By Suzanne Garment and Leslie Lenkowsky As Congress begins to debate President Trump’s tax-overhaul plan, nonprofits have already geared up to take part. They’ve made clear that they want to avoid the “wrong kind of tax reform,” meaning changes that could depress Americans’ charitable giving. But the way charities have framed their legislative priorities puts… Read more »
Since its launch, the Human Needs Index (HNI) has served as a powerful tool to track human need with different indicators and less lag time than conventional government data. The partnership between the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and The Salvation Army produces and analyzes data that is updated every three months in… Read more »
In early May, Dr. Una Osili, associate dean for research and international programs at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy at the invitation of Indiana’s Senator Todd Young, who chairs the… Read more »
This article was originally published on The Chronicle of Philanthropy website. By Leslie Lenkowsky and Suzanne Garment In recent months the contours of philanthropy’s role in the anti-Trump “resistance” movement have grown much clearer. Foundations have been announcing new giving efforts, and nonprofits have been adopting new approaches to raising money to oppose the administration…. Read more »