John G. McNutt (born 1951) is professor emeritus in the Biden School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Delaware and is engaged in the study of the use of information and communication technologies in the nonprofit sector in the United States. Much of his work focuses on electronic advocacy, especially the application of technology, data, and data science to social action and public policy makingMcNutt, J. G. (2023). New Data Sources in Nonprofit Accounting and Finance Research [Chapter 21]. In Tinkleman, D. & Parsons, L. (eds.). Research Handbook on Nonprofit Accounting. Edward Elgar. and the use of evidence in informing social policy.http://www.policymagic.org McNutt has conducted research on child advocacy groups,McNutt, J. G., & Barlow, J. (2012). A longitudinal study of political technology use by nonprofit child advocacy organizations. In E-Governance and Civic Engagement: Factors and Determinants of E-Democracy (pp. 405-421). IGI Global. professional associations,McNutt, J.G. & Boland, K.M. (1999). Electronic Advocacy by Non-Profit Organizations in Social Welfare Policy. Non-profit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 28 (4), 432-451. environmental advocacy organizations,McNutt, J.G., & Boland, K.M.* (2000). Nonprofit Advocacy in the Cyber-commons. A Study of technologically sophisticated non-profit organizations. Paper presented at the 29th Annual meeting of the Association of Voluntary Action Scholars, November 15–18, New Orleans, LA political action committees,McNutt, J.G. (2018) (ed) Technology, Activism and Social Justice in a Digital Age. Oxford University Press. transnational advocacy organizationsMcNutt, J.G. & Flanagan, M. + (2008). Transnational Nonprofit Advocacy Organizations and the Social Networking Technology Revolution: Patterns of Adoption across Organizational Fields. Paper read at the Eighth International Conference of the International Society for Third Sector Research, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, July 9–12. and community development corporations.McNutt, J. G. & Robinson, C. (2008). Social Networking Choices and Massachusetts Community Development Corporations. Paper read at the 2008 Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, April 23–28. Baltimore, MD. His current work examines four interrelated areas: (1) technology and advocacy for social change, (2) the role of data and data science in public policy, (3) the changing nature of social policy in an information society,McNutt, J.G. & Hoefer, R. (2021). Social Welfare Policy: Responding to a Changing World. [Second Edition] Oxford University Press. and (4) Informatics in the public and nonprofit sectors.McNutt, J.G (2020). Information and communications technology management In Anheier, H. K., & Toepler, S. (2020). The Routledge Companion to Nonprofit Management. [pp.249-262] Routledge. Before starting his academic career, McNutt was a social worker and VISTA Volunteer.
He earned a B.A. from Mars Hill College (1974), an M.S.W. from the University of Alabama (1978), and a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee (1991).
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