FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 12, 2008
General News
The Award Ceremony for The Campus Connects: Cardinal Philanthropy Colloquium will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, in Room 3 of the Campus Center, 100 W. Home St., Westerville. This ceremony recognizes the students and their partnering three non-profit agencies, who were awarded funding for proposals they submitted in the Principles of Management course taught by Professor Shirine Mafi this winter quarter.
With funding provided by Roger Grein, a philanthropist from Cincinnati, and managed by the Ohio Campus Compact, the class is able to award $2,000 to Adventures for Wish Kids, $1,000 to PBJ Connections and $1,000 to St. Vincent Family Centers.
The Cardinal Philanthropy Colloquium promotes youth philanthropy by funding courses that allow students to choose which non-profit organizations receive funding based on their service to the community.
In 2008, the Cardinal Philanthropy Colloquium offers four courses in three different disciplines, including two sections of Principles of Management, and one section each of Community Leadership and Arts Administration. Students assess community needs, provide direct volunteer services where appropriate, evaluate funding priorities for specific organizations, assess funding requests, and make persuasive recommendations for funding allocations.
The objectives of the Cardinal Philanthropy Colloquium include: Exposing young scholars to opportunities that foster social and civic responsibility while providing tools to become leaders in philanthropy; developing skills to assess community needs and assess strategies for meeting these needs; increasing knowledge of giving practices and philanthropic funding management; and providing students with strategies to assess the ability of non-profits to meet community needs.
You can learn more about the Cardinal Philanthropy Colloquium online at:
http://www.otterbein.edu/academics/cce/philanthropy.asp
