{"id":4173,"date":"2026-02-11T09:06:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T09:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uhglobal.haifa.ac.il\/?p=4173"},"modified":"2026-02-11T11:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:07:29","slug":"prof-ram-a-cnaan-university-of-pennsylvania-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uhglobal.haifa.ac.il\/?p=4173","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Ram A. 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Cnaan<\/strong> is a leading scholar of social policy and nonprofit studies at the <strong>University of Pennsylvania\u2019s<\/strong> School of Social Policy &amp; Practice. Internationally recognized for his work on volunteerism, civic engagement, faith-based initiatives, and the nonprofit sector, his research explores how communities organize and deliver social services across\u00a0different cultural\u00a0and institutional contexts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He is actively involved in several international research initiatives that foster cross-national collaboration. One of his current projects examines differences between countries in tasks carried out exclusively by volunteers, exclusively by professionals, or jointly by both. 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