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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...
Emily Koons Jae serves as Director of the Fund for Academic Renewal (FAR), a program of ACTA that works closely...
A few weeks ago, Ken Griffin’s $300 million contribution to Harvard University inspired an op-ed in Inside Philanthropy calling on universities to be more circumspect in allowing naming rights. Named gifts are easy targets for criticism, and many...
My research is focused on the complexity of the philanthropy space – how to understand and navigate it. There is far more to private giving for the public good than most people realize, but...
$196 billion is quite a sum. According to Forbes, $196 billion is also the grand […]
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...
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...
WASHINGTON, DC—On December 7, Emily Koons Jae, director of the American Council of […]
Preface Higher education must change its attitude toward alumni and higher education donors. […]
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