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29 Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Q. 5 (2000)

handle is hein.journals/npvolsq29 and id is 1 raw text is: SYMPOSIUM: AUTHORITY, LEGITIMACY, VOICE, AND THE SCHOLAR-PRACTICE QUESTION Introduction Suzanne Feeney, Guest Editor Portland State University Five years ago, in January of 1994, the NVSQ editorial board met in New Haven and discussed what was perceived to be a missing voice in the research on nonprofit organizations. A seed was planted at that wintry meeting that NVSQ should respond to practitioner outcries of marginalization and their plea for understandable, accessible, and relevant research. In November of 1995, ARNOVA sponsored a symposium on scholarship and practice at its Cleveland conference (Feeney & Milofsky, 1995). The symposium drew nearly 200 participants who encouraged more dialogue and the publication of a spe- cial issue of NVSQ to address the divide between research scholars and non- profit practitioners. During the long birthing process of this symposium issue, there has been significant and continuous attention to the scholar-practice question. ARNOVA, through its newsletter and board membership committee, launched a campaign to increase practitioner membership and participation in the Association. The Nonprofit Sector Research Fund (NSRF) of the Aspen Institute published award guidelines providing incentives to academic schol- ars and practitioners to collaborate on research serving the field of practice. The London School of Economics' Centre for Voluntary Organisations held a conference of scholars and practitioners who sat elbow to elbow addressing Note: I would like to thank all of the authors for their thoughtful articles and commitment to con- tinuing the conversation. Their contributions contain important seeds for meeting many of the challenges we face with the new scholar-practice question. It also seems appropriate to thank many ARNOVA and NVSQ colleagues for their patience, understanding, and dedication to the development of this issue over a number of years' time. Carl Milofsky, former editor in chief of NVSQ, launched this project almost 5 years ago, convincing all of us on the board at the time that we needed a formal platform for this discussion. I thank him for his continued involvement and support. Steven Rathgeb Smith, who took up the standard as the new editor of NVSQ, has not only been supportive but has provided important insights that substantially strengthened the quality of this scholar-practice symposium. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 1, March 2000 5-10 © 2000 Sage Publications, Inc. 5

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