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GIFT
OPPORTUNITIES
Center
For Global Peace
American
University seeks partners to assist in securing the foundation of the
Center. We invite you to contribute to the Center’s endowment, which
will serve to institutionalize the vision and four decades of service
by Professor Abdul Aziz Said, to exist in perpetuity. Each gift
will help the University to advance the study and understanding of
world peace in an inclusive, sustainable world order and contribute to
dialogue among civilizations. Please consider the level of
support that best meets with your financial abilities and commitments.
Partnerships:
Partners
are requested to make a 5-year commitment, with annual donations in one
of the categories outlined:
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Co-founder
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$50,000 & up
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Pillar
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$25,000-49,999
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Sustainer
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$10,000-24,999
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Builder
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$5,000-9,999
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Friend
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$1,000-4,999
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Your
generous donation toward programmatic development and endowment of the
Center for Global Peace will ensure that American University is a place
for peace, and that its contribution to the evolving global society
includes teaching, research and service that inspires and promote peace.
Endowments:
The
Center Endowment -- $5,000,000
A
lasting and powerful affirmation of the importance of expanded research
and training to further our understanding of sustainable peace, this
naming opportunity would allow the Center immediately to implement its
major academic and programmatic objectives. American University
has a long-standing tradition of exploring cross-cultural communication
and fostering inclusivity. Fundamental to its mission is the
furthering of global education and learning, achieved through
intellectual, experiential and multi-cultural inquiry. The Center
for Global Peace is a powerful example of the University’s commitment
to this goal.
Endowed
Directorship -- $1,000,000
The Center’s director is responsible for developing and
executing high-profile programs and activities. The director will
work with numerous faculty scholars across disciplines. These
activities will include planning and executing conferences and seminars
as well as recruiting undergraduate and graduate studies and visiting
scholars. A named endowed directorship will enable American
University to attract an outstanding candidate to oversee this
important new center.
Endowed
Distinguished Public Servant Fund -- $1,500,000
The endowed fund will be utilized to recognize the life-long
efforts of individuals in key governmental positions and leading roles
in civil society around the world, and to facilitate the exchange of
knowledge between practitioners and scholars on critical issues of
contemporary relevance. Furthermore, these fellowships will
provide a vehicle for documenting the vast experience and knowledge
base amassed by long-term public servants, in order to inform academic
inquiry and influence educational institutions that have the task of
educating future leaders to meet the challenges of the twenty-first
century.
Endowed
Scholar-in-Residence Fund -- $1,000,000
The endowed fund would enable the director of the Center for
Global Peace to recruit nationally and internationally renowned
individuals to teach, lecture, conduct research and/or facilitate
cross-cultural dialogues at American University.
Endowed
Scholarship/Fellowship Fund -- $300,000 and up
These awards exist in perpetuity, forever generating much
needed scholarship funds and allowing for the recruitment of diverse
and talented students to take part in Center and University academic
programs. These awards will afford graduate students the opportunity to
prepare themselves as future world leaders, to be of service in the
global society that is now emerging.
Endowed
Lecture/Conference/Cultural Exhibit Fund -- $100,000 and up
Lectures, symposia, conferences and cultural exhibits will
extend the Center’s educational reach and provide a significant
opportunity for learning, understanding and dialogue. These
events will enable the Center to provide a forum for an expanded and
sustained discussion of issues of paramount importance to construct a
cooperatively determined vision for peace and human solidarity.
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