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IMAGE: New research co-written by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign experts Tatyana Deryugina and Benjamin M. Marx finds that charitable giving in the aftermath of catastrophic tornadoes doesn t necessarily crowd out donations. view more
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Charitable donations account for about 2% of gross domestic product in the U.S., but it s not well-understood whether an event such as a deadly storm inspires increases in charitable giving or simply reallocates a fixed supply of donation dollars that would have otherwise gone to another cause.
A new paper from a team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign experts finds that, in the aftermath of catastrophic tornadoes, charitable giving to alleviate an unanticipated event doesn t necessarily crowd out monetary donations to other causes.
The Patterson Foundation Welcomes Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Scholar as Fellow
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Connor LaGrange has been selected by The Patterson Foundation in its third year of the Fellows Program SARASOTA, Fla. (PRWEB) March 10, 2021 The Patterson Foundation, in partnership with the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI, has selected Connor LaGrange to become its next Fellow. This is the third year of The Patterson Foundation’s Fellows Program a year-long opportunity for aspiring philanthropists to gain experience and learn innovative philanthropic principles while contributing to initiatives strengthening people, organizations and communities.
The Fellows Program is an opportunity provided by The Patterson Foundation under its Advancing Philanthropic Leadership initiative. This initiative encompasses a series of creative efforts developed in collaboration with the Indiana
This article was originally published on The Conversation.
The American poet Ambrose Bierce wrote in 1906 that a philanthropist is a rich (and usually bald) old gentleman who has trained himself to grin while his conscience is picking his pocket.
While this satirical description may have resonated at the time, it no longer rings true today – in terms of the physical description if not the metaphorical critique. Major donors, people who give away massive sums of money, are becoming more diverse. More are women and 50 years old or younger.
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Single or married, women give
Gender differences in giving are especially notable among single women and single men. Holding factors like income and wealth constant, about 51% of single women indicated they would give to charity, compared with 41% of single men. Women are also more likely than men to give to charity as their income rises.
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