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More and more universities are bringing in corporate-style marketing chiefs. New research shows what they’re gaining – and where the returns fall flat.
Giving to nonprofits engaged in education, health, arts, culture and humanities, the environment, and animals reached all-time highs.
Most institutions of higher education have more freedom to spend from their endowments than they may realize.
Three philanthropy scholars size up the latest data on gifts from the country’s biggest philanthropists.
Ending tuition might not result in more doctors serving the communities that need them most without further steps.
Divestment from Israel may violate state laws – at least for public institutions. Private universities with large endowments may face other obstacles.
The stock market’s weak performance at the end of 2022 may have made donors less willing to give.
Three scholars weigh in regarding the priorities of these wealthy American donors, who gave less to social service and racial justice groups than in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Little comprehensive research about what the charitable accounts, known as DAFs, are supporting has been conducted until now.
When white philanthropists made large gifts to these schools in the 19th century and early 20th century, many insisted upon a vocational focus for Black higher ed.
While support for social services and historically black colleges and universities rose sharply, these donors spent a tiny fraction of what the government distributed to people who needed help.
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Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University
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Interim Director of Data & Research Partnerships at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Frey Foundation Chair for Family Philanthropy, Grand Valley State University
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Associate Director of Research, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and Managing Editor, Giving USA, Indiana University
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Professor of Public Administration and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Associate Professor of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University - Newark
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Senior Scholar in Residence at the Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Law, University of California, Los Angeles
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Research Associate in Philanthropy and Editor-in-Chief of Giving USA, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Kennesaw State University
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Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Dean and Professor of Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Professor of Business Information and Analytics, University of Denver
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Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Donald A. Campbell Chair in Fundraising Leadership, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Professor of Public Administration; Director, Center for Local Government, University of Colorado Denver