ISTR International Conferences provide a dynamic forum for the exchange of cutting edge research findings in the field of Third Sector Studies. The conferences bring together over 600 scholars from more than 85 countries around the globe – both north and south—to share their comparative approaches and multidisciplinary knowledge about civil society, philanthropy, and the nongovernmental sector. ISTR conferences are noted for their diversity of topics, themes, research methods and enormous engagement of the delegates.