As Hurricane Dorian ravaged the Bahamas and continues to impact the East Coast of the United States, nonprofits may wonder what research says about giving to disasters, while donors may ask how or where they can give in order to have the most impact. The Center for Disaster Philanthropy, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and… Read more »
Generosity for Life
A productive partnership: Researching and learning about community philanthropy and leadership
This fall, Dr. Laurie Paarlberg, Charles Stewart Mott Chair on Community Foundations and professor of philanthropic studies, will work with the Indiana Philanthropy Alliance (IPA) and Dr. Marlene Walk, affiliate faculty member at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, on a research partnership focused on community foundations and community leadership. Here, Dr. Paarlberg shares more… Read more »
Madam C.J. Walker: Past philanthropy and current impact
August is celebrated as Black Philanthropy Month. In honor of this month and black philanthropy, we’re posting an article by Dr. Tyrone Freeman about Madam C.J. Walker’s philanthropy. This article originally appeared in Black Perspectives, the blog of the African American Intellectual History Society. By Dr. Tyrone Freeman Madam C. J. Walker’s philanthropy is typically… Read more »
Incentivizing giving: Policymakers and researchers study ways to boost non-itemizer giving
The Lilly Family School of Philanthropy recently published a report, commissioned by Independent Sector, that examined the potential impacts of five policy options that extend incentives for charitable giving to non-itemizers, or those who decide to take the flat-dollar standard deduction on their taxes. In 2018, individuals in the United States donated $292 billion to… Read more »
Donors to women’s funds and foundations go ‘all in’ with their giving to women and girls
The Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI), in partnership with Elizabeth Dale, Ph.D. ’16, of Seattle University, released a new study this week. All In for Women & Girls explores the characteristics of women’s fund and foundation donors—the vast majority of whom are women—and finds that these donors stand out in a number of ways. Why… Read more »