Elizabeth Searing

Dr. Elizabeth Searing is an Associate Professor of Public and Nonprofit Management at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), holding the Venise Stuart Professorship in Nonprofit Management and Leadership. She also serves as an Adjunct Research Professor at Carleton University, Canada. Her research focuses on nonprofit financial management, social enterprise, and organizational resilience, with notable contributions to understanding revenue diversification, crisis management, and policy impacts on nonprofits.

Education: PhD in Public Policy (Georgia State University, 2015), MA in Economics (Georgia State, 2011), BA in Economics (Texas A&M, 1999).

Appointments include Executive Transition Team roles at ARNOVA (2025–2025), Division Chair at the Academy of Management (2025–2025), and editorial roles in journals like Nonprofit Management & Leadership. She co-authored key texts such as *Resilience and the Management of Nonprofit Organizations* (2022) and co-edited *The Social Enterprise Zoo* (2016).

Grants include NSF-funded projects on in-kind giving and trans-Atlantic charity data initiatives. Her work emphasizes practical advice for nonprofits navigating financial crises and theoretical advancements in nonprofit-government dynamics.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with institutions like Carleton University and the University of Florida on projects analyzing nonprofit resilience and financial health. Future work includes expanding research on global charity data democratization and social enterprise policy frameworks.