The nonprofit sector is bigger than charity. Social movements such as Black Lives Matter and #MeToo continue to shape America and reflect the awesome nature of the social sector. By Tifany R. Boyles, Red Philanthropy Philanthropy plays a powerful and expansive role in society. Unfortunately, the definition of philanthropy has become too limited. When… Read more »
Tag: civil society
Ghanaian civil society: West Africa’s ‘shining democratic star?’
In 2018, the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy released the Global Philanthropy Environment Index, the world’s largest and most comprehensive effort to document the state of global philanthropy and the factors that enhance or inhibit its success. Now, we are highlighting countries on the blog that did not originally appear in the 2018 Index. Follow… Read more »
The essential characteristics of Liberian civil society
In 2018, the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy released the Global Philanthropy Environment Index, the world’s largest and most comprehensive effort to document the state of global philanthropy and the factors that enhance or inhibit its success. Now, we are highlighting countries on the blog that did not originally appear in the 2018 Index. Follow… Read more »
Democracy promotion and civic mobilization: Lessons for public policy in today’s world
In this post, Dr. Catherine Herrold, assistant professor, discusses her new book Delta Democracy: Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt and Beyond, published on March 23 by Oxford University Press. Learn about building democracy in Egypt and lessons that can be learned for American foreign policy and the practice of democracy promotion. What is… Read more »
EMPOWERed philanthropy, EMPOWERed communities
At the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, faculty members study philanthropy from a multidisciplinary approach. Some study the psychology of giving, while others examine historical perspectives on philanthropy or analyze the economy and the impact of tax reform and other fiscal changes on giving. Dr. Catherine Herrold analyzes philanthropy through the lens of political science…. Read more »