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The Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) today released Moving Money and Shifting Power for Social Justice: Voices of Wealthy Next-Gen Donors, a new report exploring how young, wealthy donors are engaging in social justice philanthropy. The report is informed by 28 interviews with current or alumni members of Resource Generation, a membership community of wealthy, young adults who are committed to equity and wealth redistribution. The report provides insights on how this group of donors practice philanthropy to support social justice, including their motivations, behaviors and challenges.

The Lilly Family School of Philanthropy today released a global report in a first-of-its-kind research series that explores emerging philanthropic giving vehicles around the world. Digital for Good: A Global Study on Emerging Ways of Giving examines new and evolving trends in philanthropy – including the use of crypto donations, contactless giving, workplace giving and online volunteering – in eight counties with diverse philanthropic, cultural and policy environments. The report also includes implications of technology-enabled ways of giving and predictions of how they are likely to affect the future of philanthropy.

Mona Siddiqui, OBE, an internationally acclaimed expert on interfaith relations and Christian-Muslim relations, cultural observer and BBC Radio commentator, will deliver Lake Institute on Faith & Giving's 18th annual Thomas H. Lake Lecture in Indianapolis on March 2, 2023. Siddiqui will focus on the transformative power of religious traditions that encourage giving, which lead to a shared sense of belonging and to the relationships necessary for community and civil society.

All In, All Rise, a symposium organized by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, will examine how women’s involvement in philanthropy strengthens communities, encourages greater strategic giving, and builds a more diverse network of engaged citizens. The event will be held March 28–29, 2023 in Chicago.

Genevieve G. Shaker, Ph.D., has been named the inaugural Donald A. Campbell Chair in Fundraising Leadership at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. A leading national fundraising expert and researcher who is also an experienced professional fundraiser, Shaker is associate professor of philanthropic studies at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI is creating a new digital resource, The Equitable Giving Lab, that will bring an equity lens to philanthropy by measuring funding for under-resourced groups. The Equitable Giving Lab will address the current lack of centralized data on charitable giving to diverse communities and is made possible through anchor funding from Google.org.

Luis A. Miranda, Jr., will speak Thurs., Dec. 1 at a virtual event, “Philanthropy and Hispanics: Building Community and Social Impact through Public Affairs and the Arts.” The conversation with Miranda is hosted by the Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy, part of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI.

Presbyterian College, known as “America’s Innovative Service College, and the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy are announcing a new partnership. It will give PC graduates a special opportunity to pursue an education at the school. The two also will deliver a professional development opportunity for leaders of all faith communities in the southeast region of the U.S. in 2023.