To continuously improve our programming and to create resources for philanthropic education, students and faculty participating in Students4Giving℠ are surveyed regularly. We collect data on demographics and on the impact of courses on philanthropic knowledge, skills, and behavior. Our evaluation is designed to respect the wide variety of disciplinary approaches through attention to common civic learning outcomes. This evaluation is aligned with the data collection efforts of the Pay it Forward initiative resulting in an expanded source of data to inform both research and teaching.
Much of the research on teaching philanthropy builds upon service-learning research to suggest new questions about approaches to civic education from a variety of disciplines. Below are summaries of research in progress and recently published work in the field.
Recently published articles
McDonald, Danielle and Olberding, Julie Cencula. “Learning by Giving: A Quasi-experimental Study of Student Philanthropy in Criminal Justice Education.” Journal of Criminal Justice Education. August 2011.
Olberding, Julie Cencula. “Does Student Philanthropy Work? A Study of Long-term Effects of the ‘Learning by Giving’ Approach.” Innovative Higher Education.
Millisor, Jennifer and Olberding, Julie Cencula. “Student Philanthropy in Colleges and Universities,” Academic Exchange Quarterly, Winter 2009.
Olberding, Julie Cencula. “Indirect Giving to Nonprofit Organizations: An Emerging Model of Student Philanthropy,” Journal of Public Affairs Education, 15.4 (2009): 463–492.
Research in process
The Nature and Extent of Experiential Philanthropy in Higher Education, SUNY Binghamton University
MSW Student Learning through the “Community Change and Action Network for Non-profit Organizations” Experiential Philanthropy Course, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Experiential Philanthropy Course Impact and Outcomes, Brandeis University, Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy
Determining the Impact of Experiential Philanthropy Courses on Female Undergraduates, Boston College, Center for Wealth and Philanthropy
A Quasi-Experimental Study of the Impacts of Experiential Philanthropy on Students, Northern Kentucky University
Join us!
To join a learning community of academics interested in research on experiential philanthropy programming (educational opportunities for students to distribute financial resources), email mgrove {at} compact(.)org. The group convenes quarterly to share resources and information.
