The Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI)’s new podcast series, “Philanthropy Plugged In” invites scholars and practitioners together to discuss the intersection of gender, giving, and technology. One of the episodes focuses on giving in the digital age, and features Scott Jackson, president and CEO of Global Impact, an organization founded to support workplace giving with small… Read more »
By Donna Oklak “With every deed you are sowing a seed, though the harvest you may not see.” –Emma Wheeler Wilcox Two years after starting Impact 100 in Indianapolis, I inadvertently planted a seed with the founder of 100 Voices of Hope, Mary Beth Gadus. Impact 100 and 100 Voices have entirely different missions, yet… 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 »
By Robert Harris “You have to do this.” These were the words Dr. Debra Mesch said to me to improve the quality of my work in the Gender and Philanthropy online graduate level course. Strong, but I have always accepted the challenge of teachers and instructors that take me into uncomfortable spaces. The course, led… Read more »
Andrea Pactor is the associate director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute. In this post, she explores what giving circles are, who comprises them, and how they democratize philanthropy. A new study, The Landscape of Giving Circles/Collective Giving Groups in the U.S., found about 1,600 giving circles in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and… Read more »