AI, ML, Data Science and Philanthropy
I am thrilled to announce the launch of my new project website: https://www.aims-phil.org/ This website reports on a project focuses on...
DataViz about Data Literacy
This semester I am teaching a course called Data for Good. This is a fully online master's level course, and most of the students are...
Generosity, Morality, and Altruism: Global Studies in Cross-Cultural Values
As part of the virtual American Sociological Association annual meeting, on August 8-11, 2020, the Altruism, Morality, and Social...
Building Bridges: Connecting Academics and Practitioners
Here at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy we have been talking about building more bridges between academics and practitioners....
The Art of Thank You’s
The other day, I was talking with a colleague who studies gratitude, Patrick Dwyer. In the midst of chatting at an event we were...
Donor Fatigue, Part 2
As a follow-up to my recent blog on donor fatigue, I want to share one of the email responses I received from a philanthropic...
Is Honking Generous?
Here is a somewhat amusing question that I pose with a smile on my face, but which I also think provides an interesting example to think...
Donor Fatigue
In meeting with a donor recently, I was reminded of an important and under-attended to concept: donor fatigue. This particular donor was...
Metaphorical Slippage of Social Capital
"Charitable giving by individuals is an important social phenomenon that is to date understudied by sociologists." This is the opening...
The Perfect GIF of "Adulting"
One of my students recently shared with me this gif of "adulting," the process of having to figure out how to become an adult and...
