The IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy’s Global Indices—the Global Philanthropy Environment Index and the Global Philanthropy Tracker—provide a comprehensive understanding of the global giving landscape to help increase philanthropic engagement and create positive and lasting change in the world.
The Global Philanthropy Indices
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Global Philanthropy Environment Index
The Global Philanthropy Environment Index is the world’s largest and most comprehensive effort to map the global philanthropic ecosystem, providing tools for policymakers, civil society leaders and philanthropists to understand how best to incentivize strategic philanthropic activity globally.
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Global Philanthropy Tracker
By capturing the scope of philanthropic giving, official development assistance, remittances, and other private investments, the Global Philanthropy Tracker is the first of its kind to offer a holistic view of the scale and scope of cross-border giving worldwide.
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Digital for Good: Global Study on Emerging Ways of Giving
A companion to IU’s Global Indices, Digital for Good: A Global Study on Emerging Ways of Giving explores emerging vehicles of philanthropy in eight different countries – from crowdfunding to mobile giving, online volunteering and social impact initiatives, among others.