Founding Documents
A Preliminary Business Model
For distribution at the first planning meeting of the founding board.
This proposal moves the vision of a College of Democratic Leadership from academic exercise to institutional plan. It outlines target enrollment, campus facilities, faculty and staff requirements, an illustrative operating budget, and pathways for growth — a graduate school, executive education, and a Democracy Institute.
The document is a living draft. Numbers are illustrative and intended to seed discussion at the founding meeting.
PDF · 11 pages
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For markup, comments, and revisions ahead of the founding meeting.
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What's inside
- · Executive Summary
- · Phased Enrollment (250 → 1,200)
- · Campus & Facility Requirements
- · The Democracy Center
- · Faculty Headcount (60 FTE)
- · Staff & Administration
- · Illustrative Operating Budget
- · Tuition & Revenue Model
- · Graduate School Pathway
- · Executive Education
- · The Democracy Institute
- · Closing Vision