Recent Education News from Philanthropy News Digest 

Educational Endowments Returned 19.8 Percent in 2011, Survey Finds 
The 2011 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments found that institutions with more than $1 billion in assets earned more than 20.2 percent on average in fiscal year 2011, while those with assets of less than $25 million reported an average return of 19.1 percent….
Posted: 11/08/11

Cleveland Institute of Art Receives $5 Million From Gund Foundation 
The grant, which doubles the total amount committed by the foundation and the family of the late George Gund II to the college’s capital campaign, will help support the second phase of a $66 million campus modernization and unification project….
Posted: 11/08/11

Thiel College Receives $25 Million From William S. Dietrich II 
The bequest, the largest individual gift in the college’s 145-year history, honors the late Pittsburgh businessman and philanthropist’s parents, who met at the Pennsylvania school in the 1920s….
Posted: 11/07/11

Foundation for Newark’s Future Hopes to Accelerate Disbursement of Zuckerberg Gift 
Since joining the organization in June, foundation president Gregory Taylor has hired five new staff members, developed a strategic plan, and drafted a $1.5 million operating budget for the organization….
Posted: 11/03/11

Perimeter Institute Receives $2 Million From John Templeton Foundation 
Awarded through the foundation’s Science and the Big Questions initiative, the grant to the Templeton Frontiers Program will support research in areas that the Perimeter Institute considers vital to expanding humanity’s understanding of the universe….
Posted: 11/03/11

Council of Independent Colleges Receives $6.9 Million From Lilly Endowment 
The largest grant ever received by CIC will be used to launch three initiatives designed to foster the intellectual and theological exploration of vocation among undergraduates at independent colleges and universities….
Posted: 10/30/11

Case Western Reserve University Announces $80 Million in Gifts 
The university has announced several major gifts as part of a $1 billion fundraising campaign, including $50 million from the Weatherhead Foundation….
Posted: 10/25/11

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Funding Opportunities 

Sandra Day O’Connor and Verizon Foundation Announce National Civics Contest for Students 
Middle and high school children in the U.S. are invited learn about civics by participating in the online iCivics project and helping their classroom become eligible to win a virtual visit from retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor….
Deadline: 11/30/11

Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries Accepting Book Grant Applications From School Libraries 
Grants of up to $6,000 are available to update, extend, and diversify the book collections of pre-K-12 school libraries serving low-income children in the United States and its territories….
Deadline: 12/31/11

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Invites Applications for Dissertation Fellowships in Education 
Four fellowships of up to $25,000 will be awarded to post-thesis doctoral students for work that furthers the understanding of the educational experiences of high-achieving, low-income students….
Deadline: 2/03/12

Siemens Foundation and Discovery Education Launch Fourth Annual Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge for K-12 Students 
Teams of K-12 students and their teachers/mentors in the U.S. are invited to enter their innovative solution to an environmental problem and compete for more than $250,000 in total prizes….
Deadline: 3/15/12

ING Unsung Heroes Program Invites K-12 Educators to Apply for 2012 Class Project Awards 
One hundred K-12 educators will be selected to receive awards of $2,000 each to be used in implementing an innovative and effective classroom project…
Deadline: 4/30/12

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Gateways to Principalship

Principals have a significant impact on student achievement, given their role in hiring, developing, and retaining talented teachers, yet few states take steps to ensure they have the necessary up-to-date instructional and leadership skills, a report from theCenter for American Progress argues. Funded by the Chicago-based Joyce Foundation, the report,Gateways to the Principalship: State Power to Improve the Quality of School Leaders (48 pages, PDF), recommends that states develop a best practice-based framework for both program approval and licensure and do more to hold principal preparation programs accountable; allow a wider range of providers to deliver training and development programs; and use performance- rather than input-based measures in evaluating skills and competencies. Click here toread or download.

Academic Leadership Award

The Carnegie Corporation of New Yorkhas announced Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Eduardo J. Padron, president of Miami Dade College, as the recipients of the 2011 Carnegie Corporation Academic Leadership Award. Established in 2005, the award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and commitment to excellence and equity in undergraduate education, curricular innovation, the liberal arts, reform of K-12 education, and the promotion of strong links between their institution and their local communities. Each will receive $500,000 each to use in support of academic initiatives at their respective institutions.

Job Opportunities

Leadership Gift Officer, Arts and Sciences 
Columbia University
New York, New York
Posted: 11/09/11

Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations 
Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee
Posted: 11/02/11

Vice President of Advancement 
Humboldt State University
Arcata, California
Posted: 11/02/11

Executive Director 
Education Foundation of Sarasota County
Sarasota, Florida
Posted: 11/02/11

Associate Director of Annual Giving 
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Posted: 11/02/11

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