In April, several representatives from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy attended the 2019 Greater Giving Summit in Seattle, hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Jacqueline Ackerman, associate director for research at the Women’s Philanthropy Institute, shares her reflections on the event.
A couple months ago, the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) participated in the Gates Foundation’s 2019 Greater Giving Summit in Seattle. Several representatives from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy were in attendance: Dr. Una Osili, Dr. Deb Mesch, and Andrea Pactor; as well as Kathleen Loehr, our WPI Council chair. After a whirlwind week of field trips, panels, sessions, and discussions into the evening, our team returned to work inspired and with fresh ideas for bringing our research to life.
This year’s Greater Giving Summit brought together more than 170 members of the global philanthropy community—both grantees like WPI and other partners—with three big goals in mind: (more…)