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.

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