Coordinating the Anchor Institutions Task Force
Coordinated by Marga and the University of Pennsylvania, the Anchor Institutions Task Force has been convened as a permanent organization – involving practitioners and leaders in higher education – to develop and disseminate knowledge to help create and advance democratic, mutually beneficial anchor institution-community partnerships across the nation.
This Task Force functions as an ongoing think tank, developing long-term strategies, and making the case for the crucial role of anchor institutions in economic and community development. Leveraging the wide range of anchor institution resources – from financial to physical to human – to address societal needs has recently gained increased attention, particularly with respect to colleges and universities, as they tend to maintain deep-rooted commitments to their localities.
Higher Education Disaster Response Tool Kit
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Marga was commissioned by the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund (BCKF), founded by former U.S. Presidents George H.W. Bush and William Jefferson Clinton, to create a report of disaster response practices now engaged by Gulf Coast universities...
more >>COIN - Civic Opportunity Initiative Network
The Civic Opportunity Initiative Network has officially selected its final scholars. Read about the underlying framework for the program.
more >>Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE)
Civic Pathways Out of Poverty and Into Opportunity
On behalf of Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE), Marga is engaging diverse stakeholders and experts, focusing on the ways in which civic engagement and national service expansion strategies...
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