Philanthropy for JoAnna Ness, M.A. ’18, began at a young age. Hailing from northeastern Indiana, Ness became involved with P.U.L.S.E. of Noble County, a service-oriented group launched by the Dekko Foundation. “I started volunteering with the group in seventh grade, and it showed me opportunities of how young people could get involved in philanthropy and… Read more »
From the moment he stepped foot on IUPUI’s campus as a first-year, Fremont, Indiana native Andrew Thomas, B.A. ’18, knew that he wanted to major in philanthropic studies. “I had volunteered and worked at nonprofits in high school, and was pretty involved with the local community foundation. The foundation’s executive director, Jennifer Danic, M.A. ‘06,… Read more »
Originally, Kayla Plummer, B.A. ’18, did not want to attend college. However, her parents insisted that she attend, and so Plummer decided to major in elementary education at IUPUI. “I knew that I wanted to work with and help youth in some capacity. However, I learned that elementary education was not the right path for… Read more »
In a previous post, we talked about Dr. Kathi Badertscher and the ties connecting the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and Coburn Place Safe Haven. What’s another one of those ties? Bachelor’s student Erin Wuertz, who has taken full advantage of her internship opportunity in her time at the school and Coburn Place. She didn’t… Read more »
At the recent Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Indiana Chapter’s Annual Indiana Philanthropy Awards, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy alumna Taylor Whitaker, B.A. ’15, won the Outstanding Young Adult award, a prestigious honor for young fundraisers. Currently, Whitaker serves as the Leadership Annual Giving Officer at Butler University, and she has worked in fundraising since… Read more »