Annual Report 2009—2010

The Fund Raising School

"This is not only instructional, but inspirational."

Dr. Peter Thuynsma
Project Manager, Institutional Advancement at University of Pretoria

Giving USA

"We use it for strategic planning, to understand giving trends, for media facts and figures. It is our one-stop shop for really credible information."

Tanya Husain
Executive Director, American Cancer Society–Central Indiana, on Giving USA 2010

Undergraduate Degrees

"One of the things that I like most about Philanthropic Studies is that it's interdisciplinary in nature: it transcends disciplines and provides insight into all of them."

Sarah Nathan
(MA '09), Ph.D. candidate and undergraduate Philanthropic Studies faculty member

Graduate Degrees

"The Center on Philanthropy enabled me to use my knowledge and to compare Asian-American philanthropy to Chinese philanthropy. This is real experience for me: to learn, to practice, and to think."

Lijun He
(M.A. '10), Ph.D. in Philanthropic Studies candidate

Donor Communication

"My Philanthropic Studies background has come to the forefront of what I do every day, and I'm able to communicate with donors and potential donors about a broad range of topics."

Jennifer Danic
(M.A. '06) Development Manager, Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana

Online Fundraising and Social Media

"Online fundraising – using social media, websites, email – is an exponentially growing field. We’re trying to get ahead of the curve… You’re going to get information at this training that you won’t find anywhere else."

Mark Buhrmester
Manager of Political Giving, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland

Women's Philanthropy Institute

Watch this short clip to hear Center partners, students, faculty, and staff talk about the 2011 symposium Women World Wide.

Women World Wide: Leading Through Philanthropy

Zakat in America: The Evolving Role of Islamic Charity in Community Cohesion

At a recent lecture for Lake Institute on Faith & Giving, Dr. Mattson described zakat – one of the five pillars of Islam – as a wealth tax or a “system of transfer” whereby those who have share with those who do not. .

Visit the website of Lake Institute on Faith & Giving for photos and videos from this event.