By Kylie Kaspar Most people are able to identify which traits they get from their parents—I know that’s certainly true in my case. But economist Mark O. Wilhelm wanted to explore whether values like generosity might also be passed down from parent to child. Wilhelm, professor of economics at IUPUI and founding director of the… Read more »
In October, the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy launched a new, interactive website, GenerosityforLife.org. Through this website, individuals evaluate their charitable giving and volunteering and access resources to learn more about generosity. Those resources include grant-funded research by eight scholars studying generosity through diverse lenses, including education, sociology, psychology, and economics. Funding for this research… Read more »