Students4Giving
Cynthia Killingsworth, Lead Instructor
2010 Students4Giving
What is Students4Giving?
Student4Giving was created in September 2007 through a Campus Compact and Fidelity® Charitable Gift Fund initiative to educate and inspire a generation of engaged citizens, philanthropists, and community leaders. Portland Community College was one of five academic institutions in the nation selected to create a donor advised fund to offer grants to non-profit organizations within their communities.
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This past year, the Portland Community College’s Students4Giving participants have accomplished the following:
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Spring participants in the Business 208: Introduction to Nonprofits and Philanthropy course selected youth care and education as their focus topic and analyzed grants from 23 community organizations as part of their course curriculum. At the end of the term, three grant recipients were selected and received funding for a total of $10,000.
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Spring participants in Dr. Kim Smith’s Sociology 280B: Community Action and Service Seminar course reviewed youth grant requests for community projects and made their recommendations to the Multnomah Youth Commission. A total of $7,000 in grants was given to seven community youth projects.
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During the fall term, volunteers from two Business 212: Principles of Accounting II courses conducted an online fundraising auction. This event, along with a campus textbook drive throughout the year, have raised over $12,000 to sustain future grants.
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Students4Giving is also developing other innovative donor relationships with local businesses to increase sustainable community grant funding. For example, long-time Students4Giving supporters Ralph and Elena Sawning have listed real estate with Vincent Properties and Brad Vincent has pledged the listing commission from the sale to Students4Giving. Thank you Ralph, Elena and Brad!
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PCC Students4Giving has been asked by Campus Compact’s national Students4Giving program to create a video to document our project. The video is expected to be completed by September 2010 and will be posted on this website. Thank you to the PCC Video Production crew!
How Can I Get Involved?
- Enroll in BA 208: Introduction to Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Sylvania Campus in the spring term.
- For donations please see How can you donate to Students4Giving?.
- We welcome your questions, suggestions and fundraising ideas! Please contact our lead instructor Cynthia Killingsworth.