Leading During a Crisis: Lessons on Philanthropy and Racial Justice

Date: October 27, 2020

Featuring: Marc Morial, president and CEO, National Urban League; and Tony Mason, president and CEO, Indianapolis Urban League

Location: Online via Zoom

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Building Power: A Conversation on Latinx Giving and Philanthropy

Date: October 22, 2020

Featuring: Ana Marie Argilagos, president of Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP), and Maria Pesqueira, president of the Healthy Communities Foundation

Location: Online via Zoom

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Reshaping Black Philanthropy: Inspiring the Next Generation of Philanthropists

Date: October 17, 2019
Moderator: Una Osili, Associate Dean for Research and International Programs; Professor of Economics and Philanthropic Studies; Dean's Fellow, Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy

Panelists:

• Charmaine Brown, Senior Scholarship Officer, The Denver Foundation
• Tiara Dungy, Doctoral Student, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
• Edward Jones, Vice President of Programs, ABFE
• Collin Mays, Mays Family Scholarship Creator
• Kim Nyoni, Associate Vice President for Development, University of Nevada Las Vegas
• Akilah Wallace, Executive Director, Faith in Texas

Title: "Reshaping Black Philanthropy: Inspiring the Next Generation of Philanthropists"
Location: Indianapolis Central Library – Clowes Auditorium, 40 E. St Clair St., Indianapolis, IN

Date: April 24, 2019
Speaker: Sandra Vargas, Senior Executive Leadership Fellow, Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota and Former President & CEO, The Minneapolis Foundation
Title: "Latinx Philanthropy: Engaging a Culture of Generosity and Collective Good"
Location: NCAA Hall of Champions and Conference Center, 700 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN

Date: March 27, 2019
Speaker: Noah Drezner, Associate Professor of Higher Education and Program Director of the Higher and Postsecondary Education Program at Teachers College, Columbia University
Title: "Queering Philanthropy: Emerging Research on Alumni Giving From and Supporting the LGBTQ Communities"
Location: Indianapolis Central Library, 40 E. St. Clair Street, Indianapolis, IN

Strada Education Network was the presenting sponsor of this Mays Diverse Speaker Series event.

Susan Batten

Date: January 15, 2019
Speaker: Susan Batten, President & CEO, ABFE
Title: "Struggle and Progress: Philanthropic Leadership on Issues of Race and Equity"
Location: Indianapolis Central Library, 40 E. St. Clair Street, Indianapolis, IN

Lumina Foundation was the presenting sponsor of this Mays Diverse Speaker Series event.

Distinguished Visitors

Date: November 6, 2018

In collaboration with Lake Institute on Faith & Giving’s Distinguished Visitor Series.

Speakers:

• Rev. Starsky Wilson, President & CEO, Deaconess Foundation
• Dr. Brad Braxton, Director, Center for the Study of African American Religious Life and Supervisory Curator of Religion, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Aimée Laramore, Owner & Lead Consultant for ALlyd Image Solutions, Philanthropic Strategist for African American Preaching and Sacred Rhetoric PhD Program at Christian Theological Seminary

Title: "Race Matters: Faith & Philanthropy in the African American Community"

Location: Christian Theological Seminary, 1000 W. 42nd Street, Indianapolis, IN

Date: October 30, 2018
Speaker: Jim Moore, President & CEO, University of Illinois Foundation
Title: "Diversifying Talent in Educational Advancement"
Location: Indiana Historical Society, 450 W. Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN

Date: October 4, 2018
Speaker: Dr. Helene Gayle, President & CEO, Chicago Community Trust
Title: "The Urgency of Inclusion: Philanthropy in All Our Communities"
Location: Newfields – 4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, IN