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Why the Term ‘Friendraising’ Makes Me Cross

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Just Explain It to Me! Ken Burnett’s classic 1992 fundraising text, Relationship Fundraising , taught and touted the value of developing relationships with donors based on the attributes of friendship, such as care, understanding, respect and mutual trust. Unethical or illegal activities.

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How Gross Inequalities in Institutional Wealth Distort the Higher Education Ecosystem and Shortchange the Vast Majority of Middle- and Lower-Income Undergraduates

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Ask yourself: Would the $20 million gift that Bloomberg Philanthropies gave to Princeton in 2021 to support the university’s first-generation and low-income students have a greater impact at Tougaloo College, an HBCU with a $10 million endowment? The very question—posed by educational historian Bruce A.

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10 Quality Nutrition and Health Project Ideas for High School Students

Experiential Learning Depot

You want the experience to mean something to the community, to make an impact, and to sincerely raise awareness about nutrition this National Nutrition Awareness Month. This blog post is how I can help you with that through a project-based learning approach! Or is that just me? Project-based learning is a FANTASTIC way to do that.

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The A to Z of the Alumni Management Software

Creatrix Campus

Let’s dig deeper into alumni management software in the ensuing sections of this blog. . It provides numerous opportunities for alumni to reconnect, engage, contribute, discuss, raise funds, and keep in touch in order to serve as future brand ambassadors for an institution. Managing the biggest task of fundraising.

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Middle and High School PBL: 10 Earth Day Project Idea Driving Questions?

Experiential Learning Depot

Earth Day is one of my favorite days of the year to develop experiential science learning activities around! As a final product, I have had my students develop tools (charts, quizzes, mind maps, etc.) Should we be putting funding and energy into individual species? Guided Project-Based Learning Poaching Resource 4.

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Hard Truths That Higher Education Has Evaded for Too Long

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma There are harsh truths—lies and secrets, guilt and shame—that we generally don’t want to admit. Accreditors could, for example, require institutions to undergo professional development training in teaching. That our family or our marriage is dysfunctional. Because of a lack of accountability.

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12 Community Action Project Ideas to Wrap Up the School Year

Experiential Learning Depot

Design and Make a Product: The idea behind this community action project is that students design and make something that raises awareness and provides a tangible outcome. The product should be usable or sellable to raise money for the chosen cause. That is technically raising awareness, but it's not a head-turner.