Laurie Burns McRobbieFirst Lady, Indiana University
Senior Advisor, IU Foundation President
May 19, 2014
Women’s Leadership & Philanthropy at IU
LEADERSHIP
WOMEN
PHILANTHROPY
Sarah Parke MorrisonIn 1867, Sarah Parke Morrison enrolled as IU’s first woman student. The following year, twelve more women enrolled.
First Ladies of IU
Frances Morgan Swain
• IU’s 9th First Lady, 1893-1902
• Initiated university’s first capital campaign for Woman’s Building
• Secured matching gift from John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Letters from John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
IU Student Building 1906
IU Student Building 2014
Role as First Lady of IU
Role as First Lady of IU
IU Colloquium Steering Committee Members
Women’s Engagement at IU
• Quiet giving first half of 20th century
• Emergence in 1980s
• Bloomington Colloquium for Women in 1995
• Women’s Philanthropy Institute in 2004
• Women’s Philanthropy Council in 2010
Organization Chart for Women’s Philanthropy at IU
Women’s Philanthropy Council
Working & Event Planning Committees
IU Foundation & Board of Directors
IU President
IU Board of Trustees
Women’s Philanthropy Council honors Patty Stonesiferwith the “Women Leading the Way Award” in 2013.
• Strategic guidance to IU Foundation
• Women’s Colloquium and Women’s Philanthropy Conferences
• $2 million in new contributions for IU’s eight campuses
• “Women Helping Women Award” for student volunteers
Women’s Philanthropy Council Fund
• Since 2012, 20 grants awarded
• Totaling $230,000 in awards
• Supports projects in public health, youth STEM, arts education, international outreach, women in technology
21st Century Engagement
• Global partnerships and local impact
• Future collaboration between Waseda and IU
• Sustaining the tradition of women’s philanthropy