By: Kristi Howard-Shultz With our inability to gather in large groups over the last year, 74.6 percent of nonprofits reported canceling in-person fundraising events. For most, this meant pivoting to virtual events instead. You may think a virtual event lacks the impact, emotion, and sense of community that an in-person event offers. Undoubtedly, online events… Read more »
Crowdfunding became an increasingly visible giving vehicle during the COVID-19 pandemic. As of March 19, 2020, at the onset of the pandemic in the U.S., $1,548,755 had been raised on GoFundMe by 10 crowdfunding campaigns in this country alone, according to the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Although stories and research have addressed how individuals… Read more »
By Kelly R. Young It’s no secret that COVID-19 has disrupted our lives and changed the way we work, learn, live, and play. Prevalent in education is the significant shift to online learning. Although this shift has been a growing trend for years (we have been teaching online courses for nearly a decade at the… Read more »
How do you earn a master’s degree in philanthropic studies? There’s the obvious. You learn about the school, you apply, you’re accepted, you enroll, you take classes and an internship, you graduate. Simple enough, right? Maybe. But what do you really learn? Well, I can show you my journey as an example. It will hopefully… Read more »
Online education is rapidly growing, and you can now earn a graduate certificate or master’s degree in philanthropic studies online. But why do so? We asked some of our graduate students and alumni to share their thoughts about why they enrolled in an online program, and how it’s benefited them. A flexible schedule makes… Read more »