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The 2018 U.S. Trust Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy, published today in partnership with the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, finds that wealthy Americans continue to be generous with their time and money, increasing the amount they gave on average to charitable causes and organizations in 2017, including giving in the wake of natural disasters. The biennial study shows that 90 percent of high net worth (HNW) households gave to charity last year, and 48 percent volunteered time to nonprofit organizations and causes.

A new report from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute explores charitable giving by women and men in the weeks surrounding the 2016 election. Although overall charitable giving in this period was lower than expected, the study found that donations to progressive charitable organizations with relevance to key election issues increased — an increase driven by female donors.

To celebrate the European Day of Foundations and Donors 2018, the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy in collaboration with the Donors and Foundations Networks in Europe (DAFNE) is releasing a European edition of the school’s 2018 Global Philanthropy Environment Index.

According to a new analysis released by The Salvation Army and the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, state-level opinions and attitudes about government may influence the utilization of services by individuals in need. The school’s research team found that lower levels of trust in government are linked to higher usage of The Salvation Army’s services to meet basic human needs.

Chandra Harris-McCray, a doctoral candidate at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, is the recipient of the 2018 Women’s Philanthropy Institute Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. The award will help Harris-McCray complete her dissertation on African American women’s giving patterns to predominantly white institutions of higher education.

A new report from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute is the first known scholarly research examining how retirement affects charitable giving. The study finds that while most households decrease their overall spending around retirement, they generally maintain charitable giving levels — but gender differences exist. Single women and married couples are more likely to give, give more and give more consistently than single men in the years surrounding retirement. Single women and married couples are also more likely than single men to volunteer at this time in their lives.

William G. and Rose Mays

The Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IU Indianapolis is launching new initiatives. Noted philanthropy scholar Una Osili, Ph.D., has been appointed Dean’s Fellow for the institute. and a Diversity Speakers Series will bring nationally prominent speakers to Indianapolis to examine diversity in philanthropy and nonprofit organizations during the 2018-19 academic year.