Patrick M. Rooney is Director of Research at the Center on Philanthropy. He directs Center-wide research activities, including the Center's signature research project, a longitudinal study of philanthropy in collaboration with the University of Michigan's Panel Study of Income Dynamics. He also oversees the Fundraising and Administrative Costs Study, a collaborative effort with the Urban Institute. Dr. Rooney manages the Center's ongoing research projects, including the research and writing for Giving USA, which is produced by the AAFRC Trust for Philanthropy, and the semiannual Philanthropic Giving Index, which gauges and predicts the climate for donor giving and philanthropic activity. He is responsible for securing additional funding for Center research projects; works with the Center's Research Committee to determine priorities and fund selected research projects and to evaluate the Center's research work; and is responsible for strategic planning and evaluation.

Previously, Dr. Rooney served as both assistant dean for Academic Programs for Indiana University - Purdue University Columbus (Ind.) and as special assistant to the Indiana University vice president for long-range planning and chancellor of Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).

Dr. Rooney is professor of Economics and philanthropic studies at IUPUI and is a member of the graduate school faculty at Indiana University. He earned his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in economics at the University of Notre Dame, a Certificate of Management Development at Harvard University, and a Certificate in Fundraising Management from The Fund Raising School at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. In addition to extensive academic research and publishing, he has conducted a number of research projects and financial analyses to aid Indiana University and IUPUI in their decision-making processes.

Recent publications include:

"Estimating Charitable Deductions in Giving USA." (with Partha Deb, Mark Wilhelm, and Melissa Brown). Forthcoming in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly .

"How Fundraising Is Carried Out in U.S. Nonprofit Organizations." (with Mark Hager and Tom Pollak). International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing , Vol 7, No. 4, 2002, pp. 311-324.

"Response Rates for Mail Surveys of Nonprofit Organizations: A Review and Empirical Test" (with Mark Hager, Sarah Wilson, Tom Pollak). Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Vol 32., No. 2, 2003, pp. 252-267.

"Presidential Satisfaction with Development Programs in Research and Doctoral Universities" (with Gary Bouse and Gene Tempel). The CASE International Journal of Educational Advancement , Vol. 3, No. 2, 2002, pp. 133-148

"Measurement of Volunteering: A Methodological Study Using Indiana as a Test Case" (with Kathryn S. Steinberg and William Chin), Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly , Vol. 31, No. 4, 2002, pp. 484-501.

"Repeal of the Estate Tax and Its Impact on Philanthropy." (with Eugene R. Tempel) Nonprofit Management and Leadership , Vol. 12, No. 2, Winter 2001, pp. 193-211.

"A Methodological Comparison of Giving Surveys: Indiana as a Test Case" (with Kathy Steinberg and Paul Schervish). Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly , Vol 30, No. 3, September 2001, pp. 551-568.

"Am I Paid Fairly?" (with Paul Carlin) Change , Washington, D.C., March/April, 2000, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 41-49.

"A Better Methodology for Analyzing the Costs and Benefits of Fund Raising at Universities." Nonprofit Management and Leadership , Vol. 10, No. 1, 1999, pp. 39-56.

"Forecasting Credit Hours" (with David Bivin). Research in Higher Education , Vol. 40, No. 4, 1999, pp. 613-632.

"How Much Does Instruction and Research Really Cost?" (with Victor Borden and Tim Thomas). Planning in Higher Education , Vol. 27, Spring 1999, pp. 42-54.

"Evaluating and Assessing Learning Communities" (with Victor Borden), Metropolitan Universities , Summer, Vol. 9, No. 1, 1998, pp. 73-88.

"Responding to Resource Constraints: A Departmentally-based System of Responsibility Center Management" (with David Stocum), Change , Washington, D.C., September/October, 1997, Vol. 29, No. 5, pp. 51-57.

"Employee Ownership and Worker Participation: Effects on Job Satisfaction." In James and J. Svejnar, Eds., Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory and Labor- Managed Firms , Vol. 5, Greenwich, CN: JAI Press, Inc., 1995.

"Effects of Worker Participation in the U.S.: Managers' Perceptions vs. Empirical Measures." In William Lafferty and Edward Rosenstein, Eds., International Handbook of Participation in Organizations , Vol. III. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993, pp. 134-152.

"Employee Ownership and Worker Participation: Effects on Health and Safety." Economics Letters , Vol. 39, No. 3, 1992, pp. 323-328.

"ESOPs, Producer Co ops, and Traditional Firms: Are They Different?" Journal of Economic Issues , Vol. XXVI, No. 2, June 1992, pp. 593-603.

"Employee Ownership in the U.S.: Intentions, Perceptions, and Reality." In Richard Coughlin, Ed., Morality, Rationality and Efficiency: Further Perspectives on Socio Economics . Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1991.

"Worker Participation in Employee Owned Firms." Journal of Economic Issues , Vol. XXII, No. 2, June 1988, pp. 451 458.

"Labor Self Management: Is It Consistent with Rawls?" Journal of Applied Business Research , Vol. 4, Fall 1986, pp. 49 59.

"Worker Control: Greater Efficiency and Job Satisfaction." Economic Forum , Vol. 14, No. 2, Winter, 1983 1984, pp. 97 123.