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Global Philanthropy Tracker Captures New Baseline of $658 billion in Non-Governmental Contributions to Solve Global Challenges

Thursday, October 22, 2020

The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI today released the 2020 Global Philanthropy Tracker (GPT), the first such report since 2016. With data from 47 countries and economies across the globe, it is the world’s most holistic measure of the scope and magnitude of cross-border philanthropy. The GPT also compares cross-border philanthropy to three other cross-border financial resource flows, including official development assistance (ODA) from government, private capital investment, and remittances.

70 percent of nonprofits receive grants from donor-advised funds, but gaps in understanding of popular charitable giving method remain, new study finds

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

A new report published by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI and funded by a grant from Schwab Charitable examines nonprofit organizations’ perceptions of donor-advised funds (DAFs) and how nonprofits solicit, manage and steward DAF gifts. The report includes recommendations for both nonprofits and DAF sponsoring organizations to improve their collaboration in order to enhance and expand charitable giving.

Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Faculty Members Earn Prestigious National Awards

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Faculty members of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI are being honored with four prestigious awards from the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA). Tyrone Freeman, David King and Shariq Siddiqui will be honored for their research during the association’s national conference Nov. 12-14. ARNOVA is a leading network of researchers, university faculty and practice leaders who focus on these subjects in their teaching, writing and policy work.

U.S. religious congregations weighing decisions about reopening, finances amid ongoing economic uncertainty and COVID-19 pandemic, new report finds

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Many U.S. religious congregations currently are entering their annual fall fundraising and budget-planning season with uncertainty about their finances and reopening plans as the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn continue, according to a new survey of congregational leaders conducted by Lake Institute on Faith & Giving. The report examines trends in giving and participating in congregations, as well as how congregations are managing their finances and responding to the impact of the pandemic, and what they anticipate for 2021.

New report from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute finds Americans embraced expansive forms of giving during early months of pandemic

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

A new report from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI), COVID-19, Generosity, and Gender: How Giving Changed During the Early Months of a Global Pandemic, explores how men and women gave in response to the pandemic and how their overall giving changed in spring 2020. The findings signal the growing prevalence of new, more expansive forms of philanthropy.

People perceived as more attractive are more likely to give, and givers are seen as more attractive, faculty member Sara Konrath’s research finds

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

A study by Dr. Sara Konrath of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI, published in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, found that more attractive people are more likely to be givers, and givers are rated as more attractive.

Growth of Indiana Nonprofit Employment in Health Care Outpaced that of For-Profits, Overall Industry

Thursday, August 27, 2020

Indiana’s overall health care industry grew by 45% between 1995 and 2018 to reach almost 380,000 paid employees in 2018, according to a new Indiana University report. The nonprofit portion of the overall health care industry grew even more rapidly — up by 62% — accounting for 43% of total employment in the industry in 2018.

$1.9 million grant to Women’s Philanthropy Institute will advance actionable, global research on women’s giving to inform and equip donors and nonprofits

Monday, August 24, 2020

The Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI today announced a new $1.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The funding will fuel research on women’s giving both domestically and globally, and support WPI’s work to empower organizations, donors and fundraisers to put research insights into practice.

New Graduate-level Fellowship in Muslim Philanthropy to Launch in Fall 2020

Monday, August 10, 2020

The Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI will offer a Fellowship in Muslim Philanthropic and Humanitarian Studies in collaboration with the Zakat Foundation Institute (ZFI) beginning in the fall 2020 semester, school officials announced today.

COVID-19 Community Relief Funds raised more than $1 billion across U.S., research led by Professor Laurie Paarlberg finds

Thursday, July 30, 2020

COVID-19 relief funds at local United Ways and community foundations across the United States raised more than $1.05 billion and distributed at least $589 million to financially vulnerable individuals and nonprofits leading the pandemic response in their communities as of June 30, research led by Laurie Paarlberg, Ph.D., of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy finds. Paarlberg's team identified 1,119 such organizations supporting COVID-19 funds, 244 of which are jointly supported in partnership with at least one other neighboring United Way or community foundation. They are seeking the public's help to identify additional such funds. The project includes interactive maps.

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