Seminar,

American Association of Homes for the Aging, Washington, DC

Nonprofit Management Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

PHICO Insurance Company, Mechanicsburg, PA

U.S. General Services Administration, Washington, DC

National Make-A-Wish Foundation, Phoenix, AZ

Family House, Incorporated, Pittsburgh, PA

Voluntary Hospitals of America - Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA

Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH

Senior Executive Seminar, Carnegie Mellon University

College Management Program, Carnegie Mellon University

Special Libraries Association, Washington, DC

Executive Service Corps of Western Pennsylvania

Kevin P. Kearns

National Society for Fund Raising Executives, Pittsburgh Chapter

Jewish Community Center, Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Human Resource Planning Society

Allegheny County Department of Aging, Pittsburgh, PA

Ronald McDonald House, Pittsburgh, PA

HONORS

Donald Goldstein Teacher of the Year Award (1993, 1995, 2004, 2008, 2014), Graduate School of

Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh.

Honorary Inductee, University of Dayton Chapter of Pi Alpha Alpha, November 2012.

Nominee for “woMEN Award” for service that advances opportunities for women in leadership,

Women and Girls Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA, December 1, 2013

Fulbright – Masaryk Award for Nonprofit Management (2007), Prague, Czech Republic, U.S.

Department of State

Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Teaching (2005), University of Pittsburgh

Terry McAdam Book Award (2001), Alliance for Nonprofit Management for most useful and

inspirational book in nonprofit management (Private Sector Strategies for Social Sector Success,

San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000).

Volunteer of the Year (1993), United Way of Allegheny County, Field of Service Committees

Dean’s Annual Teaching Award (1989, 90, 91, 92, 93, 95, 96, 98, 99, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005,

2006, 2007, 2009) Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. (this award was awarded

annualy to the 3-5 faculty members with the highest teaching evaluations. It was discontinued in

2010.

Dean’s Commendation for Outstanding Teaching (1987), Master of Public Management Program,

Carnegie-Mellon University

Dean's Commendation for Outstanding Teaching (1984), College of General Studies, University of

Pittsburgh

Citation for Distinguished Service to the Commonwealth (1983), Pennsylvania House of

Representatives

University Scholar (1980), University of Pittsburgh, top graduate in the class of 1980, Graduate

School of Public and International Affairs

Magna Cum Laude (1977), University of Dayton

Kevin P. Kearns

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Society for Public Administration

Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)

PERSONAL

Born October 23, 1954 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Excellent health. Married to Lorna Richey

Kearns. Children: Maura Helene Kearns and Edward Callery Kearns. Outside interests include

long distance cycling and sailing.

Revised: November, 2014

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