In philanthropy (and in general) “the public good” is an interesting concept. Defining the public good is difficult; who’s the public we’re defining? What’s good for those individuals; more government services? Less tax dollars so that individuals can decide what to do with their own money? Does the public good encompass what’s happening in… Read more »
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Reflecting on the 2019 Greater Giving Summit
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… Read more »
Starting at the end: Keeping the beneficiary in mind
Recently, philanthropic studies students returned from their two-week study abroad program to Germany and the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, students visited with an organization that addresses relative food insecurity. Ph.D. student Christina Eggenberger shares how Jarige Job continually works to keep their beneficiaries in mind. By Christina Eggenberger Often times in our philanthropic studies program,… Read more »
Building bridges: Connecting academics and practitioners
By Patricia Snell Herzog, Ph.D., and Tiara Dungy Here at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy we have been talking about building more bridges between academics and practitioners. Building bridges is certainly not a new idea. Indeed, despite the wide diversity of approaches taken in different academic circles, there are many examples of this exact language in… Read more »
Asking hard questions and trying innovative ideas: Why one bachelor’s alumna returned for her master’s degree
Last spring, we interviewed Coretta McAllister, a bachelor’s degree alumna of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Since graduating in 2015, she earned a Master of Social Work degree. However, McAllister realized that her education in philanthropy was not completed. She returned last fall to earn her master’s degree in philanthropic studies. Here, she shares… Read more »