Jacqueline Ackerman is associate director of research at the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI). WPI believes that gender matters in philanthropy, and that solving the world’s complex problems requires perspective, leadership, and generosity from men and women. Jacqueline supports this vision by managing all aspects of WPI’s research, which is primarily supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Jacqueline joined the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy in 2012 after earning a Master’s in Public Affairs from the Indiana University O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs in Bloomington.
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Aug. 12, 2021 1:21 pm
3 takeaways from Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott teaming up to fund women’s and girls’ causes
The joint funding is notable, in part, because only 1.6% of philanthropic dollars in America support women’s and girls’ organizations, according to guest columnists Jacqueline Ackerman and Tessa Skidmore.
Jun. 4, 2021 1:19 pm
4 new findings shed light on crowdfunding for charity
There’s no doubt that crowdfunding is on the rise — campaigns help pay for everything from hospital bills and COVID-19 relief for restaurants to college tuition and launching new companies, say guest columnists Jon Bergdoll and Jacqueline Ackerman.