Support DPNA

Your gift to the Department of Public and Nonprofit Administration (DPNA) expands access, creates opportunities, and strengthens programs that prepare students and faculty for leadership in the public service and nonprofit sectors. All contributions support the DPNA Foundation Account, a flexibleresource that allows the department to respond to emerging needs and advance strategic priorities.​

The Impact of Your Gift ​

Your support allows DPNA to direct resources where they are needed most, making a tangible difference across students, faculty, and the broader community. ​

Gifts help:

• Support Student Achievement and Access​
  • Provide merit-based awards recognizing academic excellence and leadership​
  • Offer emergency assistance for students facing unexpected challenges​
  • Fund conference travel and research opportunities that enhance professional growth​
• Advance Faculty Excellence and Scholarship​
  • Support conference participation and professional engagement​
  • Provide seed funding for innovative, community-engaged research​
• Strengthen Community and Program Impact​
  • Host events that celebrate student and alumni achievement​
  • Enhance recruitment and outreach initiatives​
  • Deepen alumni engagement and professional networks​

This flexible structure ensures that contributions are used responsibly and effectively, alignedwith student needs and departmental priorities.​​

​Investing in Leadership

Every gift helps prepare the next generation of public servants, nonprofit leaders, and community changemakers to lead with skill, integrity, and impact. Your support makes it possible for:

• Students to persist and succeed even when unexpected financial or personal challenges arise​
• Emerging leaders are to gain meaningful professional experience and professional visibility​
• Faculty to advance scholarship that addresses real-world challenges and servescommunities​
• Alumni to remain engaged, strengthening a professional network rooted in service and shared purpose

Each spring, we celebrate donor impact at the DPNA Graduate, Honors, and AwardsReception, recognizing individuals whose work reflects the department's mission and values.

 

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Stewardship and Accountability​

DPNA is committed to thoughtful stewardship of every gift. Contributions to the DPNA Foundation Account are allocated in alignment with our mission and departmental priorities, ensuring transparency, fiscal responsibility, and the ability to respond to evolving needs. We are grateful for the trust donors place in us and proud of the tangible outcomes your support makes possible.​

Thank You for Investing in DPNA​

Your gift strengthens the entire DPNA community. Together, we expand access, reduce barriers, and empower leaders who make a difference in public and nonprofit service.

 

 

 

 

Please contact the department office if you have any questions about other donation options.

Andro Zantua
Administrative Associate I
Department of Public and Nonprofit Administration

E-mail: amzantua@memphis.edu
Phone: 901.678.3360