Professional Doctorate in Philanthropic Leadership
Professional Doctorate in Philanthropic Leadership
I started to take fundraising classes with the Center on Muslim Philanthropy. I earned a Certificate in Fund Raising Manager (CFRM) and moved on to pursuing the Master’s Degree in Philanthropic Studies at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at the Indiana University. What an amazing experience because it pushed me to apply for the doctorate! The PhilD
"PhilD, the first professional doctorate for philanthropic and nonprofit professionals”
We are the first cohort #classof2026!
In 2023, I joined the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at Indiana University as a Research Fellow. And my project? To write the first report about Muslim Women’s philanthropic behaviors in the United States. My team and I did it! Check it out and email me your thoughts and questions for future research.
Abstract
Philanthropy plays an important role in the daily life of U.S. Muslims. The Muslim American Zakat Report 2022 found that Muslims gave an estimated 4.3 billion dollars in zakat. Despite these impressive numbers, a large gap in understanding U.S. Muslim demographics and dynamics exists. U.S. Muslims, especially Muslim women, are not adequately researched nor their giving patterns understood. This report departs from existing literature on U.S. Muslim women that centers topics such as stigma, negative stereotypes, and discrimination, and, instead, sheds light on Muslim women’s philanthropic behaviors and generosity by analyzing survey data on demographic characteristics, religious beliefs and practices, donation and zakat giving, and volunteerism
Cite As
Hussain, N., Cheema, J., Thapa, S., Toosi, M.H., Hughes, M., and Siddiqui, S. (2023), U.S. Muslim Women’s Philanthropy Report 2023. Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.