How are different organizations in the nine charitable subsectors responding to the COVID-19 pandemic? How are Lilly Family School of Philanthropy alumni responding? We asked alumni in all nine of the subsectors to discuss how they and their organizations are serving the community and providing for the greater good. Religion Dr. Winterbourne Harrison-Jones, M.A.’16, senior… Read more »
By Janice Gow Pettey, Ed.D. Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can. -John Wesley (attrib.) In less than four months,… Read more »
As part of her Celebrity Philanthropy course with Dr. Genevieve Shaker, undergraduate Rachel Hendrickson prepared this blog post about a celebrity giving back during COVID-19. By Rachel Hendrickson As January rang in the new year, individuals across the world celebrated with excitement. The clock turned 12:00, and people were filled with hope based on the… Read more »
Recent (and not-so-recent) critiques of philanthropy have affected the sector before and during COVID-19. Yet, crises often have ways to expand generosity amongst many people. So, how can practitioners and funders recognize these critiques, while also moving the sector forward during times of crisis, and then in times of normalcy? Based on clips from The… Read more »
How many of you can raise your hand if you’ve seen images of a child in another country? Is that child visibly malnourished? Is he or she surrounded by dry, cracked land that suggests recent famine? Is he or she extending his or her hands to the camera, almost as if begging for a hand-out?… Read more »