INDIANAPOLIS—To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the Center on Philanthropy
at Indiana University will host a two-day signature event in Indianapolis
November 4th and 5th. The event will bring together national and international
nonprofit leaders, practitioners, and scholars to consider and discuss
changes that philanthropy and the nonprofit sector may encounter in the
next 20 years and how to prepare for them.
The Center's celebration will begin with a public conversation featuring
Patty Stonesifer, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Other events
will include interactive discussions with James T. Morris, former Executive
Director of the United Nations World Food Programme and Diana Aviv, President
and CEO of INDEPENDENT SECTOR. The Center’s endowed faculty chair holders
will participate in panels and lead breakout sessions moderated by national
nonprofit leaders. Among other events with major national speakers, the
celebration will close with a discussion on global philanthropy featuring
Stonesifer and Aviv.
Indiana University President Michael McRobbie will award honorary degrees
to three nonprofit leaders. The recipients are Emmett Carson, President
and CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Stonesifer, and Dr. Juree
Namsirichai Vichit-Vadakan, Chairperson of the Center for Philanthropy and
Civil Society at the National Institute of Development
Administration (NIDA) located in Thailand.
Founded in 1987, the Center on Philanthropy is celebrating 20 years of serving
philanthropy and the nonprofit sector through education, training, research
and public affairs. The Center has distinguished itself as a pioneer
nationally and internationally and has provided a model for other institutions
by building a new academic discipline, Philanthropic Studies; producing and
distributing rigorous, cutting-edge research on philanthropy and the
nonprofit sector; and grounding its fundraising training program, The Fund
Raising School, in the newest research findings. The Center offers graduate
degree programs, including the world's first traditional-format Ph.D. in
Philanthropic Studies, and programs on women and philanthropy, faith and
giving, and youth, women and people of color in the nonprofit sector.
Unless otherwise indicated, all sessions during the event will take place
at the University Place Conference Center and Hotel, Indiana
University – Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI) at 850 West Michigan
Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202.
Most sessions are open to the public, with the exception of the
invitation-only 20th Anniversary Celebration Luncheon featuring Morris on
November 5th. Sessions include:
November 4, 2007
2:00 p.m. Spirit & Place Public Conversation – Clowes Hall, Butler University
The Public Conversation is a part of the 2007 Spirit & Place Festival, a
project of the Polis Center at the IU School of Liberal Arts at Indiana
University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). As a Festival Theme
Partner, the Center’s mission to encourage participation in philanthropy
matches the Festival’s: to help community members to live generously.
Three nationally-known speakers from the arts, humanities, and religion
explore the theme, Living Generously. Featuring Patty Stonesifer, CEO of
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Nathan Dungan, President and Founder
of Share-Save-Spend, and Bernice Johnson Reagon, Founder of Sweet Honey in
the Rock, historian and scholar.
4:30 p.m. 20th Anniversary Celebration Reception and Program – Conference
Center Lobby and Auditorium
Presentation of the Center's most prestigious award, the Hank A. Rosso Medal
for Lifetime Achievement in Ethical Fund Raising. The award recognizes
lifelong dedication to emphasizing philanthropy's ethics and values, acting
as a mentor to perpetuate and invigorate philanthropic traditions, and noted
leadership in a long, productive career of distinction.
Arthur C. Frantzreb Lecture – Jacqueline Copeland-Carson, Founding Partner
of Copeland Carson & Associates and Chair and Co-founder of the
Pan-African Women’s Philanthropy Fund engages the audience in a
discussion about philanthropy and financial institutions in the 21st
century, with a look at new types of philanthropy and the issue of
transparency.
November 5, 2007
8:30 a.m. Filer Lecture and Panel – Auditorium
Diana Aviv, President and CEO of INDEPENDENT SECTOR, leads an interactive
session about philanthropy and the nonprofit sector during the past 20
years, new challenges the sector might face, and issues the sector will
confront in the next 20 years.
The Center on Philanthropy’s endowed faculty chairs serve as panelists:
- Philip L. Cochran, Thomas W. Binford Chair in Corporate Citizenship
- Kirsten Grønbjerg, Efroymson Chair in Philanthropy
- William J. Jackson, Thomas H. Lake Scholar in Religion and Philanthropy
- Adrian Sargeant, Robert F. Hartsook Chair in Fundraising
- William H. Schneider, Constance M. Baker and Robert S. Ort Chair in International Healthcare Philanthropy
10:30 a.m. Filer Lecture Breakout Sessions with the Center’s Endowed Faculty Chairs
Each of the panelists continues the discussion, focusing on his or her area of expertise. National nonprofit leaders moderate each of the breakout sessions.
- Kirsten Grønbjerg: Room 206
- Adrian Sargeant: Room 208
- Bill Schneider: Room 216
- Phil Cochran: Room 222
- Bill Jackson: Room 226
11:30 a.m. 20th Anniversary Celebration Luncheon – Ballroom (Invitation only)
Donikian Family Lecture – James T. Morris, former Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme.
1:30 p.m. Academic Convocation and Awarding of Honorary Degrees – Auditorium
Awarding of Honorary Degrees: Michael McRobbie, President of Indiana University presiding.
3:00 p.m. Constance M. Baker and Robert S. Ort Conversation in International Healthcare Philanthropy – Auditorium
Patty Stonesifer and Diana Aviv engage in a discussion, moderated by Emmett Carson, addressing issues in healthcare philanthropy, global philanthropy and the role of the nonprofit sector.
4:30 p.m. 20th Anniversary Celebration Closing Reception – Conference Center Lobby
Media are invited to attend the event, and the sessions above are open to those
wishing to cover them. Please contact Josh Sprunger at 317-278-8932
or to register or for additional information.
The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University is a leading academic center
dedicated to increasing the understanding of philanthropy, improving its
practice and enhancing participation in philanthropy through research,
teaching, public service and public affairs programs in philanthropy,
fundraising, and management of nonprofit organizations. A part of the
Indiana University School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University-Purdue
University Indianapolis (IUPUI), the Center operates programs on the IUPUI
and IU Bloomington campuses.
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