By Jeannie Infante Sager The Women’s Philanthropy Institute has released a new report that explores shifts in household giving between May 2020 and May 2021. COVID-19, Generosity, and Gender: How Giving Changed During the First Year of a Global Pandemic highlights how broader social and economic forces may have affected the charitable giving of U.S…. Read more »
By Jon Bergdoll Hi folks. I’m Jon Bergdoll, statistician here at the school, lead analyst for Giving USA, the Philanthropy Outlook, and several other projects and reports the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy has generated over the years. We’re trying something a little new and different here, so let us know if it strikes your… Read more »
An informal survey among five fundraisers I know across nonprofit sectors illustrated that this group is resilient, nimble, thoughtful, and deeply committed to helping the organizations they serve meet their missions—especially during a pandemic. As fundraising consultant and philanthropy leader Yolanda Johnson said, “Fundraisers are the beacons of light and hope that illuminate the path… Read more »
This week, the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) released COVID-19, Generosity, and Gender: How Giving Changed During the Early Months of a Global Pandemic, which explores how men and women gave in response to the pandemic and how their overall giving changed in spring 2020. The study uses data from a WPI survey on U.S. households’… Read more »
International, national, state, and local governments and nonprofits are responding to the threat of the novel coronavirus and the disease that it causes, COVID-19. During this time, Dr. Laurie Paarlberg, Charles Stewart Mott Chair on Community Foundations and professor of philanthropic studies, is gathering information about community responses and they hope to help nonprofits, individuals,… Read more »