A Research and Training Center on Nonprofit & Public Sector Management in the Human Services

Mission Statement

The mission of the Mack Center on Nonprofit and Public Sector Management in the Human Services and the Bay Area Social Services Consortium is to expand the knowledge base of nonprofit and public sector human service organizations by conducting practice research and engaging in workforce development with our agency partners and sharing this knowledge with the practice and scholarly communities.

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The BASSC and MACK Center

Together, the Mack Center and the Bay Area Social Services Consortium (BASSC) work with our practice and academic partners to define research aims and workforce development programs that are responsive to the priorities and capabilities of all stakeholders. Practice partners have an important voice in framing the goals of research, collaborating on data collection strategies and engaging with researchers to interpret findings. We translate research findings into presentations, reports, articles, books, and training materials in order to share them with multiple audiences in the human services.

Information for Trainers and Educators

Areas of Research

Information for Researchers and Policy Analysts

Information for Practitioners and Managers

Human Services Knowledge Foundation Series