News Welcome! We're Glad You Are Here. Our Section mission is to strive to stimulate and improve the teaching, researching and practice of accounting that assists in the effective and efficient management of entities. Save the Date! 2025 GNP Section Midyear Meeting Please make plans to join us for the 2025 Government and Nonprofit Section Midyear Meeting which will be held in Miami, Florida on February 28 - March 1, 2025. We look forward to seeing you there! JOIN US! GNP Section Luncheon at AAA Annual Meeting Monday, August 12, 2024 12:00 pm-1:45 pm We are excited to announce that Carmel Darcy, Chief Financial Officer of American Red Cross will be joining us at the GNP Section Luncheon at the 2024 AAA Annual Meeting! Darcy will share her knowledge and invaluable insights to help you stay ahead of today’s ever changing financial world as she: Provides strategic management and oversight of the financial activities for the American Red Cross. Focuses on multiyear revenue growth, cost management and capital investments with the objective of increased mission delivery. Manages the organization’s Shared Services Center, and Procurement activities. Builds financial solutions to scale for large domestic and international disaster response and recovery operations. Register & Purchase Your Ticket! Awards & Honors 2022 Annual Meeting Best Paper Award: Jiapeng He, University of Texas at Dallas, Kevin Li, Santa Clara University, Ningzhong Li, University of Texas at Dallas, and Weining Zhang, Cheng Kong Graduate School of Business "Propriety Information Cost of Contracting with the Government" 2022 Outstanding Dissertation Award: Chevonne Alston, Governors State University "Charter Schools: How Does Organizational Quality Differ Between For-Profit and Non-Profit Organizational Forms?”" Dissertation defended at The University of Mississippi 2023 Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award Sharon Kioko, University of Washington “Unintended Impact of Fiscal Rules and Limitations on Long-Term Obligations of State Governments" 2023 GNP Section Enduring Lifetime Achievement Award This award was presented to Dr. Daniel Tinkelman, Brooklyn College-CUNY to recognize exemplary career service for a lifetime contribution to government and nonprofit accounting. Dr. Tinkelman received this honor at the GNP Section Midyear Meeting that was held March 10-11, 2023. President's Letter Message from Nancy Chun Feng, Suffolk University AAA GNP Section President Greetings, GNP Colleagues! I am truly honored to serve as your GNP President. Thank you for entrusting me with this opportunity! I am excited about collaborating with you and advancing the section for another year. It is a privilege to serve a distinguished community of government and not-for-profit accounting scholars, and I take pride in being part of the most collegial section within the AAA. I extend my heartfelt thanks to Brian McAllister for his many years of service to our section and for serving as President of the section this past year. Brian has been deeply involved and served our section very well. He did an excellent job organizing the 2023 Midyear Meeting (MYM) in Denver, Colorado. He has been a great mentor to me over the past year in grasping the responsibilities of the GNP President role. Thank you, Brian! CONTINUE READING... 2025 GNP Section Midyear Meeting Check back for updates on our 2025 Midyear Meeting! GASB Gil Crain Grant GASB Gil Crain Memorial Research Grant Since its formation in 1984, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has encouraged academics and other researchers to conduct studies that would be relevant to the GASB’s standards-setting activities. Over the past 30 years, such research efforts have resulted in publishing their research in research briefs, journal articles, and occasionally in GASB research reports. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) seeks research proposals for the 2023 Gil Crain Grant Award. Proposals should address topics of interest to the GASB’s standard setting efforts. Proposals must be received by May 31, 2023 via email submission to director@gasb.org. Decisions on proposals will be made by the end of June 2023. Any questions about topics or the proposal process may be directed to Tammy Waymire, GASB Senior Research Manager, via email twaymire@gasb.org or phone (203) 956-5376. Learn More