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Jaclyn Piatak @jaclynpiatak.bsky.social · Sep 5

Excited and grateful to win NASPAA's 2025 Outstanding Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Book Award with @sowa75.bsky.social for our book, Volunteer Management: A Strategic Approach. #2025NASPAAGLOBAL

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Nathan Favero @nathanfavero.com · Aug 23

🧵I was surprised to find that people rate representation as more important than equity or efficiency, when asked to assess values for public services. From my latest work with @jaclynpiatak.bsky.social @colt-jensen.bsky.social & @minjungckim.bsky.social

Screenshot of Table 1 from article linked to later in thread. Summary stats (means). Equity 2.982. Efficiency 2.964. Effectiveness 3.199. Representation 3.136. N = 814; Response options: Not Important at all (0), Of little importance (1), Of average importance (2), Very Important (3), Absolutely Essential (4).

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Jaclyn Piatak @jaclynpiatak.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thanks, Lucky!!

Jaclyn Piatak @jaclynpiatak.bsky.social · Aug 21

This builds upon my @pareview.bsky.social article with @colt-jensen.bsky.social on public value and service delivery preferences: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

<em>Public Administration Review</em> | ASPA Journal | Wiley Online Library

Nonprofit and for-profit providers play an increasing role in public service delivery, but we know little about what shapes public service delivery preferences. Responding to calls to put the “public...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Jaclyn Piatak @jaclynpiatak.bsky.social · Aug 21

Perhaps understanding public value preferences can help explain, inform, and shape public support for policy design, implementation, and assessments of government.

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Jaclyn Piatak @jaclynpiatak.bsky.social · Aug 21

We find:
💠 People with more liberal political ideology prioritize equity and representation over efficiency and effectiveness
💠 High PSM individuals prioritize equity over efficiency and effectiveness

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Jaclyn Piatak @jaclynpiatak.bsky.social · Aug 21

Check out our latest ARPA @aspanational.bsky.social article: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

@nathanfavero.com, @colt-jensen.bsky.social, @minjungckim.bsky.social, & I examine how political ideology & public service motivation influence public value preferences.

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Jaclyn Piatak @jaclynpiatak.bsky.social · Jul 1

Great to collaborate with @jaredamcdonald.bsky.social ky.social‬ @profsp.bsky.social & @zmomoney.bsky.social on this!

Out now in @ipmjournal.bsky.social - Race, gender, and rules: Ho#intersectionalityty an#congruencece shap#leadershipip perceptions www.tandfonline.com/eprint/UC5VG...ct

Race, gender, and rules: How intersectionality and congruence shape leadership perceptions

Are Black women perceived differently as managers, beyond the separate influences of their race and gender? And are such judgments moderated by rule formalization? Using a survey experiment of US a...

www.tandfonline.com

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Jaclyn Piatak @jaclynpiatak.bsky.social · Jun 24

So honored and happy to collaborate with @sowa75.bsky.social on this!

AOM Public and Nonprofit Division (PNP) @aompnp.bsky.social · Jun 12

Congrats to @sowa75.bsky.social and @jaclynpiatak.bsky.social, winners of the AOM-PNP 2025 Best Book Award, for Volunteer Management: A Strategic Approach (Routledge, 2024)! www.routledge.com/Volunteer-Ma... #AOM2025 #pasky

Jessica Sowa (University of Delaware) and Jaclyn Piatak (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Winners of the 2025 Best Book Award
Volunteer Management: A Strategic Approach (Routledge, 2024)
Academy of Management, Public and Nonprofit Division

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William Prince @willprince.bsky.social · May 8

I'm thrilled to announce I'll be joining the Department of Public and Nonprofit Studies at Georgia Southern University this fall as an Assistant Professor! I'm incredibly honored for this opportunity to work with a fantastic group of faculty and students. Looking forward to this new chapter!

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Jaclyn Piatak @jaclynpiatak.bsky.social · May 8

Congrats, Will!!! 🎉

I'm so happy for you and Georgia Southern!

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Mary Feeney @mkfeeney.bsky.social · Apr 26

Censoring mis/disinformation research is just the beginning. All scientific research in the US is under threat. Now is the time for scientists in all fields to act. Some small steps each of us can take:

Eight tangible things you can do: 1. call congressional representatives 2. push universities to advocate against cuts 3. activate professional associations 4. attend a protest 5. follow researchers working in these areas 6. educate your neighbors and friends 7. join a group that supports science 8. demand federally funded research be free of partisan interference

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Alt-AmeriCorps @altamericorps.bsky.social · Apr 24

Grateful to Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-07) for fighting to protect #nationalservice by introducing the Protect National Service Act—a bold step to prohibit federal dollars from being used to dismantle AmeriCorps' mission or core programs.

matsui.house.gov/media/press-...

MATSUI, HOULAHAN, BACON INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO BLOCK AMERICORPS CUTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-07), Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06) and Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE-02) introduced the Protect National Service Act, which would pr...

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Jaclyn Piatak @jaclynpiatak.bsky.social · Apr 22

Federal government cuts threatening #foodsafety makes our @psjeditor.bsky.social article all too relevant.

@cd-maestas.bsky.social, Jacqueline Chattopadhyay, Suzanne Leland and I find the public prefers more uniform food safety regulation at the federal level.
doi.org/10.1111/psj....

<em>Policy Studies Journal</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library

Public opinion features prominently in policy research because it sets bounds on the definition of policy problems and acceptable policy solutions. We contend that public opinion is also important fo...

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Jaclyn Piatak @jaclynpiatak.bsky.social · Apr 8

Great to see the Gerald G. Fox MPA program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte rise to #49! Go 49ers!!

Happy to see our expertise in #local government, #nonprofit management, and public finance and #budgeting recognized!

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Jaclyn Piatak @jaclynpiatak.bsky.social · Apr 7

Thanks so much for having me on the Fundraising School's First Day Podcast!! (youtu.be/x8zfph9fVZI?...)

Great to talk about my book with @sowa75.bsky.social - Volunteer Management: A Strategic Approach
www.routledge.com/Volunteer-Ma...

#Volunteer #VolunteerSupport #VolunteerManagement

Volunteers and Fundraising

YouTube video by The Fund Raising School

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · Mar 24

We will hold office hours tomorrow and Wednesday for those working on data rescues who want to ask questions: www.datarescueproject.org/updates-and-...

Updates and Office Hours

Preserving public data

www.datarescueproject.org

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Jaclyn Piatak @jaclynpiatak.bsky.social · Mar 20

Such sad news. I was fortunate to take an independent study with Beryl @AU_SPA and enjoyed her insights during my time there.

Beryl was an inspiration from being a true pracademic to serving as @APPAM_DC president and as the first female @jpart_journal editor.

APPAM @appam.bsky.social · Mar 19

We were saddened to hear of the recent passing of scholar, mentor, and previous APPAM President Beryl Radin. Take a look back at her presidential address, learn more about her incredible life, and find out how you can plant a tree in her honor here: ow.ly/cvbq50Vl3bV

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Mar 12

New, from me: Trump and Musk are engaged in a broad-based downsizing of government, using that downsizing to selectively target their enemies, while expanding their political power by trading exceptions to the downsizing.

It's a new spoils systems. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-and-...

Trump and Musk are building a new spoils system

When ideological targeting becomes cronyism

donmoynihan.substack.com

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Jaclyn Piatak @jaclynpiatak.bsky.social · Mar 10

"Individual actions and collective organizing help to remind others that the actions of the Trump administration do not have broad support...Universities, philanthropies, nonprofits, and professional organizations need to remind each other of the power they have, and the principles they stand for."

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Mar 9

New, from me: you were told that the threats to free speech came from wokeness. Some compared it to Maoist China.

Now we are witnessing government power being used to silence dissent and censor ideas. Now we know what real society-wide chilling effects look like. 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

Real chilling effects

A extraordinary pattern of government censorship and threats to speech

open.substack.com

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Kayla Schwoerer @schwoererskayla.bsky.social · Mar 6

For over a decade, 18F brought modern, user-centered tech to government. Now, it’s just...gone.

In a new article in @us.theconversation.com I discuss why 18F mattered, what its shutdown means, and the broader implications for government technology and digital service delivery.

tinyurl.com/4rhm93j9

How 18F transformed government technology − and why its elimination matters

18F was the US government’s in-house technology consultancy, lauded for saving taxpayer money and improving services. Here’s what it did − and what’s now lost.

theconversation.com

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Jaclyn Piatak @jaclynpiatak.bsky.social · Feb 24

Congratulations to ASPA's Section on Personnel Administration and Labor Relations (SPALR) Award Winners!!

I'm honored to receive the Jonathan West Outstanding Scholar Award - many thanks for the nomination @sowa75.bsky.social!

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Jaclyn Piatak @jaclynpiatak.bsky.social · Feb 13

Great to see the University of North Carolina at Charlotte awarded R1 status!

charlotte.edu/R1

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Jaclyn Piatak @jaclynpiatak.bsky.social · Feb 9

Happy to see this research with Neil Boyd, disentangling PSM & SOCR, out now in @pmreview.bsky.social!

Testing the conceptual boundaries of public service motivation & sense of community responsibility: Prosocial actions in community & political engagement

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Testing the conceptual boundaries of public service motivation and sense of community responsibility: prosocial actions in community and political engagement

With growing polarization and declining civic participation, what promotes engagement? Research finds both public service motivation (PSM) and sense of community responsibility (SOCR) correspond to...

www.tandfonline.com

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Jaclyn Piatak @jaclynpiatak.bsky.social · Feb 5

Thank you @lseblogs.bsky.social for the opportunity to comment - blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

President Trump’s actions on federal employees undo years of progress and may mean lasting damage for the US civil service

As part of a flurry of measures after returning to the White House, President Trump issued executive orders and memos which affect the federal workforce. Jaclyn Piatak writes that these measures, w…

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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