For 30 years, the Center on Philanthropy and now IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy has provided an engaging and transformative education, thought leadership, insightful research, and a powerful, new look into the study of philanthropy. Longtime staff member Jennifer Staashelm reflected on the things that have changed and the things that have stayed the… Read more »
This past March, the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy announced a gift from the McKinney Family Foundation. This gift supports three master’s students and places them at three environmentally focused nonprofits for two years, where they learn firsthand how these organizations operate while also sharing with those nonprofits the new information they have learned through… Read more »
Educational experience: B.A. History, Minnesota State University-Moorhead; M.A. Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University at IUPUI; Ph.D. Higher Education Administration, Indiana University Bloomington Previous experience: School of Liberal Arts – IUPUI. “I worked in fundraising there for 19 years. I started as a development intern and rose to become the associate dean for development in external affairs…. Read more »
Arriving at IUPUI, undergraduate student Taylor Parker believed she wanted to pursue a degree in social work. A meeting with an advisor and a visit to the third floor of University Hall changed her mind. But where did her passion for helping others begin? “My family has always volunteered. I’ve always helped them out and… Read more »
You may have heard of a new app hitting the market in the last nine months – the Random App of Kindness, or RAKi. The app focuses on building empathy among children and teenagers ages 10-17 through a series of nine, evidence-based and scientifically tested mini-games that work to build and encourage empathy. What was… Read more »