Feb 7: The Changing Demographics of Giving: What All Nonprofits Need to Know

The Community Foundation invites all nonprofit leaders and their boards to learn from Dr. Una Osili about the latest research and practical considerations nonprofits need to know about engaging and including donors from all backgrounds to achieve their missions.

Featuring Una Osili, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

The Community Foundation invites all nonprofit leaders and their boards to learn from Dr. Una Osili about the latest research and practical considerations nonprofits need to know about engaging and including donors from all backgrounds to achieve their missions.

As we consider trends in philanthropy in our communities, one thing is clear: the philanthropic landscape continues to be both complex and rapidly changing. Economic factors, social values, the impact of the changing demographics, and the rapid rise in the use of technology have all played a central role. What are the key factors shaping philanthropy now, and how do they impact nonprofits in our communities? What is the most effective way to engage donors of different backgrounds? How can nonprofits reach young donors now and in the future? Who is giving, and who is getting? This insightful and energized keynote address by Dr. Una Osili, Ph.D., IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, will address these questions and more.

February 7, 2022 | Monroe Convention Center
Continental Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Program begins at 8 a.m.
This is a free event, but registration is required.

About Una Osili

Una Osili serves as the Efroymson Chair in Philanthropy and Economics and Associate Dean for Research and International Programs at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, the world’s first school dedicated to the study of philanthropy. She also serves as Dean’s Fellow for the Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy.

An internationally recognized scholar in economics, Osili leads the research and publication of Global Philanthropy Tracker and the Global Philanthropy Environment Index, as well as Giving USA, the annual report on American philanthropy. She is the founder of Generosity for Life, a digital platform, and chairs the school’s signature research project, the Philanthropy Panel Study, the most comprehensive study of the generosity of American families over time.

Osili has provided expert testimony at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, Joint Economic Commission and United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee on philanthropy and international development.

Osili received her Bachelor’s in economics from Harvard University and her MA and Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern University.