By Connor LaGrange Profiling the day in the life of Connor LaGrange, a first-year master’s student at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Learn about his busy “average” day, and why he chose to study philanthropy. I applied to this school because I saw philanthropy as a way to be a part of conversations with… Read more »
By Jamie Mittman This post was originally published by TheSororityLife on November 15. Happy National Philanthropy Day! A day created to celebrate charitable activities and volunteer support. I remember a time, not too long ago, when November 15 was just another day to me and philanthropy was just a word. I never stopped and considered… Read more »
By John Kroetz As I reflect on the first 27 years of my life and how it relates to my perspective and passion for fundraising, I think of the many organizations and relationships I have been in contact with and how those relationships affected my views and attitude towards the philanthropic sector. I think of… Read more »
In our second post about philanthropy in America, online master’s degree student Amanda Weitman had the opportunity to learn that incarcerated individuals can be philanthropists, giving their time, talent, treasure and testimony to writing a newspaper that informs its readership about life in prison and the good that happens behind bars. A wealth advisor for… Read more »
By Kidist Ibrie Yasin My journey to a Ph.D. study in philanthropy has already opened several opportunities in less than a year, the most recent of which was four days in May to participate in the ISTR/WITS African Ph.D. Seminar and Annual Philanthropy Conference, held in the beautiful “City of Gold,” Johannesburg, South Africa. A… Read more »