Cleopatra Charles, PhD

Cleopatra Charles is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University, where she has been since 2010. During 2019-2020 she was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar in the Department of Civil Society Studies at Charles University in the Czech Republic, and in 2021-2022 she was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the National University for Public Service in Hungary. She received a B.A. and MPA from Baruch College in New York. She received her Ph.D. in Public Administration from the University of Kentucky in 2008. 

 

Her research delves into the intricacies of nonprofit financial sustainability, exploring innovative approaches to fundraising, budgeting, and risk management. She is dedicated to advancing the understanding and application of financial strategies within arts and cultural nonprofit organizations. Charles is coauthor of Financial Leadership for the Arts: Sustainable Strategies for Creative Organizations (UNC Press,2024). She has given numerous invited talks and seminars nationally and internationally and is a founder of a nonprofit and consultant to several national and international nonprofit organizations.