By Kaky Grant COVID-19 and our country’s renewed focus on racial inequities have upended our conventional ways of living and ways in which we care for and interact with our communities. I am hearing inspiring stories of how families, friends, and colleagues are engaging in compelling conversations centered on what our world should and could… Read more »
July 15 is the revised Tax Day in the U.S. While Tax Day was originally scheduled for April 15, the U.S. government and multiple states changed the day some state and all federal taxes were due as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. How is giving affected by taxes? What role does the economy play… Read more »
The Women’s Philanthropy Institute’s (WPI) 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 featured Una Osili, associate dean for research and international programs at the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy,… Read more »
Newly released, Giving USA 2020: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2019 shares findings about philanthropy in 2019 that can provide insights and background information about the state of philanthropy before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. How much was given? Total giving in 2019 was $449.64 billion, increasing 4.2 percent (in current dollars) and… Read more »
This post was originally published on April 30 on LinkedIn. Today is the last day of my amazing journey with the Women’s Philanthropy Institute over the past 15 years. This chapter of my life has been brought by the letter “P.” “P” is for philanthropy, of course, but also “P” sums up my phavorite parts of the… Read more »