In the fall of 2019, we discussed a research project on community foundations by Dr. Laurie Paarlberg, Charles Stewart Mott Chair on Community Foundations and professor of philanthropic studies at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and Dr. Marlene Walk, assistant professor of public affairs at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental… Read more »
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Fundraising and Leadership
How can fundraisers be leaders within their organizations? Read a transcription of a podcast produced by The Fund Raising School, narrated by Bill Stanczykiewicz, assistant dean for external relations and director of The Fund Raising School, and Dr. Amir Pasic, Eugene R. Tempel Dean of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Bill Stanczykiewicz (BS): At The Fund… Read more »
Empowering communities in need: How one Ph.D. alumna uses research and practice to help others
Angela Logan, Ph.D., told her grandfather at age four that she wanted to be a doctor and a cheerleader. “I think the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders were really popular at the time, which influenced my thinking!” she laughed. While the medical profession didn’t interest Logan growing up, she did learn what it meant to serve others…. Read more »
Diversity Speaker Series: Dr. Helene Gayle
On October 4, the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy will welcome its first speaker in the Diversity Speaker Series, sponsored by the Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy. Dr. Helene Gayle served as CEO of CARE and CEO of the McKinsey Social Initiative before assuming her current role as CEO of The Chicago Community Trust,… Read more »
Customized training aids global leaders
In early October, a group of four South African higher education fundraising directors and two program officers from Inyathelo, a South African non-governmental organization, came to Indianapolis and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy to take a custom course with The Fund Raising School. Taught by faculty members Drs. Tim Seiler and Genevieve Shaker, and… Read more »