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A new report from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI), Women Give 2020 – New Forms of Giving in a Digital Age: Powered by Technology, Creating Community, offers new research focused on how women give more than men, even as technology disrupts philanthropy. The report encompasses research that shows broad gender differences in how women and men use the Internet and social networks, and how they give online.
Dr. Debra Mesch and Andrea Pactor of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IU Indianapolis have been honored with the Indiana University Bicentennial Medal for their landmark achievements in advancing understanding and awareness of women’s philanthropy nationally and internationally. Indiana University First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie presented the medals virtually during an online school celebration on April 20, 2020.
The Fund Raising School and other experts at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy are offering several new, free resources to help nonprofits raise crucial funds to support their missions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the economy.
Applications are currently being accepted for the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. The one-year, $5,000 fellowship supports doctoral dissertation research and writing that contributes to understanding of women’s philanthropy or gender differences in philanthropic behavior.
The 17th Annual Thomas H. Lake Lecture with New York Times columnist David Brooks and Comment magazine editor-in-chief Anne Snyder on “Faith, Philanthropy and Community” is being rescheduled for fall 2020. Indiana University is suspending all large events due to general concerns about the COVID-19 coronavirus. A new date will be announced.
Total U.S. charitable giving is projected to grow by 4.8% this year and by 5.1% in 2021, according to The Philanthropy Outlook 2020 + 2021 released today. The report is researched and written by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IU Indianapolis and presented by Marts + Lundy, a leading strategic fundraising consulting firm.
LaKoya Rochell has been selected to serve as director of programs and associate director of development for the Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IU Indianapolis.
Indiana’s social assistance industry has more than doubled in size since 1995 to reach almost 60,000 paid employees in 2018. However, less than half of those now work for nonprofit organizations, down from about 70% prior to 2005, according to a new Indiana University report.
Jeannie Sager has been selected as the next director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IU Indianapolis. She will spearhead vision and strategy for the next phase of the pioneering program at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IU Indianapolis. An established philanthropy leader, Sager brings a wealth of expertise and more than 25 years of nonprofit leadership and development experience in a variety of fields, including higher education, independent schools and healthcare. She has held key executive positions at several large nonprofit organizations.
Edgar Villanueva, a nationally recognized expert on social justice philanthropy and author of Decolonizing Wealth, will discuss diversity, equity and inclusion challenges in today’s philanthropic sector, their historical roots, and ideas for overcoming them during a free, public conversation in Indianapolis.
