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Research
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“What Millennials Want from Their Nonprofit Workplaces” Samantha Plotner. Nonprofit Policy Forum
"Nonprofit Messaging and the 2020 Election: Findings from a Nonpartisan Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) Field Experiment " Kelly LeRoux, Julie Langer, and Samantha Plotner. Nonprofit Policy Forum
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“The Relationship Between Burnout, Mission Attachment, and Values Congruence in Nonprofit Fundraisers” Samantha Plotner. Paper presented at the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action Conference, November 12-23, 2024.
“Using Role Play as a Teaching Tool in Nonprofit Management Courses” Samantha Plotner. Emerging Research presented at the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action Conference, November 12-23, 2024.
“The Importance of DEIA and Organizational Justice to Millennial Nonprofit Employees” Samantha Plotner. Poster presented at the 2024 Social Equity Leadership Conference, June 20-22, 2024.
“Factors Impacting the Adoption of Program-Related Investments by Private Foundations” Samantha Plotner. Paper presented at the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action Conference, November 16-18, 2023
“What Millennials Want in Nonprofit Workplaces” Samantha Plotner. Paper presented at the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action Conference, November 17-19, 2022.
“In the Eye of the (Nonprofit) Beholder: Comparing User Perceptions of Charity Performance with Expert Ratings” Kelly LeRoux, Omowonuola Fayemiro, Jeannie Fox, Samantha Plotner, and Monique Schlichtman. Paper presented at the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action Conference, November 17-19, 2022.
“What Millennials Want in Nonprofit Workplaces” Samantha Plotner. Research article presented at the 2022 Symposium on Public Policy for Nonprofits, October 14, 2022.
“Nonprofit Messaging and the 2020 US Election: Findings from a Nonpartisan GOTV Field Experiment” Kelly LeRoux, Julie Langer, and Samantha Plotner. Paper presented at the International Society for Third-Sector Research Conference, July 12-15, 2022.
“Nonprofit Workforce Exit and Sector Switching by Millennials” Samantha Plotner. Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference, April 7-10, 2022.
“Nonprofit Messaging and the 2020 US Election: Findings from a Nonpartisan GOTV Field Experiment” Kelly LeRoux, Julie Langer, and Samantha Plotner. Paper presented at the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action Conference, November 18-20, 2021.
“Social Media as Survival Tool: How Nonprofits Utilized Facebook to Secure Resources During the Pandemic” Monique Schlictman, Samantha Plotner, and Omowonuola Fayemiro. Poster presented at the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action Conference, November 18-20, 2021.
“Nonprofit Messaging and the 2020 US Election: Findings from a Nonpartisan GOTV Field Experiment” Kelly LeRoux, Julie Langer, and Samantha Plotner. Paper presented at the European Group for Public Administration Conference, September 7-10, 2021.
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Research Assistant, August 2021- May 2023
Assistant to Dr. Federica Fusi and Dr. Jiaqi Liang for survey project examining state-level open data and environmental justice.
Research Assistant, August 2020-May 2021
Assistant to Dr. Kelly LeRoux for voter mobilization field experiments conducted in November 2020 and April 2021.
Teaching
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Instructor, Fall 2024
PPOL 330, Introduction to Managing Public and Nonprofit Organizations
Designed and taught in-person course providing an overview of nonprofit management theory and practice for upper-level undergraduates
Instructor, Spring 2024
PPOL 430, Fundraising and Development for Nonprofit Organizations
Designed and taught in-person course for upper-level undergraduates and masters students that provided an introduction to fundraising skills
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Completed coursework in teaching methods and course design offered through UIC’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence
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Teaching Assistant, Spring 2023
PPOL 100, Individual Action and Democratic Citizenship
PPOL 230, Nonprofit Organizations in U.S. Society
Instructor: Dr. Kathleen Yang-Clayton
Teaching Assistant, Spring 2022
PA 434, Data Analytics
Instructor: Dr. Federica Fusi
Teaching Assistant, Spring 2021
PPOL 307, Policy Analysis
Instructor: Dr. Augustina Laurito
Teaching Assistant, Fall 2020
PA 401, Foundations of Public Service
Instructor: Dr. Jiaqi Liang
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Worked with UIC’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence to create and run workshops for new TAs
Education
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PhD in Public Administration, Expected May 2025
Concentration in Public and Nonprofit Management
Certificate in the Foundations of College Instruction, May 2023
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Masters of Nonprofit Management, with Distinction
August 2019
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BA, Political Science and Human Rights Studies
May 2013