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Kevin P. Kearns
Page 1 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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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