By Valerie Grau “Refugees have no escape; you flee in one direction you are met with one danger you flee in another direction you are met with another danger. The climate crisis is drastically impacting our lives. If it hasn’t yet it will soon impact yours1.” The words of Grace Dorong, a former refugee from… Read more »
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Reflecting on my M.A. journey – from exploratory student to donor relations expert
Over 75 Lilly Family School of Philanthropy students were set to participate in commencement on May 16. While the ceremony was postponed, one M.A. graduate wanted to share her story here. By Faryal Khatri The final semester and graduation are times of mixed emotion. You wait for this moment from the day you begin the… Read more »
Discovering one’s passions: A day in the life of master’s student Connor LaGrange
By Connor LaGrange Profiling the day in the life of Connor LaGrange, a first-year master’s student at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Learn about his busy “average” day, and why he chose to study philanthropy. I applied to this school because I saw philanthropy as a way to be a part of conversations with… Read more »
My fundraising perspective
By John Kroetz As I reflect on the first 27 years of my life and how it relates to my perspective and passion for fundraising, I think of the many organizations and relationships I have been in contact with and how those relationships affected my views and attitude towards the philanthropic sector. I think of… Read more »
Tailoring a degree to your passions: An insider’s perspective on philanthropic studies
We’re within the first month of the semester here at IUPUI and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and classes are in full swing. We’ve done a preview of some of the classes we have this fall (as well as other semesters), but what’s an inside look into some of the classes philanthropy students take?… Read more »