I was a new student in the master’s degree program at the Center on Philanthropy in Indianapolis that fall. Syllabi in hand, I was already reading and trying to stay on schedule after many years’ hiatus from school. Although most of my career to that point was in the nonprofit environment, it didn’t take long… Read more »
How does retirement affect charitable giving? Throughout their lives, the Baby Boomer generation has had an outsized impact on society – from culture to politics and from work to leisure. Much has been written about how the unprecedented number of Boomers turning 65 daily through 2030 is stressing Social Security and Medicare, and how Boomers… Read more »
By Kathleen Loehr We know that the world has rapidly changed in the last generation. There is rich demographic diversity across our country today; kindergarten classes are now majority-minority, meaning that no one racial group makes up more than half their population. This shift translates into greater diversity of donors in our portfolios now and… Read more »
By Robert Harris “You have to do this.” These were the words Dr. Debra Mesch said to me to improve the quality of my work in the Gender and Philanthropy online graduate level course. Strong, but I have always accepted the challenge of teachers and instructors that take me into uncomfortable spaces. The course, led… Read more »
When Michelle Obama spoke to a sold-out crowd in Indianapolis in mid-February at an event organized by the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana, her message embodied the core essence of philanthropy. “Assume the best in your neighbors, not the worst … act with decency and with some compassion and with an open heart and nobody… Read more »