4:30 PM PST – Formalizing the Relationship Between Practitioners and Academics Last session of the day! Emphasizing the importance of connecting research to practice has been a theme of this whole conference, but this session specifically focuses on the relationship between academics and practitioners. The panel features Dr. Matt Ehlman, a doctoral grad of the… Read more »
Research
Why do people give?
In Myth #8 of Stanford Social Innovation Review’s “Eight Myths of US Philanthropy,” Dr. Sara Konrath discusses motivations for why donors give. Nonprofits often appeal to donor compassion to inspire giving—from advertising photos of emaciated dogs or sick children to tailoring email campaigns to tug at the emotional heartstrings. In reality, individuals not only give… Read more »
Understanding and catalyzing immigrant philanthropy
In Myth No. 3 of Stanford Social Innovation Review’s article “Eight Myths of U.S. Philanthropy,” Una Osili, Ph.D., associate dean for research and international programs, professor of economics and philanthropic studies, and dean’s fellow at the Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy, explores how immigrants give of their time, talent, treasure, and testimony, foiling the… Read more »
Welcome to Wichita, and the National Conference for Growing Community Foundations!
5 PM CST Does your board and staff reflect your community? What do people in your community need versus what do your donors want? How are you listening to community members? How are you stewarding gifts? What kinds of grantmaking support do you provide? Who does it serve? The National Standards for Community Foundations by… Read more »
Changes to the Giving Landscape: Giving before and after the Great Recession
The 2019 Changes to the Giving Landscape report, researched and written by the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and funded by Vanguard Charitable’s Philanthropic Impact Fund, analyzes newly-released data from the school’s Philanthropy Panel Study (PPS) in order to determine trends of giving from 2000 to 2016. To prepare this report, the school first received… Read more »