Diane Kaplan Vinokur

Associate Professor Emerita of Social Work

Diane Kaplan Vinokur’s research focuses on the application of social psychological and organizational theories to human service organizations and their personnel. She studies the implications of such findings for non-profit management and social work practice.

Her most recent study, “The Under One Roof Project,” investigates the benefits and challenges of nonprofit centers to their co-located nonprofit tenant organizations and their communities.

In 1997, Vinokur co-founded the University of Michigan Nonprofit and Public Management Center, a collaboration of the Schools of Social Work, Business, and Public Policy, which promotes education, research, and community and public service, and provides career consultation.

Research Interests

Nonprofit management, “under one roof project,” human service organizations

Curriculum Vitae

Contact Information

  • [email protected]

  • University of Michigan
    School of Social Work
    1080 S. University Ave.
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Education

  • 1975 PhD Social Work and Sociology
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • 1973 MA Sociology
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • 1972 MSW Social Policy
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • 1970 BA Sociology
    Oberlin College, OH

News

Activities

Publications

Brotsky, C., Eisinger, S. & Vinokur-Kaplan, D. (2019). Shared Space and the New Nonprofit Workplace. New York: Oxford University Press.
Vinokur-Kaplan, D. (2017). New public governance and the growth of co-located nonprofit centers. Nonprofit Policy Forum, 8(4), 429-444. Available online 03/23/2018.
Cnaan, R., & Vinokur-Kaplan, D., Eds. (2015). Cases in Innovative Nonprofits: Organizations That Make a Difference. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Vinokur-Kaplan, D., & McBeath, B. (2014). Co-located nonprofit centers: tenants' attraction and satisfaction. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 25(1), 77-91.
Vinokur-Kaplan, D. (2009). [Review of the book Designing and Planning Programs for Nonprofit and Government Organizations, Edward J. Pawlak and Robert D. Vinter (Eds.),]. Administration in Social Work, 33(3), 340-342.
Vinokur-Kaplan, D. (2008). Motivating work performance in human services organizations. In R. J. Patti (Ed.), Handbook of Human Services Management (Revised 2nd Ed.). 209-237. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Vinokur-Kaplan, D., & Miller, P. (2005). The collaborative practice of workplace teams. In K. Hopkins, & M. Austin (Eds.), Supervision as Collaboration in the Human Services: Building a Learning Culture 59-70. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Vinokur-Kaplan, D. (2003). When community mental health meets public managed care. In F. E. Netting, S. Wernet, & D. Fauri (Eds.), Cases in Macro Social Work Practice (2nd ed.). 171-184. New York: Pearson Education.
Vinokur-Kaplan, D. (2002). [Review of the book Private sector strategies for social sector success: The guide to strategy and planning for public and non-profit organizations]. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 31(2), 282-284.
Vinokur-Kaplan, D. (2001). Nonprofit landlords leasing to nonprofit tenants: Legal and managerial strategies used at nonprofit co-location enterprises in the United States. Conference Proceedings: Nonprofit Enterprises: Governing Development and Funding Innovation. Trento, Italy: University of Trento, Faculty of Economics and ISSAN.

Honors and Awards

Year Description
2019 2019 Terry McAdam Book Award
2011 Founders Award. Nonprofit Centers Network (a program of the Tides Foundation (May).
1974-1975 U.S. National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Grant
1972-1973 Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship (1972) and Rackham Prize Fellowship, (1973), Rackham School of Graduate Studies, The University of Michigan
1970-1972 NIMH Traineeship, Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Sociology, The University of Michigan

Presentations

Year Description
2014 Vinokur-Kaplan, D. (2014, November). Innovation in nonprofit organizations. Panel convenor and presenter at annual Meeting of ARNOVA (Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action), Hartford, CT.
2013 Vinokur-Kaplan, D. (2013, June). Making the case: Do small nonprofits really save on rent (occupancy) when they are in a nonprofit center? Building Opportunities Conference, Nonprofit Centers Network, Denver, CO.
2011 Vinokur-Kaplan, D. (2011, November). Do foundations invest in Detroit’s nonprofit infrastructure? A look at the past decade’s funding. Annual Meeting of ARNOVA, Toronto, Canada.
2011 Vinokur-Kaplan, D. (2011, June). New workspace for small nonprofits: Real estate innovations by American foundations. Annual Meeting of ERNOP (European Research Network on Nonprofits and Philanthropy), WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria.
2010 Vinokur-Kaplan, D. (2010, November). Shared services: Creating collaborative solutions for nonprofits. Annual Meeting of ARNOVA, Arlington, VA.

Courses

Past Courses

Title Instructor Term Course Section Meeting Start Meeting End
Fundraising and Grant Writing Vinokur, Diane Kaplan Winter 2016 003 02:00 pm 05:00 pm View Course
Fundraising and Grant Writing Vinokur, Diane Kaplan Winter 2016 002 02:00 pm 05:00 pm View Course
Fundraising and Grant Writing Vinokur, Diane Kaplan Fall 2015 002 05:00 pm 08:00 pm View Course
Fundraising and Grant Writing Vinokur, Diane Kaplan Fall 2015 001 02:00 pm 05:00 pm View Course
Fundraising and Grant Writing Vinokur, Diane Kaplan Winter 2014 004 09:00 am 12:00 pm View Course
Fundraising and Grant Writing Vinokur, Diane Kaplan Winter 2014 001 09:00 am 12:00 pm View Course
Intro to Com Org, Mgt & Policy/Eval Pract Vinokur, Diane Kaplan Fall 2013 002 01:00 pm 04:00 pm View Course
Fundraising and Grant Writing Vinokur, Diane Kaplan Fall 2013 001 02:00 pm 05:00 pm View Course
Advanced Topics in Social Work Vinokur, Diane Kaplan Winter 2013 004 01:00 pm 03:30 pm View Course
Intro to Com Org, Mgt & Policy/Eval Pract Vinokur, Diane Kaplan Fall 2012 008 09:00 am 12:00 pm View Course