Worried about free speech at your alma mater? You are not alone. Alumni across generations share grave concerns about the state of civil dialogue and free speech in higher education. Yet, effecting real, lasting change is challenging. What proves successful at one institution may not necessarily work at another. Student attention is difficult to catch and even harder to keep. Resources are naturally limited, and gaining faculty and administrative buy-in takes time. The enclosed recommendations come from nearly 30 years working in higher education reform and from real gifts guided by the Fund for Academic Renewal (FAR), a free advising service for donors like you who want to make a lasting difference. This guide will help your gift effect positive change on campus for years to come.
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Executive Director of the Fund for Academic Renewal, Emily Koons Jae, on Far’s Intelligent Donor’s Guide to College Giving. The Intelligent Donor’s Guide to College Giving is a signature ACTA publication designed to help higher education donors navigate the giving process. This third edition features stories behind gifts that are bringing intellectual diversity and academic rigor to campuses across the country as […]
WASHINGTON, DC—On December 7, Emily Koons Jae, director of the American Council of […]
Drawing on over thirty years of experience in philanthropy, Joanne Florino has authored the new the guidebook, Protecting Your Legacy: A Wise Giver’s Guide to Honoring and Preserving Donor Intent. She sits down with Emily Koons Jae, the director of ACTA’s Fund for Academic Renewal, to explore what donors to colleges and universities can learn from this new guide; and […]
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