You may have seen the exciting numbers for Giving USA 2018. For the first time, charitable giving by individuals, bequests, foundations, and corporations in the U.S. has risen to over $400 billion ($410.02 billion to be exact), according to Giving USA 2018: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2017. You can find out… Read more »
Two weeks ago, the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy traveled to Berlin, Germany to discuss the findings from the recently-released 2018 Global Philanthropy Environment Index. Today, we’re featuring two diverse perspectives from this event. The first is from a panelist and a renowned expert in the field of philanthropy. By Michael Alberg-Seberich Originally published in… Read more »
Eric Richards did not originally intend to go into philanthropy. The Franklin College graduate and local Hoosier believed that he wanted to go into politics. However, when a unique opportunity arose his senior year of college, he switched directions. Deeply involved in his fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha, Richards was asked if he wanted to become… Read more »
By Dr. Una Osili, Professor of Economics and Associate Dean for Research and International Programs This article was originally published in the Indianapolis Business Journal. The United States has a rich tradition of welcoming newcomers. For two centuries, newly arrived Hoosiers have brought their skills and talents to contribute to and invest in the success of… Read more »
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 »