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I study how nonprofit and other social economy organizations become more resilient. This normally involves financial management, but also relies on strategic management, program evaluation, and the local community. I am a firm believer that scholars should be rooted in the needs of the community, and I focus on finding (and teaching others to find) data-driven answers for social economy organizations around the globe.
Searing, E., Rutherford, A., and Grasse, N. (2023). “The Promise and Perils of Comparing Nonprofit Data Across Borders.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 52(1) Suppl: 130S-159S. 50th Anniversary Special Issue. https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640221114140
Searing, E., and Grasse, N. (2022). “A Guide to the Canadian T3010 for Users of the U.S. Form 990.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 52(4): 845-1137. https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640221122813
Grasse, N., Searing, E., and Neely, D. (2022). “Finding Your Crowd: The Role of Government Level and Charity Type in Revenue Crowd-Out.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 32(1), 200-216. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muab019
Searing, E., Poledrini, S., Young, D., and Nyssens, M. (2021). “The Hybrid Nature of Social Enterprises: How Does It Affect Their Revenue Sources?” Social Enterprise Journal, 18(2), 321-343. https://doi.org/10.1108/SEJ-02-2021-0010
Searing, E., Wiley, K., and Young, S. (2021). “Resiliency Tactics during Financial Crisis: The Nonprofit Resiliency Framework.” Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 32(2), 179-196. https://doi.org/10.1002/nml.21478
Dr. Elizabeth Searing is an Associate Professor of Public and Nonprofit Management at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Searing’s primary research focus is the financial management of nonprofit and social enterprise organizations, but she also conducts work on resilience, charity data, and comparative social economy more broadly. She is an Associate Editor and editorial board member of Nonprofit Management & Leadership, and an editorial advisory board member at VOLUNTAS, the Journal of Civil Society, and the Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management (JPBAFM). Her articles have been published in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Nonprofit Management & Leadership, and Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. Dr. Searing and Dr. Dennis Young wrote Resilience and the Management of Nonprofit Organizations: A New Paradigm (2022). Prof. Searing is also an editor of two books: Practicing Professional Ethics in Economics and Public Policy (with D. Searing) and The Social Enterprise Zoo: A Guide to Perplexed Entrepreneurs, Philanthropists, Investors and Policymakers (with D. Young and C. Brewer).
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