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Dr. Debra Mesch

Women's philanthropy expert Debra Mesch, Ph.D., has been selected to hold the world's first endowed chair dedicated to research and teaching about women's philanthropy. She will expand research, understanding and awareness about women's unique and powerful role in giving, volunteering and leadership of philanthropic organizations.

Chicagoans are more likely to give to charity on average than are people elsewhere in the U.S., according to a new report released by The Chicago Community Trust and the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, which conducted the study.

Wesley Boone

Every once in a while, the Philanthropic Studies program offers a pleasant surprise, someone or something that demonstrates just how wonderful is the philanthropic world. Wesley Boone, who recently earned the prestigious Jefferson Award for the work with his organization, Gear Going Global, was one such pleasant surprise.

Dr. Sara Konrath

At South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Tex., today, Dr. Sara Konrath will talk about her research on using text messaging to build empathy in teens. She has found it is possible to increase people's empaty--tendencies to feel for others and imagine their perspectives--via text messaging, with the effects lasting up to six months later.

Dr. Christian Smith

If generosity is good for the giver--and research shows it is--then why don't more people give? This paradox and why people are or are not generous are among the issues Christian Smith, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society at the University of Notre Dame, will address during the 12th Annual Thomas H. Lake Lecture on March 12 in Indianapolis.

Kirsten Grønbjerg, Efroymson Chair in Philanthropy

A new Indiana University report shows nonprofit employees work in finance, construction and other industries traditionally considered the domain of for-profit businesses. Nonprofits in nontraditional industries gained more in jobs and payroll than for-profit counterparts and more traditional nonprofits.