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Charles F. "Chuck" Feeney, the international business leader and philanthropist who made a fortune worth billions and quietly gave it all away, is the inaugural recipient of a prestigious new award recognizing global generosity. Feeney is the first person to receive the Stead Medal in International Philanthropy awarded by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
Edith Falk, co-founder of consulting firm Campbell + Company, and Lilya Wagner, director of Philanthropic Service for Institutions, will receive the Henry A. Rosso Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Ethical Fundraising from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at a dinner on October 29.
IU Indianapolis Chancellor Charles R. Bantz has appointed Amir Pasic, dean of the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, as the first incumbent to hold the school's named, endowed deanship. Pasic's appointment as the Eugene R. Tempel Dean is effective immediately.
Americans gave an estimated $358.38 billion to charity in 2014, surpassing the peak last seen before the Great Recession, according to the 60th anniversary edition of Giving USA, released today. That total slightly exceeded the benchmark year of 2007, when giving hit an estimated inflation-adjusted total of $355.17 billion.
An international business leader with a passion for philanthropy will deliver the keynote address at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy's 2015 symposium, "Philanthropy and Fundraising: What We Know and What We Need to Know." The event will be held Oct. 30 in Indianapolis.
Elizabeth J. Dale, a doctoral candidate at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, is the recipient of the 2015 Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, WPI officials announced today. The award will help Dale complete her dissertation on the philanthropic practices of same-sex couples, including their motivations for giving and how couples make philanthropic decisions as part of the household economy.
Bill Stanczykiewicz has been appointed director of The Fund Raising School and senior lecturer in philanthropic studies at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
The largest number of Philanthropic Studies students ever to graduate from Indiana University's Lilly Family School of Philanthropy will receive their degrees during IU Indianapolis's commencement ceremonies May 10. The 53 graduates comprise the third group of students to be graduated from the new school since its founding in 2012 and the largest since the 1987 founding of the school's predecessor, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. The 2015 commencement also includes the most bachelor of arts degree graduates to date.
The Learning by Giving class awards a $5,000 grant to a peer-to-peer discipline program that helps students stay in school.
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.
