This article was originally published in the Philanthropy Matters e-newsletter. CEO and president of CARE, a pediatrician, HIV/AIDS expert with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CEO of McKinsey Social Initiative, and current president and CEO of Chicago Community Trust. The list of leadership career positions reads long for Dr…. Read more »
By Dana R.H. Doan and Tiara Dungy Since November 2017, two first-year doctoral students (that’s us!) began working on a small project to explore bias with IUPUI staff, faculty, and students. Our objective was to raise awareness about implicit bias and, ideally, facilitate action that could help IUPUI with its goal to enhance diversity… Read more »
On October 4, the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy will welcome its first speaker in the Diversity Speaker Series, sponsored by the Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy. Dr. Helene Gayle served as CEO of CARE and CEO of the McKinsey Social Initiative before assuming her current role as CEO of The Chicago Community Trust,… Read more »
By Jamie Goodwin This month, the United States celebrates the heritage of 56.6 million of us during Hispanic Heritage Month. Comprising 17.6 percent of the population, people of Hispanic descent constitute the U.S.’ largest ethnic or racial minority. Hispanics are known for their loyal generosity, sending more than $68 billion to their home countries in… Read more »
Anna Barber, J.D., was the frontline fundraiser for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Ann Boyd-Stewart, assistant dean of development and alumni relations at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, interviewed Barber about her role at the museum and her path to the fundraising profession. How did you become a… Read more »