Your endowment gifts allow the Center to strengthen philanthropy in communities across the globe. Endowed gifts are also an investment in the future of that important work. Funding provided through endowments is seed money: a catalyst for the creation of a thriving learning environment, for the assimilation of new findings into practice, for the initiation of a ground-breaking study when it is needed the most, and for the development of a specialized training course to address a nonprofit’s most pressing challenges. Endowments can be established through current or planned gifts or a combination of both.
Leadership Endowments
"Improving the quality of life for people is, in the final analysis, what fundraising is all about. To achieve that objective, however, requires excellence at all levels of the profession, and it is in that spirit that I am very proud to help expand the capacities of the Center on Philanthropy"
Dr. Robert F. Hartsook, CEO, Hartsook Companies, Inc.
Endowments for Chairs, Directorships and Professorships
Visionary academic programs, training programs and institutes call for effective leadership. Faculty chairs, professorships, and endowed directors’ discretionary funds enable the Center to recruit and retain accomplished leaders and build renowned programs. Leadership endowments enable the Center to move quickly on new ventures and partnerships that push the boundaries of knowledge and practice.
Current Center on Philanthropy Endowed Chairs:
- The Thomas W. Binford Chair in Corporate Social Responsibility (in partnership with Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business
- The Thomas H. Lake Scholar in Religion and Philanthropy
- The Efroymson Chair in Philanthropy
- The Robert F. Hartsook Chair in Fundraising
Endowments for Lectureships
Lectureships bring together practitioners, scholars and philanthropists to examine issues affecting the nonprofit sector. Through this exchange of ideas, lectureships expedite the translation of research into improved practice and increased effectiveness.
Current Center on Philanthropy Lectureships
- The Donikian Family Lecture on ethical issues and effective fundraising
- The Arthur C. Frantzreb Lecture on enhancing the understanding and appreciation of charitable giving as an important tool for philanthropy.
Student Endowments
"Student fellowships are a great way to research topics that might not otherwise have been fully explored, to attract the best and brightest to the profession and to foster growth and hands-on experience in a supportive environment. Donors can feel good about the impact they are making on the institution and the fact that they are building the body of knowledge, and helping to develop future leaders who will in turn contribute and advance the profession."
William B. Hanrahan, Former Chief Executive Officer, CCS
Endowments for Fellowships, Assistantships and Scholarships
Fellowships, assistantships and scholarships shape the future of leadership in the nonprofit sector, nurture the professional development of a promising scholar or practitioner, and expand the body of knowledge in nonprofit leadership. Student endowments are a powerful tool to attract the best and brightest students to study philanthropy. Financial support while studying at the Center enables young leaders to focus on the areas of greatest need or strongest call, undeterred by the limitations of debt upon graduation. These awards also provide nonprofits with interns who enhance the capacity of organizations while gaining real-world experience.
Current Center on Philanthropy Student Endowments
- Dickinson-Stone-Ilchman Fellowship for Graduate Education
- Eugene R. Tempel Fellowship, established by P.A. Mack, Jr.
- Harriet M. Ivey Capstone Student Fund*
- Kim M. Gattle Scholarship*
- William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship for Minorities
* - Planned Gifts
Endowments for The Fund Raising School Scholarships
The Fund Raising School (TFRS) has more than 35,400 alumni and trains more than 8,000 practitioners annually in the United States and around the world. It has affiliate programs in Mexico, Argentina, Austria, Brazil and New Zealand. Funding for TFRS scholarships helps ensure that individuals from small-budget organizations have access to cutting edge fundraising training so they can successfully secure the support needed to build their organizations’ resources.
Current Center on Philanthropy TFRS Scholarships
- The Dorothy “Dottie” C. Rosso Scholarship for tuition assistance for individuals employed by organizations with annual operating budgets of less than $1 million.
- The Henry A. Rosso Memorial Scholarship for two individuals from the same nonprofit organization.
Transformational Endowments
"My parents believed that faith and giving are inextricably linked. Establishing a forum for studying and teaching those connections at the Center on Philanthropy is the perfect way to honor them and their lifelong involvement in the church and the community."
Karen Lake Buttrey, Community Leader
Transformational endowments give the Center the strength and resources it needs to invest in the vitality of philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. These gifts allow the Center to push boundaries and to discover and explore new ideas that benefit the entire nonprofit sector.
Endowments for Center Programs and Institutes
The Center’s education, research and training programs increase understanding of philanthropy and improve its practice worldwide. Endowed institutes focus the Center’s capacities from each of those program areas on specific aspects of philanthropy. Institutes unleash the potential of rapidly growing areas of philanthropy by fostering collaborations among top researchers and sharing the resulting knowledge with donors, their advisors and practitioners.
Current Center on Philanthropy Endowed Institute
- The Lake Institute on Faith & Giving
Endowment for The Fund Raising School
These are extraordinary times in the philanthropic and nonprofit sector that demand a fundraising training program distinguished by its grounding in research. The Fund Raising School provides proven expertise in the giving and appeal process. By focusing on ethical best practices and fostering an ongoing dialogue between scholars and practitioners, TFRS strengthens and improves both academic understanding and professional practice.
Endowment for The School of Philanthropic Studies
The Center on Philanthropy has earned distinction in the development of the field of philanthropic studies, both in service to the nonprofit sector and among higher education institutions. Building on more than two decades of expertise and dedication to a more efficient, effective and accountable nonprofit sector, it is now time to take the next step.
Creating and endowing The School of Philanthropic Studies will provide the Center’s important and internationally respected work with the permanence necessary to continue our pioneering guidance of this rapidly developing field. It will create new synergies among faculty across the university and throughout higher education around the world.
