In this episode of The Beacon Podcast, Lighthouse Counsel Senior Consultant Dr. Lilya Wagner speaks with Dr. Dwight Burlingame, a major contributor to the field of philanthropy in the United States for more than 30 years, about nonprofit education and professional development for fundraisers.

In their discussion, Dwight explores:

• The growing interest in fundraising coursework and degrees in higher education
• What sets nonprofit management and fundraising courses apart from more general business programs
• How nonprofit- and fundraising-specific education can help practitioners navigate the increasingly common intersection of nonprofit and for-profit missions

About our guest

Dr. Dwight Burlingame is professor emeritus of philanthropic studies, former Glenn Family Chair in Philanthropy and senior advisor for faculty development at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

He was a long-time member of the AFP Research Council and is an active member of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action and the International Society for Third-Sector Research. 

For 30 years, he was editor of the Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies book series for the Indiana University Press and received the Rosso Medal for lifetime achievement in ethical fundraising.