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Today the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IU Indianapolis launched its new research series, Digital for Good: A Global Study on Emerging Ways of Giving. The series chronicles emerging trends in charitable giving, with a focus on how innovative giving methods such as mobile giving, crowdfunding, online volunteering, social impact initiatives and others are shaping giving in various countries, beginning with the United Kingdom and Brazil.

The Patterson Foundation has selected Lilly Family School of Philanthropy students Kellie Alexander and Rachel Ploss to become the newest members of its Fellows Program. The two Master of Arts in Philanthropic Studies graduates will participate in a year-long opportunity for aspiring philanthropic leaders to gain experience and learn innovative philanthropic principles while contributing to initiatives strengthening people, organizations and communities.

Muslim Americans gave $1.8 billion in zakat funding to domestic and international causes in 2021, according to a new report released today by the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IU Indianapolis. The average Muslim American household donated $2,070 of zakat funds to charity, the study finds. Zakat, the third of five pillars of Islam, is an obligatory act of giving.

Applications are currently being accepted through May 31 for the Debra Mesch Doctoral Fellowship for Research on Women’s Philanthropy. The one-year, $5,000 fellowship supports doctoral dissertation research and writing that contributes to understanding of women’s philanthropy or gender differences in philanthropic behavior.

The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IU Indianapolis today released the 2022 Global Philanthropy Environment Index (GPEI). The world’s most comprehensive global report mapping philanthropic environments, it provides tools for policymakers, civil society leaders, philanthropists and the public to understand and, ultimately, shape the state of philanthropy on a global scale. Findings from the 2022 GPEI suggest that the global philanthropic environment is slightly more favorable than in 2018, with three-fifths of the 91 countries and economies studied reporting a favorable environment for philanthropy. Yet nearly 30 economies reported a shrinking space for philanthropy as a result of their political environments.

The Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) today released Women Give 2022: Racial Justice, Gender and Generosity, a new report exploring how gender and demographic factors affected giving to racial justice causes in 2020 (such as Black Lives Matter, Say Her Name).The report finds that a significant portion of the population (42.0%) and nearly half of single women (48.2%) supported the 2020 racial justice protests, but a smaller portion of the population (14.2%) actually donated money in support of racial justice.

Tyrone McKinley Freeman, Ph.D.

The Dan David Prize, the largest history prize in the world, announced today that Dr. Tyrone McKinley Freeman, Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IU Indianapolis, has been selected as a winner of the 2022 prize, alongside eight other outstanding early- and mid-career scholars of history from around the world. Each will receive $300,000 to recognize their achievements to date and support their future work.

A new professional doctoral degree program for senior leaders in the philanthropic and nonprofit sector will be offered by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IU Indianapolis beginning with the fall 2023 semester. All courses will be online, and the format is designed to accommodate the needs of working professionals.