Join us in welcoming one of our newest staff members! Chris Munn, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral research fellow with Lake Institute on Faith & Giving, analyzing data from the National Study of Congregations’ Economic Practices (NSCEP). From Texas, Munn originally wanted to work in ministry. During his undergraduate career, he decided to switch his major… Read more »
Research
Women’s motivations for charitable giving: Constant or changing over 30 years?
Thanks to pioneering efforts in 1992 by then UCLA fundraiser Dyan Sublett to learn and write about what motivated women donors to give to the university, we have a unique opportunity to compare women’s philanthropic behavior then and now and to connect the qualitative assessments to empirical research. Have women’s motivations for giving changed over… Read more »
Dr. John List, the science of the economics of philanthropy, and the partnership of two thought leaders
In 1998, economist Dr. John List was working as an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida when the dean of the school came to him with an idea: start a center for environmental policy analysis and help raise money to support it. That idea, and the $5,000 that the dean gave Dr. List… Read more »
Experimental, experiential learning: How Ph.D. students built knowledge and skills for future careers
In Dr. Sara Konrath’s P-690 Research in Philanthropic Studies course, first and second-year doctoral students work together in groups to create an experimental research project. After creating and working on the project throughout the semester, they prepare and then give the presentation in front of a panel of judges and their fellow students. The group… Read more »
A new partnership fosters new opportunities for The Philanthropy Outlook
Last year, we spoke with Anna Pruitt, Ph.D., and Tessa Skidmore about the Philanthropy Outlook, a report by the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy presented by Marts & Lundy that predicts baseline measures of giving for the next two years. In order to account for tax policy changes passed at the end of 2017, the school’s research team restructured the… Read more »