“I’m impressed by your persistence!” Thus began a voicemail message I received from a congregation leader last week. I’m learning that persistence is an important piece of the NSCEP research project. The National Study of Congregations’ Economic Practices (NSCEP), conducted by Lake Institute on Faith & Giving, has been in the field since February,… Read more »
By Una Osili and Sasha Zarins, IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Following years of steady growth that has tracked the performance of a generally healthy economy, U.S. charitable giving has reached an all-time high at a time when the share of Americans who make donations is falling. But as a lead researcher and an… Read more »
Earlier this year, in January and April, we introduced you to four Science and Imagination of Living Generously (SILG) grantees and their research on generosity (SILG was a regranting program conducted by the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and funded by the John Templeton Foundation. Additional program details are available at GenerosityForLife.org). In this… Read more »
Last month, I wrote about five months in the life of The Fund Raising School. When you look at the various events and news from the past six months, you begin to see elements of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy’s involvement in so many diverse activities and movements. One that has really stood is… Read more »
You may have seen the exciting numbers for Giving USA 2018. For the first time, charitable giving by individuals, bequests, foundations, and corporations in the U.S. has risen to over $400 billion ($410.02 billion to be exact), according to Giving USA 2018: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2017. You can find out… Read more »