April 9, 2013
IBJ StaffThe Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy—believed to be the first of its kind—is set to be christened
at a ceremony Tuesday afternoon.
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September 28, 2012
Dan HumanGene Tempel, president and CEO of the Indiana University Foundation since 2008, has been appointed the first dean of IU’s
new School of Philanthropy, the university announced Friday.
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June 19, 2012
Dan HumanCharitable giving grew 4 percent nationally in 2011, but the increase was less than 1 percent after adjusting for inflation,
according to a report released Tuesday by the Giving USA Foundation and The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.
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March 3, 2012
Only 36 percent correctly answered all three assessment questions on a test.
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June 21, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinAfter pulling back from charitable giving for two years, Americans were slightly more generous in 2010—donating an estimated
$290.9 billion, according to a national study released Monday.
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June 18, 2011
IBJ StaffSchool at IU will examine link between participation levels and unemployment.
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April 30, 2011
IBJ StaffForecasts of big growth in executive employment at not-for-profits drives plan to create between seven and 10 endowed faculty
chairs.
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April 30, 2011
IBJ StaffThe Chronicle of Philanthropy says the center underestimated drops in charitable giving during the recession.
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April 6, 2011
Indiana University will receive donations totaling $10.7 million from the estate of late philanthropist Ruth Lilly, the university
announced Wednesday morning.
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November 20, 2010
IBJ StaffWealthy philanthropists drew the purse strings tightest on health organizations, where the average gift dropped 63.7 percent.
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November 19, 2010
Scott OlsonStudy conducted by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University shows 98 percent of high net-worth households donated
to charity in 2009, but the overall amount fell nearly 35 percent from 2007.
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August 23, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinIndiana University's Center on Philanthropy says its program is the only one in the country that focuses on philanthropy,
as opposed to the more technical not-for-profit management offered by other universities.
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April 10, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe findings may come as a surprise to not-for-profit executives who think the Internet generation doesn’t require a
personal touch.
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January 2, 2010
IBJ StaffPeople who raise money for a living are more optimistic about their prospects now than they were six months ago, reports
the Center on Philanthropy at IUPUI.
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June 15, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinMost fund-raisers stumble into the profession, but within a decade the field could be populated by recent college graduates
who hold degrees in philanthropic studies.The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University soon will roll out a bachelor's
degree that would be among the first of its kind. If all goes as planned, IUPUI would begin marketing the degree, granted
by the School of Liberal Arts, for the fall of 2010.
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November 24, 2008
The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University found in a recent study of more than 4,840 charitable gifts worth $1 million
or more that self-made wealthy people gave the most
often to nonprofits that rarely receive such large gifts.
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On what planet are they entitled to this largesse from the stockholders? These people make multi-million dollar salaries: Pay for your own personal travel.
It matters because they're already paid enormously fat salaries: Pay for your own personal travel. Being "taxed on it" isn't a valid excuse--so what? They're still being gifted a raft of luxury perks from somebody else's money on top of an enormous, lavish salary.
Greenwood was scammed. Somebody didn't do due diligence in checking out the claims of this company. The manufacturing of insulin can't be done on the cheap. If it could be done, some big generic company would already have it on the market. The founder was either a scammer or a wild-eyed dreamer who made people believe that his Lilly experience was what they needed to make millions of dollars. Greenwood fell for a get-rich-quick scheme but smarter investors didn't make the same mistake.
DV, your list is not reasonable. For example, mass transit in Chicago does not benefit the poor Illinois farmer living on the Iowa border. So, there is no need for mass transit in Indy to benefit the retired widow living in Jasper, Indiana. Your comments, therefore, cannot be taken seriously yet it does reveal the narrow viewpoints that are robust here in Indiana. Mass transit works, even if not everyone in the city or state uses it.
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