07
March 2017
Past Event
Celebrating Global Philanthropy

Celebrating Global Philanthropy

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
March 07, 2017
07
March 2017
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
Dr. Kenneth R. Weinstein

President and CEO, Hudson Institute

Dr. Amir Pasic

Dean, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

Dr. Carol Adelman

Director, Center for Global Prosperity, Hudson Institute

Dr. Una Osili

Director of Research, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

Mr. Doug Rutzen

President and CEO, International Center for Not-for-Profit Law

Mr. David Schwartz

Director, Donor Partnerships Division, International Development Research Centre

Mr. Dennis Whittle

Executive Director, Feedback Labs and Co-Founder, GlobalGiving.com

Senator Todd Young

U.S. Senator from Indiana

On Tuesday, March 7, philanthropy and international development leaders discussed current trends in global philanthropy at a critical time when government crackdowns on non-profits and cross-border financial flows threaten the growth of domestic and international giving and even civil society. This and other troubling developments are highlighted in the latest Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances and Index of Philanthropic Freedom, comprehensive sources on international philanthropy and other financial flows.

The event also celebrated the transfer of the Indices from Hudson Institute to the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. These guides to global philanthropy—widely used by policy-makers, practitioners, and donors—will be institutionalized in the world’s leading school of philanthropy where they can continue to grow. Results from both Indices were discussed by a distinguished panel.

View Dr. Adelman's slides.

The 2016 report contains the latest available data on all financial flows to developing countries and can be downloaded for free at www.hudson.org/cgp

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