Expecting Exciting Things...

For most people, the first day of college is fast paced, exciting, but very overwhelming. Coming from high school, the University of Montana was a huge change. I attended Lake Oswego High School which is located 25 minutes from Portland, Oregon. I chose the University of Montana, because the moment I walked on campus, I was hooked. My name is Emma Smith and I am a Journalism major. I have always been a big dreamer and when the University of Montana sent me a letter about GLI (Global Leadership Initiative), I knew it was exactly what I needed to fulfill my dream career. I have a passion for helping, connecting with others, traveling, and solving problems. Global Leadership Initiative is a program with the goal of training students to become leaders with the expectations they will enter the world with skills capable of solving local, national, and global issues. 

            I applied for GLI and I was accepted! I ended up in a class called “Can Giving Change the World?” The only thing I knew walking into class was that giving definitely has the power to change the world. Little did I know, giving has so much more power than simply changing the world.

Giving Outside of the Box

Hello! I'm Lenore, a non-traditional student at the University of Montana, and I'll be helping tell the story of our Learning By Giving class this semester. 

When I heard that there was a class at the University of Montana that taught students about the fundamentals of non-profits and fundraising, I was intrigued. But when I heard that there was a class that actually got to give away money I was floored.

The Learning By Giving Foundation's mission to educate the next generation of philanthropists by providing students with actual money to give to actual organizations shows out-of-the-box thinking that has measurable results. Reaching a generation of future (and current!) philanthropists through a hands-on, engaging classroom experience is definitely creative and I'm excited to be a part of this class.

Can't wait to see where this goes...