Prof. Dr. Georg von Schnurbein

Philantrophy Studies

Georg von Schnurbein is Associate Professor for Philanthropy Studies at the Faculty of Business and Economics and founding director of the Center for Philanthropy Studies (CEPS) at the University of Basel. CEPS is an interdisciplinary institute for research and executive education on philanthropy and nonprofit organizations in general. Georg serves in several functions in boards in the field of international research on philanthropy. He has co-authored the latest edition of the Swiss Foundation Code and published in several impact journals such as Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly and European Management Journal. His research interest is on nonprofit governance, financial health of nonprofits, and volunteering.