Last year, we spoke with Anna Pruitt, Ph.D., and Tessa Skidmore about the Philanthropy Outlook, a report by the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy presented by Marts & Lundy that predicts baseline measures of giving for the next two years. In order to account for tax policy changes passed at the end of 2017, the school’s research team restructured the… Read more »
Two new studies released in November by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute in partnership with the Collective Giving Research Group add to what we know about giving circles. Previous research has shown that giving circle members: give more give more strategically give to a wider array and number of organizations increase their knowledge about philanthropy, nonprofits,… Read more »
In January, April, and July, we introduced you to six 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 article, we’re… Read more »
By Jamie Goodwin This month, the United States celebrates the heritage of 56.6 million of us during Hispanic Heritage Month. Comprising 17.6 percent of the population, people of Hispanic descent constitute the U.S.’ largest ethnic or racial minority. Hispanics are known for their loyal generosity, sending more than $68 billion to their home countries in… Read more »
How does retirement affect charitable giving? Throughout their lives, the Baby Boomer generation has had an outsized impact on society – from culture to politics and from work to leisure. Much has been written about how the unprecedented number of Boomers turning 65 daily through 2030 is stressing Social Security and Medicare, and how Boomers… Read more »