As a new student in the philanthropic studies master’s program at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Maarten Bout told Dr. Dwight Burlingame that he flat out refused to do a thesis, an option offered to master’s students. “It will take too much time and I don’t know what I would write about,” Bout told… Read more »
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EMPOWERed philanthropy, EMPOWERed communities
At the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, faculty members study philanthropy from a multidisciplinary approach. Some study the psychology of giving, while others examine historical perspectives on philanthropy or analyze the economy and the impact of tax reform and other fiscal changes on giving. Dr. Catherine Herrold analyzes philanthropy through the lens of political science…. Read more »
The art and science of fundraising: What does research tell us about our donor marketplace?
By Angela E. White, CFRE Senior Consultant and CEO, Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates At Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates (JGA), understanding both the art and science of fundraising has been an important part of our practice since the beginning of the firm in 1994. On the art side, we focus on building strong donor relationships and… Read more »
A fundraising life
By Sarah K. Nathan This post was originally published in Advancing Philanthropy. It is still common to hear fundraisers say they “fell” into fundraising or that they came to it “accidentally.” This phenomenon is relatively unique to fundraising. You don’t hear a surgeon say she “accidentally” went to medical school or an elementary school teacher… Read more »
Gender research matters
By Kathleen Loehr We know that the world has rapidly changed in the last generation. There is rich demographic diversity across our country today; kindergarten classes are now majority-minority, meaning that no one racial group makes up more than half their population. This shift translates into greater diversity of donors in our portfolios now and… Read more »