In their fourth visit, students in Dr. Patricia Snell Herzog’s class toured and learned about The Nature Conservancy in Indiana. They reflected on the multi-tiered structure of The Nature Conservancy and the benefits to having local and national branches of the same organization. Dr. Herzog said of this visit that “the organizational representatives did a fantastic… Read more »
Entries by Abby Rolland
A partnership, a scholarship, and lessons learned about grant management and proposal writing
Amber Ewing didn’t begin her career as a grant writer, or even work in the nonprofit sector, until she stepped foot into Mississippi Food Network (MFN) a year and a half ago as its new grant writer. With a journalism and English background, writing has always been a passion of Ewing’s, but writing grant proposals… Read more »
What you appreciate appreciates
By Faryal Khatri After a whirlwind type day of work and board meetings I slumped into my seat just minutes before the program began, gasping for air and slightly disheveled from having pushed my way through traffic and running from my car to the Indiana Landmarks building. I was not familiar with Lynne Twist or… Read more »
Embracing a rich and broad definition of philanthropy
This is the second part of our series on connecting diverse student and alumni experiences with research from Women Give 2019: Gender and Giving Across Communities of Color. Smita Vadakekalam is a master’s degree alumna who graduated in 2001. She has worked for a nonprofit consulting firm, Heller Consulting, for the past 14 years. How… Read more »
‘Giving their service for the greater good of the world’
As part of their visit to a third nonprofit organization in Dr. Patricia Snell Herzog’s undergraduate course, students reflected on linking their degree with a direct path to the philanthropic sector, as well as the importance of saying ‘yes.’ “Learning from the people we met with at Red Cross gave me examples of what kind… Read more »