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Center for Nonprofit Organizations and Social ImpactRSS

We are a team of practice-oriented scientists who actively tackle topics that are important for organizations that focus on social added value and the public sector. We work on these topics with scientific methods and impart this knowledge into practice and basic research. We do this through our in-house projects, commissioned projects, application projects and EU projects.
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[Translate to English:] 9. Jahrestagung zur Migrationsforschung

Study on the Impacts of Youth Colleges Presented at the 9th Annual Migration Research Conference

On September 14, our joint study was presented at the 9th Annual Migration Research Conference.

[Translate to English:] Social Impact Dialog

Social Impact Dialog: NPO-Governance & Financial Stability

On October 29, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Social Impact Research Cluster at WU Vienna invites you to the Social Impact Dialog at WU.

[Translate to English:] Bericht - Titelseite

Evaluation shows: Youth Colleges promote key preconditions for the labor market integration of young refugees

On August 17, the joint study by the NPO & SI Center and FORM on the impacts of the Youth Colleges was presented during a press conference.

[Translate to English:] NPO-Forum

NPO-Forum 2026

On May 28, 2026, the third NPO-Forum took place at the WU.

[Translate to English:] Aufbruch Salzkammergut

What can the successor organization of the European Capital of Culture 2024 take away from our evaluation?

This question was recently discussed by our colleagues Christian Grünhaus and Stefan Schöggl during the interim review of "Aufbruch, Salzkammergut!" in Bad Isch

[Translate to English:] Tafel Logo

What impact do food banks have on social organizations? New study on food bank Tafel Österreich.

A study by the NPO&SI Center has been published regarding the effects of food banks on social nonprofit organizations, using Tafel Össterreich as a case study.

[Translate to English:] WM Artikel Deckblatt

Research contribution on impact-based management in the area of "Emergency Assistance" of the Caritas in Vienna

The research contribution by Christian Grünhaus, Julian Kettl, Lukas Pascher, and Karoline Schuster was published in the WM Journal.

[Translate to English:] Julian Kettl

Presentation of the Wiener Jugendcolleges at Momentum Kongress

Our colleague, Julian Kettl, gave a presentation at the Momentum Congress from October 16 to 19, 2025.