By Rachel Hendrickson and Courtney Gamage The Learning by Giving class allows IUPUI students the opportunity to experience the grantmaking process before ever entering the philanthropic workforce. From creating our own foundation to ultimately granting a worthy nonprofit organization $10,000, this course led our class through a thoughtful decision-making process and allowed for healthy debates… Read more »
We’ve taken you through six nonprofit organization visits with one undergraduate class this semester, but they’re not the only ones learning and doing philanthropy. The course “Learning by Giving,” taught by Dr. Dwight Burlingame, actively encourages students to participate in the grantmaking process. With a $5,000 grant from the Learning by Giving Foundation and a… Read more »
Interested in taking a class that allows you to give away $10,000? Want to learn how to write a grant proposal? Consider taking one of these classes, whether you’re a philanthropy major or not. PHST-P370 Learning by Giving Undergraduate student Bubala Madubansi is a current nursing student who took the Learning by Giving course… Read more »
Every year, undergraduate students at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy have the opportunity to learn about and practice grant making. In the course Learning by Giving, students choose what needs in the community to address. They build a mission statement, request and analyze grant proposals, conduct site visits, and then make a decision to… Read more »
For 81 years, Easterseals Crossroads has improved the lives of children and adults with special needs, disabilities, or challenges by promoting inclusion, independence, and dignity. The local affiliate in Indianapolis has provided important services to children and adults at its Keystone Road location for many years. Recently, however, staff had noticed need in southern Indianapolis… Read more »