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| For Immediate Release Nonprofit Academic Centers Receive $7.5 Million for First Large Scale Center Collaboration: Joint Effort Will Strengthen Nonprofit and Philanthropy Education, Increase Capacity and Diversity of Nonprofit Sector The Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Management at Arizona State University, The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, and The Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at Grand Valley State University announce a $7.5 million dollar grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. This pioneering cross-institutional collaboration will utilize each center's strengths to increase the capacity and diversity of the nonprofit sector. The three universities will operate the programs under the banner of the AIM (Arizona-Indiana-Michigan) Alliance. Main components of the AIM Alliance include knowledge sharing and strengthening communities of color; cross-delivery of flagship programs; development of standardized research protocols and joint publication and dissemination of research; and cross-participation in significant events. Goals will be achieved through AIM's mission - promoting effectiveness in how to get, how to give, and how to use philanthropic resources. “There has never been a comparable alliance of academic centers for philanthropy and nonprofit leadership,” said Dr. Joel J. Orosz, Interim Executive Director and Distinguished Professor of Philanthropic Studies at the Johnson Center at Grand Valley State University. It's not about the benefits for the individual institutions, but rather about the advancement of the field as a whole. It is the rising tide that will lift all boats.” The AIM Alliance will connect each of the three nonprofit academic centers' work to local and national institutions within the nonprofit sector. The centers will focus on those organizations that serve communities of color and that promote their leadership. “It is exciting to consider the possibilities for innovation when the respective strengths of our Centers are leveraged for social good,” said Dr. Robert Ashcraft, Director of The Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Management at Arizona State University. “People often left out of the social development equation will be given the power of knowledge to improve the quality of life in their communities.” The AIM Alliance is a model of innovative shared leadership that will explore ways for the centers to fortify each other's positions by sharing expertise across the institutions. Each center has a specialty niche that will enhance the other's offerings to their students and practitioners through cross-institutional programming and research. “This collaboration demonstrates the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's innovative leadership in forging new directions for philanthropy and nonprofit education across the country,” said Dr. Eugene R. Tempel, Executive Director of The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. “The much-discussed need for new generations of strong nonprofit sector leadership highlights the importance of initiatives such as this that combine research and professional practice to prepare and strengthen future nonprofit leaders.” The Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Management at Arizona State University is valued for enhancing leadership and nonprofit management through an innovative portfolio of education, research, technical assistance and convening activities; and through sharing knowledge and tools for effectiveness in partnership with nonprofit professionals. Learn more about the Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Management at www.asu.edu/copp/nonprofit. The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University is known for its strong graduate programs; for research and dissemination of knowledge related to philanthropy, giving and nonprofit organizations; and for The Fund Raising School, which teaches best practices for ethical fundraising. Learn more about the Center on Philanthropy at www.philanthropy.iupui.edu. The Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at Grand Valley State University is recognized for its applied research that benefits practitioners and nonprofits through its Community Research Institute; for its online Nonprofit Good Practice Guide; and for striving to increase funder effectiveness, particularly through The Grantmaking School. Learn more about the Johnson Center at www.johnsoncenter.org. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation was established in 1930 “to help people help themselves through the practical application of knowledge and resources to improve their quality of life and that of future generations.” Its programming activities center around the common vision of a world in which each person has a sense of worth; accepts responsibility for self, family, community, and societal well-being; and has the capacity to be productive, and to help create nurturing families, responsive institutions, and healthy communities. Learn more about the W.K. Kellogg Foundation at www.wkkf.org. Contacts: Madia Logan Adriene Davis Angela Vander Hulst
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