Teaching Philanthropy
The Cardinal Philanthropy Colloquium offers four courses in three different disciplines:
- Principles of Management (two sections)
- Community Leadership
- Arts Administration
These courses focus on specific academic learning objectives tied to course content in their respective disciplines. These courses teach toward philanthropy using distinct methodological practices (e.g., SWOT Analysis, Appreciative Inquiry, and Grant Management).
Through these courses students will:
- 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 are to:
- Expose young scholars to opportunities that foster social and civic responsibility while providing tools to become leaders in philanthropy.
- Develop skills to assess community needs and assess strategies for meeting these needs.
- Increase students' knowledge of giving practices and philanthropic funding management.
- Provide students with strategies to assess the ability of non-profits to meet community needs.
- Engage students in diverse community settings.
- Build new and sustain existing core community partnerships with local non-profits.
- Establish a donor relationship to continuously fund college youth philanthropy.