Where should people look for opportunities to volunteer in their community? To organizations — schools, religious bodies, the workplace, mutual societies (like Rotary or Kiwanis), neighborhood associations (like garden clubs or neighborhood watches), local chapters of national groups (like the Red Cross or the United Way), political and cause-oriented groups, and many others. Volunteering grows… Read more »
Entries by Les Lenkowsky
Self-interest or public interest: What matters to charities?
By Suzanne Garment and Leslie Lenkowsky As Congress begins to debate President Trump’s tax-overhaul plan, nonprofits have already geared up to take part. They’ve made clear that they want to avoid the “wrong kind of tax reform,” meaning changes that could depress Americans’ charitable giving. But the way charities have framed their legislative priorities puts… Read more »
Building civil society in Ukraine
by Ashleigh Graves-Roesler In 2016, my husband Bryan and I answered a call to public service and applied to serve in the United States Peace Corps. We accepted placements as Community Development Volunteers in Ukraine and began our 27-month service in March 2017. Following three months of intensive language and technical training in Chernihiv (two… Read more »
Discovering Ukraine
Written by Dr. Les Lenkowsky (introduction) and Diane Thomas, M.A. ’09 Diane Thomas had already raised a family and been a leader in the Indianapolis nonprofit sector when she enrolled in the M.A. in Philanthropic Studies program, earning her degree at the end of 2009. She served as president of the International Center of Indianapolis… Read more »
Resisting Trump Isn’t What Philanthropy Needs to Do Most
This article was originally published on The Chronicle of Philanthropy website. By Leslie Lenkowsky and Suzanne Garment In recent months the contours of philanthropy’s role in the anti-Trump “resistance” movement have grown much clearer. Foundations have been announcing new giving efforts, and nonprofits have been adopting new approaches to raising money to oppose the administration…. Read more »