By Cathy Brown, associate director, The Fund Raising School Join in #IUyoungphilanthropists this summer! There is a lot of conversation these days around taking action. But what can kids do? Join our celebration of #IUyoungphilanthropists this summer. #IUyoungphilanthropists invites elementary and middle school aged youth to explore, learn, and understand philanthropy through a series of… Read more »
Derrick Feldmann, M.A. ’04, is interested in what moves young adults from a cursory interest in a social issue to a passionate desire to do something about it. Feldmann has spent more than a decade pioneering research into how young Americans interact with causes and nonprofits. The resulting body of work—the Millennial Impact Project—became the… Read more »
Patricia Snell Herzog, Ph.D., has been selected as the first scholar to hold the Melvin Simon Chair in Philanthropy at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Discover how she became interested in philanthropy, and what she hopes to study and teach here at the school. Educational experience: B.A. Sociology & Psychology, University of Arizona; M.S.W…. Read more »