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INCREASING COPP'S LEVEL OF PRIVATE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT
Contributions to COPP provide student scholarships, research fellowships, faculty research support, new programs that benefit students and the general public, endowed chairs, a source of flexible funds, and more.
COPP seeks gifts from private sources -- alumni, friends, corporations and philanthropic foundations -- to enhance the quality and accessibility of higher education at the University of Texas at San Antonio. This support is won through telling the university's story, involving friends in campus activities, and matching donors' interests to college priorities. The COPP development officer ensures that donors' intentions when making a gift are faithfully honored, and that donors receive full and timely acknowledgment of their generosity.
Your gift to UTSA's College of Public Policy is easy and convenient through our on-line gift process. You can make a credit card gift or print out a donation form and mail a gift for COPP by clicking on http://www.utsa.edu/development/GiveToday/. Be sure to complete the "designation" box if you wish your credit card gift to be applied to a specific program or a scholarship in COPP.
If you prefer to discuss giving opportunities before making your gift, please feel free to contact the Development Officer or send instructions with your check to:
Development Officer
College of Public Policy
UTSA Downtown
501 W. Durango, Rm. FS 4.462
San Antonio, Texas 78207
210-458-2700
The Dean’s Circle consists of individuals, corporations, foundations and others committed to providing unrestricted funds in support of the COPP mission. Entry into the Dean’s Circle begins at the $1,000 level. Members of this elite group receive special invitations to a variety of UTSA sponsored events.
COPP, through its Center for Policy Studies, provides a formal platform for renowned scholars and spokespersons from a wide variety of public affairs disciplines to share their expertise with the community. In addition, COPP plans to provide informal forums for community dialogue, dissemination of ideas and investigation of timely topics affecting residents of South Texas.
The 2007 theme is Great Cities Dialogue. The first Great Cities Dialogue was held on the evening March 29, 2007 featuring Dr. John Gilderbloom, Director of the Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods, University of Louisville, Kentucky. Speaking to a packed Buena Vista Theater, Dr. Gilderbloom engaged city employees, community leaders and UTSA students in a global look at housing options and how his team revitalized dilapidated neighborhoods close to downtown Louisville into a thriving community. Responses by former City Manager Alex Briseno, Councilwoman Patti Radle, Councilwoman Bonnie Conner and Professor Mahesh Senegala were very well received. A question and answer session followed.
The next Great Cities Dialogue is scheduled for the evening of Wednesday, October 24, 2007. This free public lecture features Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon, George Ignatieff Chair of Peace and Conflict Studies at the Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Toronto. His presentation is Resilient Cities: San Antonio in a Future of Complexity, Speed and Surprise. The program starts at 6:15 p.m. at the Downtown Campus of UTSA, 501 W. Durango, in the Buena Vista Theater. Seating is free but limited to the first 300 people. As we are once again expecting a full house, limited overflow seating will be available in the Assembly Room in the Buena Vista Building. Parking is free only in Lot D-3, under IH-35 at corner of W. Durango & La Trinidad.
The 2007 Great Cities Dialogue sponsors include:
NEIGHBORHOOD SPONSORS
The Lifshutz Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation
UBS Securities
Valero
RECEPTION SPONSOR
Tullos Wells, Honorary Consul of Canada
COLLEGE SPONSORS
Carter & Burgess
Presto Capital
George Pedraza
Tri-Color Program Printing by the San Antonio Press
FRIENDS
Sterling Bank
Lodging provided by The Radisson Hotel Market Square
Funding opportunities include permanent naming of the series, sponsorship of one or more events, hosting a reception connected to a series event, and booth space rental in the foyer or entrance area of select events. For more information, contact Gina Mendez, Development Officer, at 210-458-2712.
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS
As the importance of a college degree has increased, so has the financial cost. COPP wishes all students to complete their degree programs thereby fulfilling their dreams and increasing their contributions to society.
Student scholarship gifts to COPP can be made in any amount.
Naming opportunities on scholarships or endowed scholarships start at $10,000. This amount can be pledged over a maximum of five years.
SPECIFIC PROJECTS
Currently, COPP is seeking funds to support the following projects. If you wish to participate via donation, please mail your gift to:
Gina Mendez, Development Officer
College of Public Policy
UTSA Downtown
501 W. Durango, Rm. FS 4.462
San Antonio, Texas 78207
COMMUNITY AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE
This initiative focuses on principles of restoration rather than retribution for both victims and perpetrators of crimes.
The activities of this initiative will provide a training ground for UTSA students majoring in social work, criminal justice and psychology. In addition, it will provide training for community volunteers from the neighborhoods, local agencies involved in criminal justice or victim services, and others.
Currently, funding is being sought to fund this five-year longitudinal study of crime in two neighborhoods of San Antonio for mediation instruction, laptop computers, library resources, and administrative support.
NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
The mission of the Nonprofit Management Program is to strengthen the nonprofit community by developing leadership and management skills of nonprofit professionals.
This certification program provides training to improve necessary management skills in nonprofit advocacy, strategic planning, fundraising fundamentals, grant writing, human resources, risk management, employment law and more.
Your gift can supplement the fees paid by participants to enroll in this program and program costs.
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