Community Arts Education at BW: Learning for Life July 31
Arts education at BW gives students of all ages to grow, develop self-confidence and celebrate the beauty in creative expression.
The Jacket Philanthropy Program is an academic service-learning program supported by the David & Frances Brain Center for Community Engagement. The program aims to nurture a new generation of philanthropists through grantmaking and community service. Students enrolled in a Jacket Philanthropy Program course provide direct service to local non-profits and award grant funding to organizations meeting immediate needs within the community.
Now in its 13th year, the Jacket Philanthropy Program has engaged nearly 1,000 BW students with more than 50 local nonprofit organizations and awarded over $225,000 in funding to community programs.
Apply here to be a partner in spring 2022, the priority application deadline is November 1.
The BW Jacket Philanthropy Program is a course-based, service-learning program that engages students in volunteerism and the grant-making process. Courses are open to students of all majors, from first-year students to seniors. Courses have been offered in business, English, psychology and sociology.
Students are paired with local non-profits working in the areas of children and youth programming; neighborhood development and revitalization; and hunger, homelessness, and health issues. In addition to providing direct service to their organizations, students develop a Request for Funding Proposal, prepare a grant proposal for their program, and engage in a group decision-making process with their classmates to award $5,000 in grant funding.
At the end of the semester, many students choose to continue serving at their program sites, with some advancing to internships and full-time employment opportunities.
"My service learning experience helped me learn to be more open to exploring things from multiple perspectives and points of view."
- student from ENG 308
The goals of the Jacket Philanthropy Program are modeled off of Ohio Campus Compact's Pay it Forward initiative.
Zilber Family Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland
The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation
Harry K. and Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation
David & Frances Brain Center for Community Engagement