Philanthropy
Domain
The Philanthropy domain integrates key leaders and scholars
seeking to bring attention to inquiry and education on the
role of philanthropy in US and global society. Through the
domain we will support an exploration of transnational
philanthropy and its role in fostering “development
breakthroughs” in poverty reduction and the role of
community foundations in the United States. The
New Leaders in
Philanthropy Series was recently launched as part of this
domain.
Current initiatives in this domain include:
Transnational
philanthropy and poverty reduction, an international research program
which examines the role of philanthropic funding in
fostering innovative approaches to a problem that come
to have systemic impact when adopted by governments, the
private sector and other donors.
The
New Leaders in Philanthropy Seminar
Series, which
brings new leaders at the major US charitable
foundations, who are redefining the role of US
philanthropy for their generation, for discussions with
faculty, students and other leaders about trends and
ambitions in US philanthropy.
Practical Issues in
Philanthropy: A Study Group for Practitioners and
Researchers
For more
information about PSG, click here.
Formed in October 2008, the Practical Issues in
Philanthropy Study Group (PSG) brings together students,
researchers, faculty and practitioners to explore
contemporary issues, controversies and challenges within
philanthropy. The PSG will be of interest to students who
wish to better understand the role of philanthropy in
society, in the US and globally. The monthly meetings
feature practitioners and researchers working in the
sector. Topics include the growth of philanthropy globally,
the rise of new funding and management approaches,
questions around accountability and the role of
intermediary organizations, and the relationship between
philanthropies, the state and the private sector.
The group is convened by Steven Lawry, a Senior Research
Fellow at the Hauser Center, and Mary Alice McCarthy, a
master’s student at the Kennedy School and Midcareer Fellow
in Philanthropy at the Hauser Center. Monthly meetings take
place in the Hauser Center conference room. For more
information about upcoming and past meetings, see below.
Fundraising in Perilous Financial Times
A brown-bag discussion with Jennifer McCrea, President,
Sarvada Consulting
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 12:30-1:45 PM
Location: Hauser Center Conference Room, 5 Bennett Street
(Charles Hotel complex)
Jennifer is the president of Sarvada Consulting, a firm she
started to guide high net worth individuals and visionary
leaders to build their philanthropic endeavors. Some of her
current clients include the Harvard University School of
Public Health, Millennium Promise, Columbia University,
Quincy Jones Foundation, NPower New York, Veris Partners,
and Preventive Medicine Research Institute founded by Dr.
Dean Ornish. She’s also recently worked on projects with
the Clinton Foundation, Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund,
Sterling Stamos Foundation and Acumen Fund. Prior to
creating Sarvada, Jennifer spent nearly two decades as an
academic fundraiser, first at Case Western Reserve
University and then Washington University in St. Louis,
where she served as Director of Development during their $2
Billion Capital Campaign. Most recently, she was Vice
President for Development at Dickinson College.
Jennifer will be joined by John Megrue, who is CEO of Apax,
a large private equity company based in London and NY. John
is a active and longstanding philanthropist and, among his
many board positions, he chairs the development committee
at Millennium Promise. John will address the issue of
fundraising in a difficult economic climate from the
donor’s point of view.