National and International co-operation

 The scholars in philanthropic studies co-operate in national and international initiatives.

• Research institutes in Social Psychologie and Law at VU Amsterdam 
• National research institutes: f.e. Social and Cultural Planning Office, ICS/Sociology Utrecht, International Institute of Social History, Statistics Netherlands
• International research institutes: Indiana University, Centre on Philanthropy, Indianapolis, DePaul University, Kent University, and the University of  Bologna 
• The Department of Philanthropic Studies performs a leading role in the European Research Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP): www.ernop.eu