Interested in taking a class that allows you to give away $10,000? Want to learn how to write a grant proposal? Consider taking one of these classes, whether you’re a philanthropy major or not. PHST-P370 Learning by Giving Undergraduate student Bubala Madubansi is a current nursing student who took the Learning by Giving course… Read more »
Anand Giridharadas’s splendid book, Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World, is a must-read for anyone interested in current trends in philanthropy. You get to share a limo ride with Darren Walker, the President of Ford Foundation, as he calibrates his message to a titan of private equity. You listen to Bill… Read more »
Patricia Snell Herzog, Ph.D., has been selected as the first scholar to hold the Melvin Simon Chair in Philanthropy at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Discover how she became interested in philanthropy, and what she hopes to study and teach here at the school. Educational experience: B.A. Sociology & Psychology, University of Arizona; M.S.W…. Read more »
Tyrone Freeman, Ph.D., director of undergraduate programs and assistant professor of philanthropic studies, discusses Black Philanthropy Month and how African-Americans have been philanthropists for generations. Watch the video above and read the transcription below to learn more. Black Philanthropy Month is a great time to recognize that African-Americans have been philanthropists from Day One. In… Read more »
Meet Pamala Wiepking, Ph.D., the newly-appointed Visiting Stead Family Chair in International Philanthropy and visiting associate professor in philanthropy studies. She also sits on the advisory board for the Global Philanthropy Indices. Educational experience: M.A. Sociology – Utrecht University, Netherlands; Ph.D. Philanthropic Studies – Vrije University – Amsterdam, Netherlands Previous experience: Assistant Professor –… Read more »