By Jon Bergdoll Jon Bergdoll is the applied statistician in the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy’s research team. He directs and conducts analyses for many of the school’s research projects, including Women Give 2018 and other studies conducted in partnership with the Women’s Philanthropy Institute. In this post, he answers questions about the… Read more »
Entries by Abby Rolland
Deepening research through collaboration
At the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, collaboration is key. Recently, the school participated in two collaborative panels with other schools and organizations on information and research related to international philanthropy and board diversity. Working with other schools and organizations provides the opportunity for the school to augment and deepen its research and knowledge on… Read more »
Two students, two paths, one competition
You may have heard about the David Nathan Meyerson Prize for Leadership and Giving competition and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy undergraduate winners of that competition, senior Rosie Tarlton and junior Elizabeth Williams. You may have listened to their presentations and heard Tarlton talk about her passion for children’s health and Williams focus on… Read more »
Balancing work, family, and a master’s degree
Erin Hedges, M.A. ’13, had worked in the nonprofit field for many years, was managing her own nonprofit consulting firm Hedges in Indianapolis, and had started her family. A feeling, however, was drawing her back to school. “I had always wanted to pursue a graduate program, but wanted to be very intentional about what I… Read more »
Madam C.J. Walker: Extraordinary and ordinary philanthropy
Black History Month ended on Wednesday, and Women’s History Month started yesterday. In honor of these occasions, I spoke with Dr. Tyrone McKinley Freeman, an expert on Madam C.J. Walker and philanthropy in communities of color. Madam Walker, who lived during the height of Jim Crow, was widely known as the first American woman who… Read more »