Annual Gift Report
2014-2015
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Fall 2015
Dear Friends of Friends Education, 2014-2015
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Darryl J. Ford, Clerk Michelle Holland, Assistant Clerk Kenneth Aldridge, Secretary Joseph M. Evans, Treasurer
2014-2015 was a dynamic and exciting year at Friends Council on Education, filled with a range of strategic achievements, all made possible by the unwavering support of you, our generous and loyal Friends Council donors. Bolstered by gifts large and small, we have moved into this next chapter for Friends Council with strength, energy, new ideas, and new possibilities. We stand firm in our belief in the Friends Council mission and the importance of this vibrant network of schools. We thank you for your passion for and commitment to Friends education. In April 2015 we graduated our sixth Leadership and SPARC cohorts, launching 38 new
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graduates into the world to lead with passion, commitment, and finely honed leadership visions and
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skills. Interest in both the Leadership Institute and SPARC runs high, with a record number of
Nancy Donnelly Eleanor M. Elkinton Brenda Esch Wilson Felter Thomas R. Gibian
applicants for the next cohorts! We made significant strides this year with the new scholarship effort, the National Endowment for Quaker Children (NEQC). As of this writing, we have passed the one million dollar mark in total commitments, bringing us nearly halfway to the Phase I goal of $2.2 million. In addition, we have launched a pilot program that allows us to test the NEQC initiative and begin to distribute scholarships to students as the endowment grows. We thank the NEQC Work Group for its hard work and dedication this year.
Matt Glendinning Lili Herbert Heather Hoerle Juan Jewell
The Membership Renewal Process (MRP) self-studies and visits continue with vigor. This year six schools were approved for membership renewal, and the process engaged 13 Friends Council board members, staff and Leadership graduates in visits to schools. Our workshops and peer networks –a vital part of Friends Council’s program– foster
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collaboration between schools and build a strong Friends school professional development network.
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This year we held ten peer networks and six workshops, serving over 500 Quaker school educators
Mark Kuhn Lee Payton Beth Reaves Craig Sellers Katie Smith Sloan Debbie Zlotowitz Rebecca Zug
across the country. Our efforts to lift up diversity work in Friends schools continued through our diversity peer network and our involvement as a co-host of a mini White Privilege Conference (WPC) in October 2015. “Let Freedom Ring– Re-Imagining Equity and Justice in the United States” is the theme of the upcoming national WPC in April 2016 in Philadelphia. Friends Council, a local co-sponsor, recognizes this forum as a source of best practices for dialogue about diversity, race, and privilege. Whether you are a longtime, loyal donor or new to our community, we thank you for sustaining the world of Friends education by supporting Friends Council.
Sincerely,
Darryl J. Ford, Clerk
Drew Smith, Executive Director
While we strive to report all gifts accurately, omissions and other errors sometimes occur. If we have made an error, please accept our apologies and let us know about the mistake at 215-241-7245 or write to info@friendscouncil.org so that we may make necessary corrections.
Gratitude Foundations 34%
2014-15 Sponsors A.W.G. Dewar Inc. CulinArt Inc. Friends Journal
Other Income 2% Programs & Publications 11%
Annual Giving 11%
School Dues 19%
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Fund Raising 2% Administration 12%
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International Education Opportunities SMART Tuition
Foundational Support Benevolent support from charitable foundations provides a lifeline for the Friends Council on Education’s strategic initiatives that beneďŹ t all Friends schools. Anonymous Jonathan E. Rhoads Trust The Clark Foundation Tyson Memorial Fund D'Olier Foundation Gifts were made in Honor of: Earl Ball Ari Betof Emily Comerford April Diop Darryl J. Ford
Bryan Garman Greenwood Friends School Faculty Michael D. Hanas Irene McHenry
Christine Ramsey Margaret Ramsey Drew Smith Norma Vogel Richard Wade
Gifts were made in Memory of: Nathaniel Asselin Eleanor Stabler Clarke Dr. L. S. Deshbandhu Mary E. Dowlin Horace & Emily Eaton Earl G. Harrison Douglas H. Heath William J. H. Hough
Eric W. Johnson Jane Faunce King Hadassah & Morris Leeds David Mallery Adelbert Mason Maureen Mullen-Manard Nancy Bailey Neely William MacLeod Newman
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Owen Mimsey Potts William D. Ravdin Jonathan E. Rhoads Dorothea Sines Willman Spawn Chiye Tomihiro Thomas A. Wood
In-kind gifts of volunteer time, energy and service were generously given and gratefully received. Gifts In-kind were contributed by: Denis Asselin Amy Ward Brimmer Jalen Buffert
Babacar Diop Heather Hoerle Kathryn Murray
Ida Trisolini William Penn Charter School
Photo: Arthur Morgan School
The Annual Fund Anonymous (2) Kathy Adams-House Lydia Adelfio Adelphi Monthly Meeting of Friends Ken & Cassandra Aldridge David & Holly Ambler Patricia Ambler Denis & Judy Nicholson Asselin Mark & Carol Aymar Phyllis L. Babcock Peter F. Baily John & Aminda Baird Earl J. & Pam Ball Marion Ballard Baltimore Monthly Meeting of Friends, Stony Run Baltimore Yearly Meeting Stephen K. & Sallie Barker Greg Barnes Gwynedd Friends Preschool & Kindergarten Betsy Berger Bethesda Friends Meeting Ari M. & Shauna Betof Nila & Ed Betof Letitia Biddle Michelle D. Blackwell Elizabeth R. Bodine James & Melissa Boorstein Matthew & Melinda Wenner Bradley Annette Breiling Sidney Bridges Amy Ward Brimmer & J. David Brimmer Connie & Bob Brookes Lauren Brownlee Martha B. & Henry Bryans Buckingham Friends School Charles Bullard Carolyn K. & T. Sidney Cadwallader Frederick C. Calder Barbara & Sam Caldwell William B. Carr, Jr. William D. Carrigan Dorothy Cary Elizabeth Cary Ginny Christensen Laurence & Lorraine Claggett Eleanor S. Clark Anthony L. Clay James W. Clay Larry & Jill Clements Dayton & Sheri Coles Lisa Collier Sally Comerford Kenneth & Margaret Conrow Kathryn Park Cook Grace Sharples Cooke & Terry Cooke Esther L. & Harry Cooperman George C. “Skip” Corson, Jr. Joan Countryman Gail Crane Gray Crawford Goodman
We thank these donors who made charitable contributions to the Friends Council on Educa
Donors whose gifts were received after June 30, 2014 will be included in the Gift Report for 2015-2016
Betsy & Dan Crofts Ralph Curtis Julia E. Damkoehler Blythe Danner Lisa A. H. Darling James & Peggy DeGeorge Hanshi Deshbandhu Kevin Dew April & Ibrahima Diop Nancy F. Donaldson Nancy & Phillip Donnelly Christopher Dorrance Cornell M. Dowlin, Jr Matthias & Linda Drake Sharon & George Eastburn Dorothy J. Eaton Sidney L. Eaton, Jr. Jonathan Edmonds & Rachel Mazor Brooks Eldredge-Martin Betsy Palmer Eldridge Eleanor M. & Thomas D. Elkinton Russell Endo & Victoria Kong Brenda Esch Elizabeth Eschallier John Etter Bruce and Toni Evans Ellen & Peter Evans J. Morris Evans Jonathan W. Evans & Melissa Graf-Evans Walter C. & Jane F. Evans Joseph M. & Carolyn Evans, Jr. Margaret and Joseph Neff Ewing Doris Devine Fanelli Thomas Farquhar & Mary Grady Wilson & Jeanne Felter Sharon Fichthorn Anna Marie Fischer George Fisk Dorothy Flanagan Robert & Susan Fleming W. Byron & Betsy Forbush Darryl J. Ford & Gail Sullivan Ford Jane Fremon Jan French Waman French Friends Western School Sarah & Peter Gaines Bryan Garman & Karen Ballotta Pritchard Garrett Robert Gassel Judith Geiser Germantown Friends School Germantown Monthly Meeting Doreen Getsinger Thomas Gibian & Tina Grady Wilma Fleck Brey Gilfillan Clifford R. Gillam, Jr. David Girardi Beth Glascott & Tom Macy Matt & Katherine Glendinning
Richard & Claire Goldman Joseph Gosler & Sheila Wolper Elaine G. Graham Joanne & Mike Green Kathryn Green Ruth Greenberger & Norma Vogel Paul R. Smith & Elizabeth Griffith-Smith Richard Guttmacher Haddonfield Friends School Bruce & Prudence Haines Karen S. Hallowell Melody & Harry Hammond Michael D. Hanas Mary & Frederic Hanisch Scott Harrington & Peejo Sehr Kiri Harris Bruce N. Harrison & Lisa Cromley Dana H. Harrison J. Barton Harrison Neil H. Hartman Cyril & Judith Harvey Patricia Haughton Dorothy Haviland Marion Heacock Annette Hearing Harriett Heath David & Megan Hegenbarth Linda Heinemann Oren B. Helbok Tess Hemphill Lili Herbert & Tim Sheldon David Hewitt Roger Hillas Heather Hoerle & Rich Hilpert Michelle Holland Susan & Tom Hopkins Karen Horikawa & Peter Wenigmann Galen Horst-Martz Robert & Gloria Horvay Scott & Susan Hoskins Charles S. Hough Bruce Everett Hunt Catherine Hunter Jessica Hurwitz Sallie & Tom Jackal Ken & Katharine Jacobsen Anne & Peter Javsicas Jericho Monthly Meeting Juan Jewell & Susan E. Cozzens Gay G. Johnson Martin & Beth Johnson Rebecca W. Johnson David & Sallie Jones Stephanie Judson & Sandy Rea Harold C. Juram Sisi Kamal Daniel Karpf and Lisa Jacobson Robert Keighton Alan & Gail Keim Susan Kelley
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Thomas & Lisa Kennedy Chris & Cathy Kerr Terry Kessel Christopher R. Kimberly Laura & Geoff Kinnel Cindy Kipp Peter & Martha Klopfer Beth & Bob Krick Mark & Cynthia Kuhn Paul A. & Margaret Lacey George & Suzanne Lamborn Herb Lape Arthur Larrabee & Nancy Van Arkel Robert Lauder Amy Lear White Anne Leduc Jodi & David Leeser Odie & Bob LeFever London Grove Monthly Meeting Gwyneth & Robert Loud Andrew Lowry Nelson J. Luria Ted Lutkus & Anna Passyn Heloise P. Mailloux Joe & Barbara Marchese Barbara Marshall Edward W. Marshall & Joanna Bassert Gertrude P. Marshall Mary McDowell Friends School Michael Mascari & Lisa Gasstrom Nicholas & Sue Mason Marna Matthews Alice Maxfield & Nelson Camp Deborah & James McCafferty Cornelia McCann George & Marae McGhee Irene McHenry & Randy Granger Joan Mcilvaine Peggy & Ken McIntosh James W. McKey John McKinstry & Nancy Crickman David & Elizabeth McNab Donald & Britta McNemar Stan Glowiak & Annamarie Medeiros Medford Monthly Meeting Merion Friends Meeting Lincoln & Julie Merwin Elaine Miles Freeman & Lois E. Miller Ron Miller Phyllis & Manley Mincer Clark & Jane C. Moeller Karen & Kelly Morris C. Fessenden & Jeanne Morse Keith & Elizabeth Mosley Cecily Moyer Anne S. Nash Sara Nerken New York Yearly Meeting Steve & Wendy Nierenberg
North Meadow Circle of Friends Lynn & William Oberfield Peter Ogle & Rachel Winslow Katherine Package Deborra Sines Pancoe & Craig Pancoe Ameline Pappas Glenn Parker Marlisa Parker Paullina Monthly Meeting Lee & Karyn Payton Peter & Karen Pearson James R. Perkins Colleen Pike Blair Plymouth Monthly Meeting Ruth E. Podolin Isota Potter Princeton Friends School William C. Probsting Providence Monthly Meeting of Friends The Quaker School at Horsham Tracey Quillen Leslie S. Rahling Christine Ramsey Reading Monthly Meeting Beth Reaves Ann & Norval Reece Edward Otto Rhoads Frances & George Rhoads Jonathan & Julia Rhoads Philip J. Richmond Thomas Roby Priscilla Longstreth Roche John & Nancy Rogers Doug Ross Andrew & Heather Rutledge John Scardina Kinnie & Marshall Schmidt Beth Schneider Richard & Lee Schultz Will & Rebecca Martin Scull JoAnn Seaver Richard & Bette Segel Craig & Cary Sellers Francis & Antonia Sharp F. Parvin & Jean Sharpless Jennifer Shropshire Janet M. & Benjamin Shute, Jr. Charles Sines Earl Sissell Katrinka Smith Sloan Drew Smith Robert G. Smith Robert L. Smith Kirk Smothers & Sarah Clarke Solebury Friends Meeting Christopher Sparks David Spawn St. Louis Friends Meeting Will Starr & Lise Reno Jane Stavis
Eleanor J. Stevenson Maurie & Anne Stevenson Andra Jurist & Bruce Stewart Jacqueline Stillwell Clay Stites Susan Stone Stratford Friends School Jean & Roland Stratton Sandra Stees Sudofsky Eleanor & John Sweeney Richard Sweeney Sarah Sweeney-Denham & Dan Denham Nancy M. Swift Michi Tashjian Brenda Perkins & Mark Taylor Daphne Taylor Willard & Holly Terry Joan M. Thompson Whitney Thompson & Trefor Davies Norman Tjossem David & Carrie Tomlin Daniel Tompkins & Drew Humphries Elisabeth Torg & Mark Taranta Cynthia & Peter Trueblood Sarah Tyrrell David Kern & Karen Vaccaro Kern Larry & Margaret Van Meter Virginia Cronister Vaughan Diane Vernon Virginia Beach Friends Meeting Robert Vitalo Alice W. Waddington Mary Waddington Richard Wade Tonie Walker Ann & John Wallace Stephen & Anne Watters B.J. Weatherby & Verne Nielsen Deb Will & Dave Thomas John and Christa Williams Alan Willoughby & Linda Shusterman Ralph & Gretka Wolfe Anne Wood Connie Worthington James C. Wright & Mary K. Dabney Karen H. Wright Yardley Friends Meeting Cindy & Steve Yingling Andrew & Patricia Phelan Young Jane V. Zavitz Tom & Jackie Zemaitis Michael Zimmerman Debbie Zlotowitz Rebecca & Jim Zug
Photo: Friends School of Minnesota
Photo: Friends School of Baltimore
National Endowment for Quaker Children To enhance the Quaker character of Friends Schools through increased enrollment of Quaker children. We thank these donors who have made gift commitments between July 2013 and June 2015. Ken & Cassandra Aldridge Austin & Co., Inc. Peter F. Baily John & Aminda Baird Earl J. & Pam Ball Stephen K. & Sallie Barker Bethesda Friends Meeting Ari M. & Shauna Betof Matthew & Melinda Wenner Bradley Lynn Bush Ginny Christensen James W. Clay Dayton & Sheri Coles Hanshi Deshbandhu Nancy & Phillip Donnelly Cornell M. Dowlin, Jr Leo & Jan Dressel David E. Edmonson Edward & Elizabeth Gardner Foundation L. Pierce Egerton Eleanor M. & Thomas D. Elkinton
Brenda Esch Joseph M. & Carolyn Evans, Jr. Wilson & Jeanne Felter Sharon Fichthorn First Republic Bank Dorothy Flanagan Flik Independent School Dining Darryl J. Ford & Gail Sullivan Ford Daniel Fredricks Friends School Mullica Hill Friends Seminary Friends' Central School George School David Girardi Matt & Katherine Glendinning Alan D. Gray Greene Street Friends School Greenwood Friends School James & Pamela Grumbach HaddonďŹ eld Friends School Lucy Hansen Scott Harrington & Peejo Sehr Walter & Mary Beth Hempel Liz Tcepfer & Dan Hendey Lili Herbert & Tim Sheldon Heather Hoerle & Rich Hilpert Dennis R. Hoerner Michelle Holland Susan & Tom Hopkins Karen Horikawa & Peter Wenigmann Juan Jewell & Susan E. Cozzens Stephanie Judson & Sandy Rea Sisi Kamal Christopher R. Kimberly Mark & Cynthia Kuhn Paul A. & Margaret Lacey Lincoln School
Joe & Barbara Marchese Irene McHenry & Randy Granger John McKinstry & Nancy Crickman Sharyn L. Negus Steve & Wendy Nierenberg Deborra Sines Pancoe & Craig Pancoe Marlisa Parker Lee & Karyn Payton Peace of Mind Technologies, LLC Princeton Friends School William C. Probsting Promenet Inc. Lee Quinby Marcie & Jay Roberts John & Nancy Rogers Craig & Cary Sellers Richard & Mary Sidwell Signature Bank Katrinka Smith Sloan Drew Smith Peter Sommer Cathy D. Stevens Andra Jurist & Bruce Stewart David & Carrie Tomlin Larry & Margaret Van Meter Robert Vitalo Lawrence Weiss Michael Zimmerman Debbie Zlotowitz Rebecca & Jim Zug NEQC Pilot Ann & Norval Reece Tyson Memorial Fund/Friends Fiduciary James W. Williams
Gifts to Named Funds Friends Education Fund Joanne Lahner & Peter Wellhofer Charles & Marga Lane Michael Lapreziosa Jodi & David Leeser Eliza Lewis Eric & Sheila Magendantz Edward W. Marshall & Joanna Bassert Karen Mateer Alice Maxfield & Nelson Camp Irene McHenry & Randy Granger Joan Mcilvaine John McKinstry & Nancy Crickman Robert B. McKinstry Isabelle McVaugh Merck Partnership for Giving Lincoln & Julie Merwin D. Scott Miller Ellen Millick Bonnie O'Donnell Martin & Elizabeth Ogletree Margaret Pennock Jean Perkins Csonger & Shana Pinter Plymouth Monthly Meeting Ruth E. Podolin Robert & Elizabeth Post Randolph C. Quinby Ann & Norval Reece Sean & Mayland Reilly Donald & Mercedes Richards Priscilla Longstreth Roche Robert F. Sanchez Louis & Judith Santiago Matthew E. & Constantina P. Schmidt JoAnn Seaver Martha Sharples & William Daniels Robert B. Shoemaker Nathan, Brittany & Twain Shroyer Paul R. Smith Robert G. Smith
Samuel & Marion Snipes Hannah P. Snyder Solebury Friends Meeting Deborah, Wesley, Jim & Lizzie Sotack Brenda Perkins & Mark Taylor Norman Tjossem Cecelia Traugh Eva Travers Stephen Tuttle & Margaret Frysinger Tyco Electronics Larry & Margaret Van Meter Diane Vernon James W. Williams Patricia & Harley Williams Richard & Evelyn Willis William & Judith Wilson Ralph & Gretka Wolfe Tom & Jackie Zemaitis
Ravdin Fund
Phyllis & Manley Mincer
Photo: Greene Street Friends School
Anonymous (1) Alicia & Christopher Agoglia William & Ann Alberts David & Holly Ambler David Atkinson Phyllis L. Babcock Richard Bansen Carol and Bruce Beaton Russ Bishop, Jr. & Ginger Hamilton Kenneth & Julie Brick Martha B. & Henry Bryans Rachel & Richard Bull William B. Carr, Jr. Elizabeth Cary Ginny Christensen Betsy Christopher & Charlie Murphy Grace Sharples Cooke & Terry Cooke George C. “Skip” Corson, Jr. Richard & Marie Crawford Mayland D. Crosson Ralph Curtis Virginia P. Dawe Deborah Vernon DiMicco Nancy F. Donaldson Stephen A. Edgerton & Mary Bacon Bonnie & Gabriel Ehri Paul Eisenhauer & Marian Post Eleanor M. & Thomas D. Elkinton Elizabeth Eschallier J. Morris Evans Jonathan W. Evans & Melissa Graf-Evans Joseph M. & Carolyn Evans, Jr. Sara W. Fell Douglas Freeman Jane Fremon Jan French Doreen Getsinger J. Barton Harrison Patricia Haughton Margaret Haviland Rolland & Janet Henderson Karin Hengst G. Richard Hoffman & Susan Kellogg Robert & Gloria Horvay Sandra Howze Alfred & Eleanor Hurd Anne & Peter Javsicas Deborah Frazer & John Paul Malinowski Gay G. Johnson Alan & Gail Keim Chris & Cathy Kerr William R. & Linda Kimball Cindy Kipp
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Friends schools were approved for Membership Renewal in 2014-2015, engaging 13 Friends Council board members, staff and Leadership Institute graduates in visits to schools.
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We have one matching challenge opportunity currently underway. Your gift to the National Endowment for Quaker Children will be doubled.
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500+ The number of Friends school educators served through ten peer networks and six workshops. Educators New to Quakerism was so successful that we expanded our offerings and took this workshop on the road.
The number of Quaker children supported by Friends Council’s Friends Education Fund to attend 28 Friends schools in the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting area.
Total staff at Friends Council on Education. Three full time employees plus one 80% time employee make a lean, mean productive machine!
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Big THANK YOU for all of your support from the Friends Council board, staff and member schools.
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The number of donors who have stepped forward with a gift or pledge in support of the new National Endowment for Quaker Children since it was launched in 2013.
The total number of graduates of our Institute for Engaging Leadership since the program began in 2003. In 2014-25 we graduated our sixth leadership cohort.
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The number of Friends schools who received Friends Council on Education grants for student projects focused on Quaker testimonies.
The number of Friends schools in our network visited by Executive Director Drew Smith in 2014-2015.
The Impact of Your Giving in 2014-2015
Thank You!
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Please consider joining the
Evergreen Circle of Friends
We celebrate these Evergreen Circle members who support the Friends Council on Education through their long-range planning, reecting their love for Friends education and their desire to sustain the vibrant network of Friends schools that make up the Friends Council. Their planned gifts strengthen the future of Friends education. Peter F. Baily John & Aminda Baird Ari & Shauna Betof Amy Ward Brimmer Martha B. & Henry Bryans Ginny Christensen Kay M. Edstene Eleanor M. & Thomas D. Elkinton
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The number of student entries to the Friends Journal Student Voices Project. Friends Council collaborated with and supported Friends Journal by promoting this project.
Joseph M. & Carolyn Evans Jr. George Fisk Mark & Heather Garrison Rose Hagan J. Harry & Melody Hammond Lili Herbert & Tim Sheldon Susan Hopkins Irene McHenry & Randy Granger James W. McKey
Deborra Sines Pancoe & Craig Pancoe Nancy O. & Jack Starmer Bruce & Andra Stewart William R. Stewart Sarah Sweeney-Denham & Dan Denham David & Carrie Tomlin
We gratefully acknowledge the gifts that formed the roots for the Evergreen Circle. Caroline A. Bailey Susan Vanderpoel Clark Francis Ferris Marion Graham Earl G. Harrison Leonard Kenworthy Mimsey Potts William D. Ravdin Victoria Starr Leigh Van Etten EVERGREEN CIRCLE Thomas A. Wood OF FRIENDS
Making A Sustained, Enduring Commitment to Friends Education Friends Council Sustainer: Mike Hanas Once a month, every month, Mike Hanas makes a gift to the Friends Council Annual Fund. He didn’t always make his gifts this way, but five years ago, when Friends Council’s Sustainer Program was launched, Mike chose to participate. While the Sustainer Program is set up to be easy, convenient, and eco-friendly– and it is all of those– for Mike it is about something much deeper and more meaningful. For him, it is about making a sustained, enduring commitment to something he feels has the power to change the world: Friends education. “I am an idealist, if not a hopeless romantic. I believe education– teaching and learning – is the best medium for changing lives and circumstances in the world,” says Mike. “I believe independent schools have a moral obligation to lead, to use well the autonomy that our independence affords us and to maximize our opportunity to serve a public purpose. The commitment of Friends education to serving a public purpose –what we call “education for action” at Carolina Friends School– has been compelling and resonant for me. It has been enduring. And that’s what it takes. It takes an enduring, sustained commitment to creating the change many of us hope to see.” Mike shares that while he may not have the means to make a large, transformative gift, he wants his giving to be as meaningful as possible. “Something about being a Sustainer resonates with what I consider to be the great values of Friends education, the enduring commitment to truth seeking, to stewardship as collective responsibility, and to the true celebration of diversity and inclusivity,” says Mike. “The path of being a Sustainer for Friends Council allows me to make my modest giving as meaningful as possible,” he says. “In my twenty-nine years working in schools, I have never experienced better alignment of mission and practice than I have in the world of Friends education,” says Mike. “As I am able to be more deliberate with my philanthropy, I have chosen to support Friends Council on Education as a means of supporting Friends education everywhere. It has been an easy choice. In Friends education, the integrity between mission and practice means the world to me.” “Having served in a leadership role in a Friends school, I know what a difference giving makes,” says Mike. “I would ask everyone, each of us, to recognize that our gifts have the potential to make a difference in what we believe is important. “ Mike Hanas is currently the head of Carolina Friends School and a Friends Council Board member. He will assume the role of head of San Francisco Friends School in July 2016.
Become a Sustainer: Friends Council Sustainers chose to make regular contributions throughout the year on a payment schedule that works for them. By authorizing a regular payment schedule through credit card payments or checking account deductions, the Sustainer Program allows you to spread your gift out over time in an easy and efficient manner. Being a Sustainer is also eco-friendly: once you sign up you will no longer receive annual fund appeal letters, reducing paper and postage.
Thank you for Sustaining Us Cheers to the members of our Sustainer Program! Our sustainers have chosen to give periodically throughout the year on a schedule that works for them through automatic withdrawal from their credit card or bank account. Sustainers get a sense of satisfaction and Friends Council receives a steady stream of reliable gifts throughout the year in an efficient, effective and earth friendly way! Amy Ward Brimmer & J. David Brimmer Lauren Brownlee Jonathan W. Evans & Melissa Graf-Evans Waman French Karen S. Hallowell Michael D. Hanas Dana H. Harrison
Gay G. Johnson Daniel Karpf & Lisa Jacobson Laura & Geoff Kinnel Jodi & David Leeser Marna Matthews Beth Reaves Jane Stavis Cynthia & Peter Trueblood
Photo: Mike Hanas, Head, Carolina Friends School & Friends Council Board member.
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Friends Council on Education Fundraising Highlights 2014-2015 We reached our goal! Thanks to the generous support of Friends Council donors, we reached our goal of $82,000, all of which supports the Council’s work sustaining our Friends school network. What impact does your gift have? See our Infographic inside. 100% of the Friends Council Board and staff supported the 2014-15 Annual Fund this year. We surpassed our 2014-2015 fundraising goal for the Friends Education Fund, a scholarship fund supporting Quaker students in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting schools. We also received a significant gift to the Friends Education Fund endowment. Thank you! We reached a milestone in the major gifts campaign for the National Endowment for Quaker Children, our new scholarship fund to support Quaker students in Friends schools across the country. As of June 30, 2015, we passed the one million dollar mark for all gift commitments to this campaign, bringing us almost half way to the Phase 1 goal of $2.2 million dollars. We have launched the NEQC Pilot Program to test the NEQC program as we continue to grow the endowment. Thanks to the generosity of two donors and one foundation, we have sufficient funds to begin distributing NEQC scholarships in 2015-2016! We currently have an ongoing matching challenge for the National Endowment for Quaker Children. Your gift to NEQC will be doubled! Photo: Buckingham Friends School
Cover Photos: Carolina Friends School, Friends School of Baltimore, Friends School Haverford, Germantown Friends School, George School, Greene Street Friends School, Lansdowne Friends School, San Francisco Friends School, United Friends School, Westbury Friends School.