Meet Heather O’Connor, the recipient of the 2020 Women’s Philanthropy Institute’s Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. O’Connor is a former fundraiser and CFRE with 20 years of experience in health, education, and social service nonprofits. She is a Ph.D. candidate at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and researches women’s charitable giving, philanthropic decision-making processes,… Read more »
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Reimagining philanthropic impact
A law professor for 25 years and then dean of Stanford Law School, Larry Kramer did not anticipate venturing into formal philanthropy. However, when the position of president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation opened, he saw the move as natural. “In both positions, dean of a law school or president of a foundation,… Read more »