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The Intelligent Donor’s Guide to College Giving
Third Edition
October 28, 2020 by ACTA Download PDF Press ReleaseExecutive 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 well as lessons from controversies over past gifts. Discover the principles of transformative higher education giving, the most common pitfalls that donors face, and innovative ways to make a difference.
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