by Meredith McNabb By my credentialing, it might appear as if I am a “master of divinity”—though I can assure you that my M.Div. degree might have done more to assure me of how very little I even can master about the ultimate nature of the divine than anything else. I was reminded of my research-scientist-spouse’s raised-eyebrow… Read more »
by David P. King, Ph.D. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet utters the famous line, “What’s in a name? … a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Sometimes I wonder if that is true for philanthropy as well. Making sense of philanthropy is not easy. First, it can be a difficult word to pronounce… Read more »
2022 Graduates of Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Prepared to Lead in Wide Range of Nonprofits, Foundations Across the U.S. The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI celebrated its 10th class of graduates since becoming a school a decade ago, with students receiving their credentials during IUPUI commencement ceremonies May… Read more »
By Meredith McNabb for the Lake Institute on Faith and Giving If your goal is to ‘get a gift’ from a donor…the transformational stories will stay under lock and key. If, however, you view yourself as a guest who is privileged to be welcomed in the life of another person, the seeds will be planted… Read more »
By Caroline Jones, Luisa Lima and Kinga Horvath The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the implementation and use of new ways of giving. While citizens across the world needed to follow strict lockdown measures, urgent challenges—often across national borders—had to be addressed in a timely manner. Findings from the 2022 Global Philanthropy Environment Index (GPEI) show that the… Read more »