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The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University will honor the Kresge Foundation at the annual Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IU Indianapolis) Spirit of Philanthropy Luncheon and Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, April 26th in Indianapolis. The Indiana University Foundation, IU Indianapolis and the Center will sponsor the event.
Indiana University is receiving two generous gifts from the estate of philanthropist Ruth Lilly - an estimated $10.7 million -- that includes approximately $8 million for the Center on Philanthropy and approximately $2.7 million for the Herron School of Art and Design.
A majority of charities surveyed saw their fundraising revenue remain stable or increase last year, according to the 2010 Year-End Survey of the Nonprofit Research Collaborative (NRC), a coalition of six fundraising and philanthropic organizations. The survey also showed that strong fundraising results were more likely when organizations invested resources in fundraising staff and infrastructure, including volunteer management.
Paulette V. Maehara, president and CEO of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), will be awarded the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University’s highest honor, the Henry A. Rosso Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Ethical Fund Raising.
Philanthropist and activist Barbara Dobkin of New York, N.Y., will receive the Shaw-Hardy Taylor Achievement Award from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.
Education as a form of philanthropic giving and its role in the quest for faith will be the subject of the eighth annual Thomas H. Lake lecture presented by the Lake Institute on Faith + Giving at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.
Drs. Dwight and Audrey Burlingame have created the Dwight and Audrey Burlingame Doctoral Fellowship in Philanthropic Studies for students at the Center through an endowment gift of $100,000.
A new study published by Giving USA Foundation and researched and written by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University highlights the differences – and challenges – in reaching “Millennial” donors – adults born since 1981.
Women are significantly more likely than men to give to almost every type of charitable cause and are equally likely to support the rest, after controlling for education, income, and other factors that influence giving, new research from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University finds.
Nonprofit organizations have seen a slight turnaround in giving so far this year that mirrors the slow economic recovery, a new survey from the Nonprofit Research Collaborative (NRC) finds. But the small rebound hasn’t been enough to help many nonprofits that are grappling with staff and service cuts even as demand for their services has increased.
