Photo of Esther David, MSW ’07: Esther, a native of India, quickly became attracted to Buffalo, New York and brought additional diversity to the UB School of Social Work MSW program. Exposure in her classroom and field study to social problems from addictions to aging was a valuable part of her master’s education.
Photo of Rebecca Boucher, MSW ’07: A native of Canada, Rebecca was able to compare the Canadian and American health care systems during her internship at an addiction facility and throughout her time at the School of Social Work. Interested in trauma, she completed the master’s program in Buffalo and returned to Canada as an outreach counselor for a sexual assault center
Photo of Robert Chapman, MSW ’03: With a full-time job in clinical practice, Robert was able to continue work while a student in the School of Social Work’s flexible part-time MSW program. In his evaluation of the program’s impact on his work as an addictions counselor, he credits the school with helping him polish the skills needed to affect change in his clients’ lives.
Photo of Marie Roth, MSW ’02: Social work was always Marie’s first desire and, impacted by an employer’s downsizing, she came to UB’s master’s program to finally realize her dream. By continuing her education at UB, she is now a clinical supervisor and therapist, working with diverse populations of children with mental health concerns to improve their welfare.
Photo of David Crowther, JD/MSW ’05: Combining his interests in law and social work, David completed the school’s JD/MSW program to be an agent of social change.  He found that the school’s dual-degree program taught him to celebrate diversity and see commonalities, and that it helped develop communication that enables a deeper understanding with his law clients.
Photo of Maria Perez-Cruz, MSW ’02: Maria uses her master’s education in social work to serve diverse clientele in an economically depressed community in one of the largest farming regions in New York State. She took advantage of the school’s part-time MSW extension program in Jamestown, New York, continuing her education while remaining to live and work in her area.
 
Photo of Esther David, MSW ’07: Our graduates are living proof that we make a difference in people’s lives. The School of Social Work is fully accredited by the CSWE and offers full-time and part-time regular and advanced standing MSW programs, interdisciplinary programs (JD/MSW, BA/MSW, and MBA/MSW), post-MSW options (PhD and post-graduate certificate programs), and non-degree options (non-matriculated study and continuing education).
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Buffalo Center for Social Research

Institute for Nonprofit Agencies

Resources for Practitioners

Useful Sites

Center for Nonprofit Excellence
Louisville, Kentucky
http://www.cnpe.org/

Center for Nonprofits and Philanthropy
http://www.nccs.urban.org/

Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations & Voluntary Action
http://www.arnova.org

Useful Articles

Developing leadership through delegation:
Kuhnet, K. W. (1994). Transforming leadership: Developing people through delegation. In B. M. Bass and B. J. Avolio (Eds.) Improving Organizational Effectiveness through Transformational Leadership (pp. 10-25). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.

Introduction to and example of strategic planning:
Rogers, G; Finley, D. S., & Galloway, J. R. (2001). The strategic planning model: What's all this mission/vision stuff? Strategic Planning in Social Service Organizations: A practical guide (pp. 9-19). Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press, Inc.

Supervision issues with example of performance appraisal document:
Kettner, P. M. (2002). Supervision, performance appraisal, rewards, and termination. Achieving Excellence in the Management of Human Service Organizations (pp. 326-360). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.






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