Sal Martino Grant for DEI Research
SAL MARTINO GRANT FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION RESEARCH
The Sal Martino Grant for DEI Research aims to encourage collaborative research between members of the academic and practitioner communities to expand and advance DEI knowledge in association management and leadership. The grant provides up to $15,000 to one meritorious proposal (per cycle) addressing DEI in nonprofit membership and member-serving organizations management and is intended to support the research activities of those working (or matriculating) in an academic community, association management professionals, and consultants/private contractors in association management.
ASAE Research Foundation is an established primary creator and resource for research and information in the association community. Through this grant, ASAE Research Foundation intends to expand and promote academic research that advances knowledge in association management and leadership, creating new conversations in DEI, and raising the profile of nonprofit research both inside and outside academia.
Generously funded by Webster Chamberlain & Bean, LLP.
2022 GRANT RECIPIENTS
Congratulations to the 2022 Sal Martino Grant award recipient! The Research Foundation looks forward to supporting this project throughout 2022 and beyond.
American University
The Effects of the Intersectionality of Gender and Race on Members’ Involvement in Membership Associations
Primary Investigator: Khaldoun AbouAssi, Ph.D., Provost Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration & Policy, School of Public Affairs.
ABOUT SAL MARTINO
In his remarks at ASAE’s 2017 Annual Meeting, Sal Martino, ASAE’s Immediate Past Board Chair, spoke about the primary purposes of the ASAE Research Foundation: to present research that is both relevant and valuable for the development of association professionals; and, to directly support ASAE’s goal of demonstrating the benefits association bring to society. One of the vital functions that associations serve in society, he stressed, was to create “pathways for women, ethnic and racial minorities, and LGBTQ individuals to attain equality and leadership roles." Research is critical to this, and all the functions associations serve.
Click here to access a transcript of the speech.
Sal’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) spans more than 40 years, including a 20-year commitment to the students of a South Bronx community college, who primarily belong to racial and ethnic minority groups. His dedication continues to this day, serving as an inspiring legacy to the association community.