Archive for the ‘Donor News’ Category
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
The world of philanthropy is changing as a new generation of Donors changes the rules. The March 9th edition of the Wall Street Journal reports:
“The new crop of philanthropists is looking to do more with less. They are focusing on smaller start-up organizations and looking for ways to leverage their gifts.”
Smaller foundations offer donors the opportunity evaluate their charitable investment in a meaningful way. “In many cases, there is also a shifting of dollars away from large established charities to smaller ones that allow donors to better see how each dollar is spent and measure the results.” The days of the large corporate foundation with little donor transparency may be a thing of the past.
The entire Wall Street Journal article can be found here. The Jack Miller Center remains committed to “Donor Intent” through transparent operations and donor involvement.
Tags: Charitable organization, Grant-Making Foundations, Jack Miller Center, Philanthropy
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Sunday, March 7th, 2010
Gordon S. Wood finds the work of the Jack Miller Center, “exhilarating and exciting.”
“The Jack Miller Center does great work in getting young scholars involved in the era of the founding,” says Professor Wood, one of the nation’s preeminent historians and a frequent participant at the Miller Center Summer Institutes.
Wood, a Professor Emeritus of History [...]
Tags: civic education, Empire of Liberty, Gordon Wood, Jack Miller Center, Radicalism of the American Revolution
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
How can donors know if their donation is paying off with effective results?
Tags: Donor Intent, donor transparency, effective philanthropy, Jack Miller Center, Philanthropy
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Friday, February 19th, 2010
Each of us can come up with our own list of the great ideas that give life to American political and economic institutions. However, we may be surprised at the similarity of our lists.
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Hamilton, civic education, Freedom of religion, George Washington, Jack Miller Center, John Adams, Thomas Paine, United States Bill of Rights, United States Constitution, United States Declaration of Independence
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Todd Cohen, of InsidePhilanthropy blog, argues that investment in “programs” rather than grant making may provide a larger return on philanthropic investment.
Tags: Foundation Center, Grant-Making Foundations, Inside Philanthropy, Jack Miller Center, Philanthropy, Todd Cohen
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Thursday, February 11th, 2010
At the Jack Miller Center, we take donor intent very seriously, and our commitment is demonstrated by an effort to be extremely transparent with fund allocation and program implementation.
Tags: Charitable organization, civic education, GuideStar, Jack Miller Center, Non-profit organization, Philanthropy
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
According to the early American thinkers or the Founding Fathers, what is the relationship between the individual and society?
Tags: civic education, Florida Atlantic University, Jack Miller Center
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
This giving season needs are greater and donations are falling—it’s more important than ever for donors and charities alike to make sure that every dollar goes farther.
Tags: Charity Navigator, Donor Intent, GuideStar, high impact charity, Jack Miller Center, Non-profit organization
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
The Tocqueville Forum at Georgetown University is pleased to announce that Sarah Houser was selected as the new Jack Miller Post-Doc.
Tags: Citizenship, civic education, Cosmopolitanism, Jack Miller Center, Jürgen Habermas, Martha Nussbaum, Sarah Houser, Tocqueville Forum
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Many of the nation’s public universities eliminated courses and raised tuition last year, but the salaries and benefits of their presidents continued to rise.
Tags: Chronicle of Higher Education, JACQUES STEINBERG, University Salaries
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