By Tifany Boyles, M.A.’15 In the social sector, many nonprofit founders are filled with hope, vision, and determination when starting their organization. But what happens when all the signs point to closing? Sometimes, fighting for positive social change is ours to do. Other times, our nonprofit organization’s unique way of solving a problem has a… Read more »
Global Philanthropy
Measuring international giving, globally
By Cathie Carrigan In 2018, 47 countries and economies donated $68 billion in cross-border philanthropy—a figure larger than that of 144 of the world’s 217 economies. The 2020 Global Philanthropy Tracker (GPT) provides a crucial baseline for understanding the important role of cross-border giving as it stood before the COVID-19 pandemic, and will be vital… Read more »
Launch of new journal: the International Review of Philanthropy and Social Investment
By Pamala Wiepking Social entrepreneur and philanthropist Tsitsi Masiyiwa could not have started the seminar in honor of the launch of the International Review of Philanthropy and Social Investment in a better way. She started by stating that in the midst of a global pandemic, there is not much to celebrate, but that the launch… Read more »
Ghanaian civil society: West Africa’s ‘shining democratic star?’
In 2018, the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy released the Global Philanthropy Environment Index, the world’s largest and most comprehensive effort to document the state of global philanthropy and the factors that enhance or inhibit its success. Now, we are highlighting countries on the blog that did not originally appear in the 2018 Index. Follow… Read more »
The essential characteristics of Liberian civil society
In 2018, the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy released the Global Philanthropy Environment Index, the world’s largest and most comprehensive effort to document the state of global philanthropy and the factors that enhance or inhibit its success. Now, we are highlighting countries on the blog that did not originally appear in the 2018 Index. Follow… Read more »