Career Connections is the bridge between student and professional life. Graduates of the masters' degree programs at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University bring an understanding of the broader philanthropic context and practical skills as professionals to the growing nonprofit sector. Whether students pursue the MA in Philanthropic Studies degree or one of the various dual degrees offered, they are part of a new generation of informed and committed leaders who will truly impact society in the 21st century.
The Career Connections program provides a variety of informal learning experiences including workshops on how to prepare for life after graduate school; opportunities to meet with leading scholars and practitioners in the nonprofit sector; and sessions with the Board of Governors of the Center on Philanthropy.
Lists of web-based job and career sites are available to students through the Office of Student Services. The Center's extensive alumni roster provides fertile ground for mentoring and networking.
Internships
| Agency name |
Type of Organization |
| Bicycle Action Project |
Grassroots nonprofit, youth |
Central Indiana Community Foundation |
Community foundation |
The Children's Museum |
Museum |
Conner Prairie Pioneer Settlement |
Living history museum |
Girls, Inc. |
Grassroots nonprofit, youth |
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana |
Human services, food bank |
The Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis, Inc. |
Independent foundation |
Hispanic Center |
Grassroots nonprofit, community center |
Indiana Grantmakers Alliance |
Statewide membership organization |
Indiana State Museum Foundation |
Fundraising arm of state museum |
Indiana University Foundation |
Fundraising arm of state university |
Indianapolis Art Center |
Nonprofit visual arts center |
Indianapolis Museum of Art |
Art museum |
Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership |
Nonprofit housing agency |
Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center |
Community development |
International Center for Indianapolis |
Grassroots nonprofit, international visitors |
Julian Center |
Grassroots nonprofit, domestic violence |
Peace Learning Center |
Nonprofit, youth, conflict resolution |
WFYI Public Radio 90 |
NPR affiliate |
Young Audiences of Indiana |
Grassroots nonprofit, arts organization |
Youth as Resources |
Grassroots nonprofit, youth |
Youth Job Preparedness Program |
Grassroots nonprofit, youth |
| Regional and National Sites |
Agency name |
Location |
Type of Organization |
AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals) |
Alexandria, VA |
National membership, fundraising |
Council on Foundations |
Washington, D.C. |
National association, foundations |
Howard University Development Department |
Washington, D.C. |
Fundraising, historically black college |
Iowa State University Foundation |
Ames, IA |
Fundraising, state university |
National Center for Family Philanthropy |
Washington, D.C. |
National association, family foundations |
National Medical Association |
Washington, D.C. |
National association, African-American |
Northwestern University Development Deptartment. |
Evanston, IL |
Fundraising, private university |
Urban Institute |
Washington, D.C. |
Research center |
Students enrolled in the MA in Philanthropic Studies degree program or the MA/MPA dual program complete an internship as part of their academic studies. Check out the places where students have recently interned.
Job Placement
One can find Center on Philanthropy graduates in positions throughout the sector throughout the United States. Our graduates are involved in every aspect of nonprofit life, often beginning in entry-level positions and quickly moving to positions of leadership and management.
Seminars
Workshop in Multidisciplinary
Philanthropic Studies
Spring 2008 Schedule
January 29: Melissa Brown (Center on Philanthropy): "Donor Stability: Do the
Exact Same Donors Give Every Year?"
(Note: Bloomington site for this presentation will be SPEA conference room
300K within the Dean’s office suite).
Click here for the paper
Click here for the abstract
February 12: Heidi Frederick (Center on Philanthropy): "Philanthropy of High
Net Worth Individuals" (Note: Bloomington site for this presentation will be
SPEA conference room 300K within the Dean's office suite).
February 26: Una Okonkwo Osili (Economics, IUPUI): TBA
Click here for the PowerPoint presentation
Postponed til Fall 2008: Lawrence Friedman (History, IUB):
"Philanthropy and Misanthropy: A Codependent Relationship?"
Click here for outline of paper
March 28: Janet Greenlee (Accounting, U. of Dayton): TBA
Click here for the paper
Click here for the PowerPoint presentation
April 1: Marty Sulek (AbD, PHST, IUPUI):
"On the Meaning of Philanthropy, Classical and Modern"
Click here for the paper (revised 4/1/08)
Click here for the PowerPoint presentation
April 8: Heidi Frederick (Center on Philanthropy):
"Philanthropy of High Net Worth Individuals"
Click here for the paper
April 17: Mark Snyder (Psychology, U. of Minnesota): "Individuals, Groups, and
Society: The Psychology of Social Action"
Click here for the paper
Click here for the PowerPoint presentation
Note: The presentation contains two embedded movie files. They are left out
of these slides, which will appear as blanks when you download them.
April 22 (Postponed until the Fall): Jen Shang (AbD, PHST, IUPUI): "Women Are Not Actually Nicer Than
Men, But They Would Like to Be! The Effect of Moral Identity Discrepancy
on Generosity"
Unless otherwise noted, all workshops are from noon-1:30, run concurrently
in the Walker II Building conference room in Indianapolis and (usually) SPEA
300 in Bloomington.
Previous Semesters
Fall 2007
September 10: Marty Sulek (PHST Doctoral Student, IUPUI):
"The Genesis of Modern Wartime Humanitarian relief in the Crimean War of 1854-6"
Click here for the summary
September 17: Tyrone Freeman (PHST Doctoral Student, IUPUI):
"Philanthropy as Influential Force in Adult Education in the United States." I
Click here for the abstract
October 15: Adrian Sargeant (SPEA, IU), Jen Shang (PHST Doctoral Student, IUPUI),
and Haseeb Ahmed Shabbir (University of Leeds Business School):
"The Social Marketing of Giving: A Framework for Public Policy Intervention"
November 12: René Bekkers (Sociology, Utrecht and Dept. of Philanthropy,
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and Pamela Wiepking (Vrije Universiteit
Amsterdam): AUnderstanding Philanthropy: A Review of 50 Years of Theories
and Research.
Click here for the paper
Click here for the PowerPoint presentation
December 4, 2007, 1:00-2:30 (NOTE: This is a Tuesday, an hour later than
usual): Andy Holman (Ritz, Holman, Butala, Fine LLP), Doug Ihrke (Political Science,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) and Nathan Grasse (Political Science, University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee): "Informing Nonprofit Management via the Analysis of Key
Financial Ratios." Joint with the Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management at UWM.
Click here for the PowerPoint presentation
