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The value of charitable gifts of $1 million or more across the United States, the United Kingdom and the Middle East (GCC) tripled in 2015. At least 2,197 gifts of $1 million or more, totaling $56 billion were made last year, marking a significant increase in both the number and total value of gifts compared to the previous year, according to the Million Dollar Donors Report 2016, produced by Coutts + Co. in association with the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. The Million Dollar Donors Report analyzes the number, size and recipients of gifts of $1 million or more given by individuals, foundations and corporations in the U.S., U.K. and the Middle East (Gulf Cooperation Council countries). In 2016 for the first time it also includes a discussion and case studies that illustrate philanthropy across Continental Europe.

Young women donors today are holding their own when it comes to charitable giving, bucking the trend of Millennials and Gen Xers being less generous than their predecessors, according to the newest report in the Women Give series released today by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Findings from the study, which is funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, have implications for donors and fundraisers alike.

Richard Trollinger has been named the second annual recipient of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Distinguished Alumni Award. The vice president for college relations at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, Trollinger is one of the nation's top experts in educational fundraising.

Most wealthy individuals believe charitable giving (45 percent) and volunteering (31 percent) have the greatest potential for positive impact on society –far more so than voting for (13 percent) or contributing to (1 percent) a political candidate who shares their ideals on topics important to them – according to the 2016 U.S. Trust® Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy.

Pentera, Inc., and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy released a new research whitepaper on planned giving, “The 2016 Planned Giving Study: Building Lasting Legacies: New Insights from Data on Planned Gifts.” It investigates the characteristics of planned gifts and the likelihood of donors making such gifts to nonprofit organizations at various points over the course of a lifetime.

Three out of four households in Puerto Rico (74.9 percent) report making charitable donations in 2014, a high rate of giving, especially compared to similar data in the U.S. which shows 55.8 percent of mainland U.S. households giving to charity in 2013. This finding comes from the first study of its kind to examine charitable giving patterns, priorities, and attitudes of Puerto Rican households. Giving in Puerto Rico is the result of a collaboration among Flamboyan Foundation (Flamboyan), the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and Kinesis Foundation.

The American landscape is crowded with examples of women’s entrepreneurial spirit in building a strong civil society through philanthropy. Examples of women-founded and women-led organizations frame the backdrop for the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy's 2017 national symposium, titled DREAM. DARE. DO: Women, Philanthropy, and Civil Society, which is organized by the school’s Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI). The event will be held March 14-15, 2017, at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, 540 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill.

Tuskegee University President Brian L. Johnson

The Tuskegee University Fall 2016 Convening of Partners, “Tradition and Trajectory: Entwined in Mission and Vision,” will take place on September 15-16 in Indianapolis. Tuskegee University coordinated this inaugural convening to dialogue with key organizations, foundations and corporate partners to improve persistence, achievement and access to education and experiential opportunities among students from diverse backgrounds.

Amanda Koch

Amanda Koch, a doctoral candidate in history at Indiana University, is the recipient of the $5,000 2016 Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. The award will help Koch complete her dissertation on the history of gospel rescue missions, the efforts of the women who created them and their connection to the hybrid social welfare system in the United States today.

More than 40 high school students from California’s “Team Kids Servathon" in which they travel to cities across the nation participating in a service project in each city are joining forces with students from the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy to make art kits for young patients at Riley Children’s Hospital and engage in a Town Hall conversation during which the students will share their respective experiences and advice on how young people can make a difference.