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New research released today from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute shows for the first time that women are motivated to give to women’s and girls’ causes based on personal experiences, whether positive experiences such as the birth of a child or participation in a job training program for women, or negative, such as discrimination, as well as the belief that giving to women is a powerful way to effect large-scale societal change. The report, Giving to Women and Girls: Who gives, and why, sheds light on the growing visibility of women’s and girls’ causes and is the first to explore the methods and motivations of donors to women’s and girls’ issues, including important findings for funders, advocates, fundraisers, and wealth managers.

The charitable giving and volunteering behaviors of younger members of a family are influenced by their elders, according to research released today by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and Vanguard Charitable. Since individual giving is the largest source of charitable donations in the United States*, understanding the intra-family generational dynamics that lead to charitable giving decisions can help families, charitable organizations, and advisors to better plan for the future.

Social justice, access to education, diversity, healthcare, sharing the joy of art and preserving the environment are among the causes that animate the 2016 graduates of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. The 66 women and men earning Ph.D., Master of Arts, and Bachelor of Arts degrees or graduate certificates in Philanthropic Studies represent the largest number of graduates in the history of the school and its predecessor, as well as the largest number of B.A. recipients (18) to date.

Helmut Anheier

Helmut K. Anheier, president and dean of the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin and a leading global civil society expert, will present “Trends in International Civil Society – What are the issues?” during an April 6 event in Indianapolis hosted by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. The program is presented under the auspices of the Stead Family Chair in International Philanthropy at the school.

Jonathan Walton

One of America’s foremost experts on the prosperity gospel, Jonathan Walton, will present Lake Institute on Faith + Giving’s 2016 Thomas H. Lake Lecture on March 31 in Indianapolis. Walton is the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals, the Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church, and Professor of Religion and Society at Harvard Divinity School. In his remarks, “Jesus, Chief Executive: The Gospel of Health + Wealth at the Core of American Religion,” Walton will explain how its popularity makes sense in light of both the ascent of the mega-wealthy in a new Gilded Age and of the slow economic recovery experienced by many Americans in the post-recession era.

Diana Aviv

One of the most well-known and influential national leaders in the nonprofit sector will share her expertise with the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and the central Indiana nonprofit community. Diana Aviv, chief executive officer of Feeding America and former president and CEO of Independent Sector, will serve as Distinguished Visiting Practitioner and Visiting Fellow at the school through mid-2018.