By Tessa Skidmore and Jacqueline Ackerman Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott, two of the biggest U.S. donors, have joined forces by funding the Equality Can’t Wait Challenge. The contest, intended to expand the power and influence of women in the United States by 2030, garnered more than 550 proposals. On July 29, 2021, French… Read more »
By Patrick Rooney, Ph.D. The scramble to assist the thousands of refugees who fled Afghanistan is on as the humanitarian crisis in that country grows more dire. Haiti’s recovery from an earthquake on Aug. 14, 2021, is off to a rocky start. The recovery from damage Hurricane Ida wrought in Louisiana and northeastern states could… Read more »
By Jeannie Infante Sager The news cycle can easily induce fear and anxiety—and rightfully so, given the magnitude of the challenges we face these days. But when I’m scrolling through social media, I also find myself inspired by the number of women I know who have set up Facebook Fundraisers, GoFundMe campaigns, or Venmo requests… Read more »
The Fund Raising School Director Dr. Bill Stanczykiewicz recently sat down with Dr. Una Osili to preview a new report on engaging donors of color for The First Day podcast. The report provides tremendous insight into the ways that communities of color shape American philanthropy. A full transcript is provided below or you can watch… Read more »
By David P. King, Ph.D., Karen Lake Buttrey Director In the most challenging of years, Americans persevered in their propensity to give. With the release of the annual Giving USA 2021 report, our research colleagues within the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy found that total charitable giving increased 5.1 percent in 2020. What do these… Read more »