Capitol Hill reflections
In early May, Dr. Una Osili, associate dean for research and international programs at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations...
View ArticleBuilding civil society in Ukraine
by Ashleigh Graves-Roesler In 2016, my husband Bryan and I answered a call to public service and applied to serve in the United States Peace Corps. We accepted placements as Community Development...
View ArticleGwendolyn Perry Davis: a long-time contributor to the school, fundraising,...
Recently, we’ve been highlighting key figures who have shaped the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and its predecessor, the Center on Philanthropy, throughout their combined history. Today, we’re...
View ArticleAdvancing Mission and an ‘invitation to new life’
Sister Sharon Costello, the congregational moderator for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden, is no stranger to building relationships. The former elementary school teacher and administrator and former...
View ArticleAsking hard questions and trying innovative ideas: Why one bachelor’s alumna...
Last spring, we interviewed Coretta McAllister, a bachelor’s degree alumna of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Since graduating in 2015, she earned a Master of Social Work degree. However,...
View ArticleProducing research that makes a difference: Ph.D. students conduct various...
The Ph.D. program at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy trains future scholars and professionals on conducting original research on philanthropy and related topics. During their first two years,...
View ArticleThe difficult art of engagement
By Dr. Gene Tempel Hank Rosso, founder of The Fund Raising School, said in his first edition of Achieving Excellence in Fund Raising (1991), that fundraising is the gentle art of teaching (people) the...
View Article‘Bringing together the vision and passion of donors’: Insights from Sue...
By Tanika Scott As an advancement professional for nearly 8 years, I was very familiar with the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). I subscribe to their email list, attend their...
View ArticleRelationship, research, refine, repeat: Practicing a major gift ask
How many of you have solicited a gift before? What’s the process like? How do you prepare for and approach the solicitation? In The Fund Raising School’s course Developing Major Gifts, participants...
View ArticleMy experience as a graduate assistant for the Women’s Philanthropy Institute
Meet Colleen Rusnak, the Women’s Philanthropy Institute’s graduate assistant (GA) for the 2020-2021 academic year. In this post, Colleen shares with interviewer Jacqueline Ackerman (WPI’s associate...
View ArticleLearning organizations and sustainability
By: Melissa Spas Many years ago, a group of my colleagues and I read together Alan Deutschman’s Change or Die. The dramatic title belies the simplicity of his key message—shifting one’s mindset and...
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