“It was a game changer for me, it was pivotal,” said Mason Rummel, CEO of the James Graham Brown Foundation in Louisville, Kentucky, as she talked about her experience at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Rummel already had a successful career with the foundation and working in the Reagan administration when she… Read more »
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Turning a passion into a career
When she was considering college majors, Emma Rota-Autry, B.A. ’23, recalls attending a career fair and stopping at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy booth. “They told me how you can turn your passion for helping others into an actual profession,” said Rota-Autry. That, along with the scholarship opportunities, sealed the deal for her and… Read more »
From philanthropy student to nonprofit executive director
Across the country and around the world, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy alumni hold leadership positions in the nonprofit sector. Recently, to further enhance its bachelor’s program and better demonstrate the value of a philanthropy degree, the school has made key changes to the undergraduate program – including a name change for the… Read more »
Unveiling The Patterson Foundation’s Newest Fellows
Written by The Patterson Foundation The Patterson Foundation is excited to welcome Alexa Carr, Avery Crews Prado de Lima and Andrew Spector of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI as the newest members of its Fellows Program. The incoming fifth cohort of TPF Fellows will apply their learnings from the school’s… Read more »
Alumni George Suttles’ Commencement Speech
The truest, purest expressions of philanthropy can be found closest to you. Recently, LFSOP alumni George Suttles addressed this year’s graduates during commencement exercises in May. We thought our whole community might benefit from his words and wisdom. Dean Pasic, esteemed faculty, family friends, and celebrated and decorated graduates, I send you congratulations and gratitude,… Read more »