Tessa Skidmore is a Research Associate with the Women’s Philanthropy Institute and doctoral student at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, where she manages research projects on a variety of topics related to gender and philanthropy. She received a Master of Public Affairs from Indiana University’s O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and has conducted research and evaluation for a variety of public and nonprofit organizations.
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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.
Mar. 23, 2021 12:21 pm
Giving while female: Women are more likely to donate to charities than men of equal means
Women also show a greater preference for collective giving and other collaborative charitable efforts than men. Most people who take part in giving circles are women, say guest columnists Tara Skidmore and Charles Sellen.