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Children with autism in Marion County will soon be able to play and learn in a new, state-of-the-art, multisensory activity gym designed to meet their needs, in part as a result of a $10,000 grant from the Learning by Giving class at the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IU Indianapolis to Easter Seals Crossroads.
At least 1,831 gifts of $1 million or more, totaling $24.5 billion, were given to charity across eight international regions in 2014, and higher education remained the top priority for those gifts, according to the international Million Dollar Donors Report released today by Coutts in association with the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
The sex of the first-born child affects the likelihood that the parents will give to charity, the amount they give, and the types of causes and organizations they support, a new report from the Women's Philanthropy Institute finds. Additionally, parents of first-born sons and only-child daughters give more to charity.
America's 86,192 charitable foundations frequently receive both praise and criticism for their efforts to create change. Are they really making a difference? Former Rockefeller Foundation executive, former director of the U.S. Census Bureau, foundation scholar and Columbia University Carnegie Professor of Public Affairs Kenneth Prewitt will explore the question "Can Foundations Know If They Are Making a Difference? Navigating between Ivory Towers and Performance Metrics" in an Indianapolis talk Nov. 10.
Genevieve G. Shaker, Ph.D., is the inaugural recipient of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Distinguished Alumni Award. Shaker is associate dean for development and external affairs for the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IU Indianapolis) and assistant professor of Philanthropic Studies in the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. She also is an adjunct professor of Liberal Arts. Shaker will be presented with the honor during the school's Henry A. Rosso Medal awards dinner in Indianapolis on Thursday, October 29.
#GivingTuesday founder and executive director of New York City's famed 92nd Street Y (92Y) Henry Timms will speak October 15 in Indianapolis as Lake Institute on Faith + Giving's 2015 Distinguished Visitor. Timms will share tips, trends and lessons learned from a growing, global philanthropic movement. He will also discuss the idea of "new power" and the importance of harnessing its energy for good -- using #GivingTuesday as an example of new power at work.
A new, multi-dimensional measure of human needs based on objective data from a nonprofit on the frontlines of providing social services was announced by The Salvation Army and the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
On Monday, Sept. 28, Reynold Levy, who recently completed a 13-year tenure as president of New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and led its $1.2 billion transformation, will speak in Indianapolis on “Two and a Half Cheers: The Triumph of America’s Third Sector and Its Twenty-first Century Challenges.” He also has been president of the International Rescue Committee and the AT&T Foundation, and has a new book, "They Told Me Not to Take That Job: Tumult, Betrayal, Heroics and the Transformation of Lincoln Center."
Kindness advocate, adventurer, bestselling author and TV personality Leon Logothetis, a former London broker who traveled around the world on his yellow motorbike, relying solely on the kindness of complete strangers for food, gas for his bike and a place to sleep, will speak at IU Indianapolis Wed., Sept. 23. The event is free and open to the public. His remarks, “I See You”¦The Power of Human Connection,” will focus on his experiences connecting with people around the globe and his mission to create a kinder world. The event and a book signing will be held Sept. 23, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Riley Auditorium, 705 Riley Hospital Dr., Indianapolis.
How gender differences in income affect where couples give, women's and men's differing motivations for giving, and who supports causes aimed at helping women and girls are among the issues addressed in new research being released by the Women's Philanthropy Institute. Findings from the study, which is funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will be presented at the Women Moving Millions Summit in New York today.
