Jon Bergdoll is an applied statistician at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy (2015-present), and the lead statistician on Giving USA during that time, as well as on the Philanthropy Outlook in the same time frame. Additionally, he's been the lead econometrician from the LFSOP in regards to their work on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and its charitable impact, as well as being the analytic & data lead on several other reports each year.
He has a MS in bioengineering from Georgia Tech, and is pursuing a PhD in economics from IUPUI.
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.