Students4Giving
Cynthia Killingsworth, Lead Instructor
What is Students4Giving?
Students4Giving Bridget Berg presenting a $2,500 grant
to Sisters of the Road at the April 2008 awards ceremony
In September 2007 Campus Compact and the Fidelity® Charitable Gift Fund announced an alliance to educate and inspire a future generation of philanthropists in a new era of giving. Portland Community College was one of five academic institutions in the nation to receive $15,000 to create a donor advised fund to offer grants to non-profit organizations within their communities.
Last year the Portland Community College’s Students4Giving Project was a collaborative effort between a Social Issues and Movements sociology course and an Introduction to Accounting business course, linking both course and community-based knowledge. Students4Giving participants analyzed grant applications from 14 local non-profit organizations and selected 4 proposals for a total of $10,000 in grants. Students4Giving also advised the City of Portland’s Vision into Action Coalition with the awarding of $9,900 in Youth Action Grants.
This year the Youth Action Grant project will continue through an Introduction to Accounting (BA111) course in the winter of 2009. The more intensive non-profit grant cycle will be held through the new Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector (BA199) course in the spring. If you are a student interested in participating, enroll in one of these two classes.
How Can I Get Involved?
If you are student interested in participating, enroll in one or both of these classes:
- Introduction to Accounting (BA111) course in the winter of 2009
- Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector (BA199) course in the spring
Contact Students4Giving Lead Instructor Cynthia Killingsworth if you have any questions.