You may find Kelsey Harrington on the third floor of University Hall at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, or you may find her at the Kelley School of Business. Why? Harrington is the first undergraduate philanthropic studies major to also major in business. Odd combination? She found a way to learn about both of… Read more »
At the recent Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Indiana Chapter’s Annual Indiana Philanthropy Awards, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy alumna Taylor Whitaker, B.A. ’15, won the Outstanding Young Adult award, a prestigious honor for young fundraisers. Currently, Whitaker serves as the Leadership Annual Giving Officer at Butler University, and she has worked in fundraising since… Read more »
By Faryal Khatri Every year as part of the Giving Tuesday campaign, a competition called #MyGivingStory encourages individuals to share stories of their favorite nonprofits in order to win up to $10,000 for that organization. This year, first-year master’s student Faryal Khatri, Communications Coordinator at the Islamic Society of North America, shared her own #MyGivingStory… Read more »
By Emily Jones Emily Jones is a senior in our undergraduate program. As the holiday craze commences, Emily focuses on an important virtue – kindness. Here, she shares why she chose to study philanthropy, her thoughts on kindness, and how she wants to make an impact. For as long as I can remember, I have… Read more »
This past March, the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy announced a gift from the McKinney Family Foundation. This gift supports three master’s students and places them at three environmentally focused nonprofits for two years, where they learn firsthand how these organizations operate while also sharing with those nonprofits the new information they have learned through… Read more »