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HBCU Advancement Teams: Don't Underestimate the Power of the Individual Donor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For over 20 years, I have been an avid reader of the Giving USA Report on Philanthropic Giving, an annual report on fundraising in America produced by the Indiana University Lily Family School of Philanthropy. Each June, I eagerly await its release and subsequently use it to direct my fundraising strategy for the ensuing year.

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What is Self-Directed Learning in a High School Classroom?

Experiential Learning Depot

A student of mine approached me after the activity expressing her interest in the topic. This approach channels research around specific parameters or standards but still gives students choice, boosting personal relevance and meaning, one of the many benefits of self-directed learning. What is Self-Directed Learning?

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Five High School Senior Project Examples to Inspire and Motivate

Experiential Learning Depot

​Students explore careers of interest, research the logistics that come with those careers, design and lead their own community action projects around issues relevant to a career of interest, develop 21st-century skills, and build a stunning and robust career portfolio to showcase these learning experiences.

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How to Discover Interests with Learning Activities and Interest Surveys for Students

Experiential Learning Depot

Share Your Life: Many of my students' projects have launched because of a story of mine or a project that I myself had going on at home. My PBL students learned about the issue and decided to organize a fundraiser to raise money for refugee aid. I have my advisory do one large group project every quarter.

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Navigating President Turnover: Higher Ed Leadership Challenges: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 169 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. William E. “Brit” Kirwan

The Change Leader, Inc.

Presidents are also more involved in fundraising than ever, complicating their leadership roles. Mine turned out to be mathematics. I loved being a professor, teaching, and researching. Fundraising has also become such a central part of the president’s role. His discipline was history.

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Funding Research for Tier Two Institutions with NSF: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 165 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan

The Change Leader, Inc.

25 July · Episode 165 Funding Research for Tier Two Institutions with NSF 37 Min · By Drumm McNaughton Funding research for tier two institutions enables building robust infrastructures, achieving groundbreaking discoveries and expanding STEM.

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Venture Philanthropy for Colleges and Universities: Funding and Programs with Venture Philanthropy

The Change Leader, Inc.

In order to protect both the philanthropists stake in the investment and the academic integrity of the programs, their model calls for effective fundraising governance. Seen this way, venture philanthropy is a win-win for institutions of higher education rather than a kind of succubus intent on mining profitability at the universitys expense.