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Valdry Center for Philanthropy

The Valdry Center for Philanthropy (VCP) is an academically based research center focused on philanthropic studies and nonprofit management. VCP seeks to educate the socially conscious student, volunteer, and practitioner in the emerging field of philanthropic studies, through exploring the economic, historical, and philosophical rationales for voluntary action in the local, national, and international arenas.

https://vcp.sus.edu

 

Southern University System Foundation

The Southern University System Foundation is a private, nonprofit corporation established to secure financial support for each of the five campuses of the Southern University System. The Foundation is a voluntary institute of business and professional leaders, proudly incorporated to provide broader educational advantages to our students, encourage research among our faculty, and advance the University's role in helping to build an increasingly functional society.

The partnership will connect TMCF, the nation’s largest organization exclusively representing the Black College Community and its 47 member-schools, including the public Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominantly Black Institutions with VCP, the only such Center for Philanthropy at a HBCU. VCP seeks to educate the socially conscious student, faculty member, volunteer and practitioner in the emerging field of philanthropic studies by way of its seven program strands.

TMCF and VCP recognize they have the following areas of mutual alignment: (a) capacity building programs; (b) research initiatives; and (c) HBCU and PBI specialized programming.

  • Postgraduate Degree Programs (MPA and Executive PhD)
  • Specialized curriculum in philanthropy for undergraduate/graduate students
  • Seminar, Certificate and CTE programs for faculty, staff, alumni, donors and volunteers
  • Student Social Entrepreneurship Fellowships
  • Knowledge Based Research for member-schools
  • Teaching opportunities for faculty and staff
  • Year-round access to scholars and experts in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Management
  • Specialized curriculum for undergraduate students designed to integrate philanthropic education into freshmen – senior year instruction, with the idea that giving back is a learned behavior
  • Seminar and certificate programs for advancement staff professionals, faculty, administrators, alumni and volunteers seeking a new set of skills — as institutions continue to evolve, and with the emergence of impact investing and other new angles of resource development, there will be an increased demand for life-long learning in the sector
  • Postgraduate degree (MPA and PhD) programs in public policy and philanthropic studies for students, faculty and staff — offered through the Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy at Southern University — the MPA is offered online and the PhD. is offered in an executive program format
  • Social entrepreneurship fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students; fellows will receive training, coaching, mentorship and various forms of capital support to help shape their ideas and turn them into viable efforts — the fellows will be supported by the Innovative Center and the Technology and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic at Southern University
  • Specialized/knowledge-based research programming for member institution; faculty, students and administrators will partner to align existing resources and data to better inform strategy — publishing knowledge to increase capacity for the institutions and communities of color nation-wide

Contact Information

Terrye Braden
Director of Programs
Valdry Center for Philanthropy
https://vcp.sus.edu/program-delivery-model/