| University | Semester | Year | Course | Department | Instructor(s) | Students Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Notre Dame | Spring | 2026 | Philanthropy & the Common Good | Public Service, Political Science | Jonathan Hannah | 25 students |
| University of Notre Dame | Fall | 2025 | Philanthropy & the Common Good | Public Service, Political Science | Jonathan Hannah | 22 students |
| University of Notre Dame | Fall | 2024 | Philanthropy & the Common Good | Public Service, Political Science | Jonathan Hannah | 24 students |
| University of Notre Dame | Fall | 2023 | Philanthropy & the Common Good | Public Service, Political Science | Jonathan Hannah | 21 students |
| University of Notre Dame | Fall | 2022 | Philanthropy & the Common Good | Public Service, Political Science | Jonathan Hannah | 24 students |
| University of Notre Dame | Fall | 2021 | Philanthropy & the Common Good | Public Service, Political Science | Jonathan Hannah | 23 students |
| University of Notre Dame | Fall | 2020 | Philanthropy & the Common Good | Hesburgh Program in Public Service | Jonathan Hannah | 22 students |
| University of Notre Dame | Fall | 2019 | Philanthropy: Society & the Common Good | Hesburgh Program in Public Service | Jonathan Hannah | 25 students |
Philanthropy & the Common Good
Taught by Jonathan Hannah
Department of the Hesburgh Program in Public Service, Political Science, Constitutional Studies
Jonathan Hannah serves as an Assistant Director for Strategic Partnerships with the Notre Dame Center for Ethics & Culture. He has taught business communication courses, and teaches an undergraduate political science experiential learning course on Philanthropy & the Common Good in Notre Dame’s College of Arts & Letters. Jonathan holds a B.A. in Political Science from Saint Xavier University, an M.Sc. in Management from Lewis University, a J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy, and an LL.M. from the University of Notre Dame. His writing on philanthropy has appeared in Philanthropy Daily, Real Clear Policy, Philanthropy.org, and Public Discourse. He resides just outside of South Bend, Indiana with his wife and son. In his spare time he enjoys exploring America’s National Parks.
Interesting Course Components
- Click here to view the Notre Dame Philanthropy & The Common Good Page.
- Each class starts with discussing a philanthropy quote and current events in philanthropy
- Each student will join a site visit group team and will sign up to be on a programmatic team
- Board of Directors Leadership Team
- Social Media & Stewardship Team
- Awards Ceremony Team
- In-House Counsel Team
- Development Team
- Evaluation Team
- Annual Report Team
- In-Kind Donation Team
- Volunteer Experience Team
- Notre Dame Philanthropy History Team
- Site visit teams are expected to conduct one site visit with a local nonprofit in one of 7 nearby counties. All nonprofits visited by site visit teams will then be invited to submit a proposal for funding.
- Throughout the course of the semester, the Board has 3 formal board meetings
- Board officers for Board of Directors will be selected at random by prof
- All students are members with equal voting power
- Restrictions
- Minimum grant amount $5k, max amount $25k
- Orgs in Michiana area
- Students are expected to volunteer at a local nonprofit organization for a few hours and write a reflection paper about it.
Guest Speakers
- Cat Edmonds, 2019 student and currently employed by Notre Dame Development
- Lou Nanni, VP of Notre Dame Development
- David Callahan, author of The Givers
- Dennis Barrett, attorney for the Mike Golic Foundation
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