Education & Training

As institutions develop a deeper understanding of how gender differences affect philanthropic action, they will be able to leverage women’s contributions of time, talent, and treasure more effectively for the public good. As women enrich their awareness and understanding of philanthropy, they will be more resourceful change agents for the public good.

WPI’s vision is to be the preeminent center for the study and education about women’s philanthropy.

WPI offers a continuum of research-based educational services to inform donors, fundraisers, institutions, and other constituencies about the transformative role of women’s philanthropy. Programs can be customized for specific audiences in your community and range from keynote addresses to two-day courses.

For more information about how WPI can help you and/or your organization realize the full potential of women’s philanthropy, contact wpiinfo@iupui.edu or call 317-278-8990.

Examples of Curriculum Modules:

• Women as Donors: Gender Differences and Capacity for Philanthropic Giving
  An overview of the gender differences in philanthropic behavior, factors that influence women’s giving, and women’s capacity for giving.
• Women and Giving: Overcoming Barriers, Building on History, Creating Opportunities 
  Assessment of women’s barriers to giving; exploration of how women throughout history have contributed time, talent, and treasure for the public good and review of contemporary examples of women’s philanthropic action.
• Working with Women Donors: Motivations, Generational Differences, Models of Engagement 
  (giving circles, women’s funds, women’s philanthropic initiatives)
  An understanding of how women’s motivations for giving and generational differences may influence fundraising strategies; examination of distinctive women’s philanthropic structures.
• Aligning Values to Philanthropic Action: Donor Education
  Appreciation of the critical role of donor education programs such as “values, vision, voice” to development of strategic philanthropy.
• Appealing to Women Donors: Communication and Marketing Strategies
  An understanding of key factors of communicating effectively with women and how marketing to women can build organizational loyalty and increase involvement and contributions.
• Women as Donors: The Fundraising Strategy
  A focus on principles and techniques to reach and engage women in fundraising efforts.
• Women as Donors: Evaluating the Institutional Culture and Measuring Impact 
  Evaluation of the critical role of institutional culture in influencing success for women’s philanthropy initiatives and how to create organizational readiness.