Ben Lough

Dr. Lough’s teaching interests focus on community development, nonprofit management, and social innovation. He currently teaches courses on the nonprofit sector, social entrepreneurship/enterprise, and organizational strategies for social change. He previously taught courses on the management of human service organizations, social welfare policy, and international social work and development.

Dr. Lough is currently collaborating with researchers at the University of Ottawa to understand how grassroots voluntary organizations are advancing gender equality through innovations in digital learning. He is also studying the comparative advantages of hybrid social purpose organizations over traditional nonprofits. In his position as Senior Researcher for the UN Volunteers program, he recently finished a 15-country study investigating how civil society organizations and volunteers contribute to community resilience.