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The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy is marking its three decades at the forefront of philanthropy education and research with a 30th Anniversary Speakers Series during the 2017-2018 academic year.
Jane Chu, Ph.D. ’12, has been named the recipient of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy’s 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award. The 11th chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Chu has a strong background in philanthropy and in arts administration. Throughout her professional career, she has served in leadership positions in a number of philanthropic institutions, including organizations committed to strengthening the arts, culture and local communities.
A Statement from Dean Amir Pasic The Lilly Family School of Philanthropy community was saddened to learn that Dr. Russell G. “Russ” Mawby, our former Board of Visitors member who was Chairman Emeritus and former President and CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, passed away on October 20 at the age of 89.
At a time when affiliation with a religion and attendance at religious services are both decreasing in the United States, a new report sheds light on how those trends are affecting charitable giving to religious congregations and to other types of charitable institutions.
People who give to charitable causes are happier than those who don’t, regardless of their gender and marital status, and the more they give, the happier they are, a new study finds. The Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI), a leader in philanthropy research about the effects of gender on charitable giving, today released these and other findings of its annual study, Women Give 2017.
GenerosityForLife.org visualizes and analyzes data from the school’s Philanthropy Panel Study (PPS), which tracks over 9,000 individuals’ and families’ giving, volunteering, and factors that influence those practices (e.g., employment, health, marital status) throughout their lives. It was made possible through generous support and funding from the John Templeton Foundation.
According to a new analysis released by the Human Needs Index (HNI), states with greater remoteness have higher levels of need than government measures suggest. The HNI, a joint project between The Salvation Army and the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, tracks changing levels of need across geographies and over time.
The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy will launch its yearlong 30th anniversary celebration with a Sept. 8 kickoff event in Indianapolis exploring the future of philanthropy.
The author of a new book about how women philanthropists helped women gain the right to vote will speak at a free, public event in Indianapolis on Oct. 3. A panel of three Indianapolis women leaders will discuss how women today can leverage their voices, giving and volunteering to make a difference. They are Christina Hale, President and CEO of Leadership Indianapolis, Hope Hampton, Founder of Indescribable Gift Giving Circle; and Ruth Morales, Mayor’s Neighborhood Advocate for the City of Indianapolis.
New faculty members and visiting scholars, as well as faculty promotions, are expanding learning and research opportunities for students at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IU Indianapolis as it enters its fifth academic year as a school and its 30th year since the founding of the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy. “As we continue to grow, we are attracting to our faculty some of the brightest scholars in philanthropy today,” said Amir Pasic, Ph.D., the Eugene R. Tempel Dean of the school. “Several other distinguished philanthropy leaders also are joining us as visiting scholars and practitioners, helping our students extend both their understanding of philanthropy and their career horizons.”
