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New Insights on Donors and Planned Gifts Revealed in Whitepaper from Pentera and Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Pentera, Inc., and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy released a new research whitepaper on planned giving, “The 2016 Planned Giving Study: Building Lasting Legacies: New Insights from Data on Planned Gifts.” It investigates the characteristics of planned gifts and the likelihood of donors making such gifts to nonprofit organizations at various points over the course of a lifetime.

In Puerto Rico, Three Out of Four Households Give to Charity Amid Economic Challenges, Study Finds

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Three out of four households in Puerto Rico (74.9 percent) report making charitable donations in 2014, a high rate of giving, especially compared to similar data in the U.S. which shows 55.8 percent of mainland U.S. households giving to charity in 2013. This finding comes from the first study of its kind to examine charitable giving patterns, priorities, and attitudes of Puerto Rican households. Giving in Puerto Rico is the result of a collaboration among Flamboyan Foundation (Flamboyan), the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and Kinesis Foundation.

DREAM, DARE, DO: Women, Philanthropy, and Civil Society is focus of Women’s Philanthropy Institute Fifth National Symposium March 14-15, 2017 in Chicago

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

The American landscape is crowded with examples of women’s entrepreneurial spirit in building a strong civil society through philanthropy. Examples of women-founded and women-led organizations frame the backdrop for the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy's 2017 national symposium, titled DREAM. DARE. DO: Women, Philanthropy, and Civil Society, which is organized by the school’s Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI). The event will be held March 14-15, 2017, at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, 540 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill.

Women's Philanthropy Researcher Wins Doctoral Fellowship

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Amanda Koch, a doctoral candidate in history at Indiana University, is the recipient of the $5,000 2016 Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. The award will help Koch complete her dissertation on the history of gospel rescue missions, the efforts of the women who created them and their connection to the hybrid social welfare system in the United States today.

Tuskegee University partnership conference to explore collaborative approaches to improving educational access and achievement for students from diverse backgrounds

Thursday, August 25, 2016

The Tuskegee University Fall 2016 Convening of Partners, “Tradition and Trajectory: Entwined in Mission and Vision,” will take place on September 15-16 in Indianapolis. Tuskegee University coordinated this inaugural convening to dialogue with key organizations, foundations and corporate partners to improve persistence, achievement and access to education and experiential opportunities among students from diverse backgrounds.

Teens from California’s “Team Kids Servathon,” Lilly Family School of Philanthropy students to join forces to help Riley Kids

Friday, August 5, 2016

More than 40 high school students from California’s “Team Kids Servathon" in which they travel to cities across the nation participating in a service project in each city are joining forces with students from the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy to make art kits for young patients at Riley Children’s Hospital and engage in a Town Hall conversation during which the students will share their respective experiences and advice on how young people can make a difference.

Giving USA: 2015 Was America’s Most Generous Year Ever

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Donations from America’s individuals, estates, foundations and corporations reached an estimated $373.25 billion in 2015, setting a record for the second year in a row, reports Giving USA 2016: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2015, released today.

First-of-its-kind Research from Women’s Philanthropy Institute Reveals What Motivates Donors to Give to Women’s and Girls’ Causes

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

New research released today from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute shows for the first time that women are motivated to give to women’s and girls’ causes based on personal experiences, whether positive experiences such as the birth of a child or participation in a job training program for women, or negative, such as discrimination, as well as the belief that giving to women is a powerful way to effect large-scale societal change. The report, Giving to Women and Girls: Who gives, and why, sheds light on the growing visibility of women’s and girls’ causes and is the first to explore the methods and motivations of donors to women’s and girls’ issues, including important findings for funders, advocates, fundraisers, and wealth managers.

Colombia’s Thriving Nonprofit Sector Documented for First Time in New Website, Research

Friday, May 20, 2016

Colombians and others now have greater access and insight into the nation’s flourishing nonprofit sector as a result of a groundbreaking website, database and research study. The new resource will help funders, nonprofits and government officials engage Colombians and their communities.

Parents, Grandparents Influence Charitable Giving and Volunteering of Children

Thursday, May 19, 2016

The charitable giving and volunteering behaviors of younger members of a family are influenced by their elders, according to research released today by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and Vanguard Charitable. Since individual giving is the largest source of charitable donations in the United States*, understanding the intra-family generational dynamics that lead to charitable giving decisions can help families, charitable organizations, and advisors to better plan for the future.

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