Philanthropy Week

Philanthropy Week 2024

April 15 – April 19

The 4^th annual Philanthropy Week is hosted by the Murray State University Nonprofit Leadership Studies program, the Nonprofit Resource Center, the Department of Organizational Communication & Leadership and the Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business.

Philanthropy Week 2024 will focus on Nonprofits and the Arts. Leaders in the arts nonprofit community who are making a difference on the local, state and national level will join us for an exciting week of presentations and activities.

Complete Philanthropy Week schedule

• Monday, April 15th-Empty Bowls Make Day for Needline with the Murray State University Clay
  Club and the Murray Art Guild.
  10:30a.m.-1:30p.m. Murray State University Campus Mall

• Tuesday, April 16th-Panel Discussion “The Role of Arts Nonprofits in Economic and Community
  Development”
  6p.m. Barkley Room, Murray State University Curris Center

• Wednesday, April 17 th -Philanthropy Week Keynote Address, Dr. Elise Kieffer, Program Director
  Nonprofit Leadership Studies, Patricia and Robert Long Endowed Faculty Fellow, Murray State
  University
  6:00p.m. Murray State University Curris Center Theater
  
  Join us to hear Dr. Elise Kieffer discuss concepts from her upcoming book, Rural Arts Management (Routledge), which combines research and practice to prepare arts managers and scholars for success while navigating the unique challenges of rural settings, from communication disparities, to power dynamics, to scarce human and financial resources.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Thursday, April 18 th -Murray Academy of Nonprofit Development and Leadership Graduation
  Ceremony
  2:00p.m. Murray State University Heritage Hall
  

• Friday, April 19th t , Community Concert for the Arts & Donna Herndon Award for Civic
  Engagement Ceremony
  4:00-6:00p.m. Murray State University Quad
  Join Murray’s King Kaiju for an afternoon of music and explore the summer program opportunities of regional arts organizations. There will be kids activities. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs. In Partnership with WKMS and sponsored by Tap 216.