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Emily Koons Jae: Executive Director of ACTA’s Fund for Academic Renewal
Emily Koons Jae serves as Director of the Fund for Academic Renewal (FAR), a program of ACTA that works closely...
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More Than a Name: Honoring a Memory
A few weeks ago, Ken Griffin’s $300 million contribution to Harvard University inspired an
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Meaningful Giving: An interview with Beth Breeze
My research is focused on the complexity of the philanthropy space – how to understand and navigate it.
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Not all philanthropists are good. But that doesn’t make philanthropy bad
$196 billion is quite a sum. According to Forbes, $196 billion is also the grand […]
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Ineffective Altruism
The desire to make a difference is embedded in the human psyche. The effective altruism movement, recently made famous by the exploits of one of its most prominent advocates, taps into this aspect of our...
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ACTA, Martin Center Announce New Course Development Grants in Free Enterprise
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) and the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal (Martin Center) are pleased to announce that we are working with an anonymous donor to offer grants...
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Fund for Academic Renewal Provides Testimony on Donor Intent to Ohio House of Representatives
WASHINGTON, DC—On December 7, Emily Koons Jae, director of the American Council of […]
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American Council of Trustees and Alumni With Braun Research, Inc., Survey of Major Donors to Davidson College
Preface Higher education must change its attitude toward alumni and higher education donors. […]
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