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To meet the needs of K-12 schools in the United States to raise funds
from alternative sources, the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), through
its College of Education, has established the “National Center for
Public and Private School Foundations.” The Center is housed in the
Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) and is supervised by Dr.
David Else, Director of the IEL and Associate Professor in the UNI
College of Education. The Project Director is Dr. Les Huth.
The Center engages in a variety of initiatives to prepare public and
private school personnel to establish and sustain foundations. Most, but
not all, of the activities are conducted electronically using a
specially designed website.
The following is a brief summary of center’s web-based resources
About the Center
This feature encompasses the Center’s overview and mission, as well as
the goals, evaluation, partners, and the timeline of the project.
Foundation start-up guide
The guide gives a brief idea of the major steps in creating a school
foundation. The introduction presents school foundations from a
theoretical perspective; the planning stage, the board of directors,
developing a timeline, legal issues, fundraising strategies, and
foundation’s relationships address practical issues someone who wants
to start a foundation might encounter.
Resources
This feature offers various specialty information structured in the
following categories: Research Findings, Library of Literature, Best
Practices, Policies and Procedures, Glossary and Useful Links.
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Research Findings will present research
articles related to establishing and operating school foundations.
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The Library of Literature features an
extensive list of annotated recommended readings. In order to
facilitate your search, the books are classified in four broad
categories: Fundraising, Boards of Trustees, Foundations, Grants,
Funding, Donations and Donors, and Nonprofit Organizations.
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Best Practices feature successful school
foundations for each state. You can access the websites of these
foundations by clicking on their address. A brief description
accompanies each foundation.
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Policies and Procedures is under
development.
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The Glossary is under development.
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The Useful links section recommends a list
of websites that contain information about establishing a school
foundation, foundation resources, as well as links to directories,
articles, sample documents, and tax issues.
Ask
an expert
This feature allows you to e-mail Dr. Les Huth if you have any questions
regarding K-12 school foundations.
Discussion
groups
This section allows site visitors to post messages related to K-12
school foundations.
Courses
and workshops
In this section you can consult the syllabus of course Studies in K-12
Foundations. This course will be offered in Spring 2004 via WebCT. There
are no available workshops for the time being.
Conferences
We display information about conferences organized by the National
Center for Public and Private School Foundations. This feature will
include information about the schedule, registration, and the outcomes
of the conferences.
Contact us
For further information about the National Center for Public and Private
School Foundations you can contact:
Dr.David Else
Project Manager
david.else@uni.edu
Dr.Les Huth
Project Director
les.huth@uni.edu
Yana Cornish
Technical Director
yana.cornish@uni.edu
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