Lilly Family School of Philanthropy: Indiana University Indianapolis

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As the world’s first school of philanthropy, we provide professional education and indispensable research to life-long learners and leaders in the field. We prepare the next wave of changemakers through our experience-driven degree programs.

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It was a game changer for me, it was pivotal.
Mason Rummel, CEO of the James Graham Brown Foundation in Louisville, Kentucky, as she talked about her experience in the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Master of Arts program.

Beyond the Game

Pascal Siakam of the Indiana Pacers and Dakota Whyte, a former college basketball standout and Canadian Youth Olympian will discuss how athletes have the opportunity to leverage their success to make an impact in their communities.

Next Generation donors’ charitable giving interests and approaches examined in new study

Globa social, economic, and political shifts, globalization, and technological advancements over the last 20 years have reshaped how next-generation donors engage with the philanthropic sector. This report examines younger donors’ motivations, their attitudes toward giving, the causes they support and their preferred methods for making donations and evaluating the impact.

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IU Indianapolis is Indiana’s newest R1 university

Indiana University Indianapolis has cemented its status as one of the nation’s premier urban research universities after receiving Research 1 status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, making it Indy’s only R1 institution.

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Tuesday, January 14, 2025

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Upcoming events

Feb 24

Public Policy and Philanthropy Series: Romanita Hairston (In-Person or Virtual)

4:30 p.m.—5:30 p.m.

Feb 25

Philanthropy Research Workshop: Susan Appe - The Nexus of Migration, Development, and Philanthropy: Fieldnotes about Collective Remittances and Diaspora Philanthropy

12 p.m.—1 p.m.

Mar 03

Beyond the Game: Pacers’ Pascal Siakam & Dakota Whyte’s impact on Sports, Philanthropy, & Education

Starts at 4:30 p.m.

Mar 05

Julian Castro: Building a Philanthropic Movement across Latino Communities

1 p.m.—2 p.m.

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B.A. in Philanthropic Leadership

Timmy Morgan, B.A. in Philanthropic leadership alumnus, discusses how this this program prepared him to enter law school.

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I originally chose the lily family

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school of philanthropy because I wanted

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back to society it was pretty simple

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back to society it was pretty simple
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philanthropy giving back I was thinking

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philanthropy giving back I was thinking
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this is right up my alley something that

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uh the lily family school of

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uh the lily family school of
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myself was that I wanted to be a

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