Dyana Mason is an Assistant Professor in the University of Oregon's School of Planning, Public Policy and Management, where she teaches in the Masters of Nonprofit Management (MNM) and Masters of Public Administration (MPA) degree programs. She received my Ph.D. from the University of Southern California's Price School of Public Policy. Her research interests include nonprofit management and governance, the organization and formation of interest/advocacy organizations, the political economy of the nonprofit sector, charitable giving and experimental research on collective action and fundraising activities.