{"id":80786,"date":"2024-11-08T11:59:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T16:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=80786"},"modified":"2024-11-08T14:33:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T19:33:27","slug":"why-we-give","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/magazine\/articles\/2024\/why-we-give\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Give"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin magazine-block-editorial-leadin is-style-side-by-side has-media has-wider has-box has-media-focus-center-middle has-tertiary-theme\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2100\" height=\"1575\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2024\/11\/Ted-Ladd.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"Ted Ladd in a white button down shirt and light blue tie smiling at the camera\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2024\/11\/Ted-Ladd.png 2100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2024\/11\/Ted-Ladd-800x600.png 800w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2024\/11\/Ted-Ladd-1500x1125.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2024\/11\/Ted-Ladd-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2024\/11\/Ted-Ladd-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2024\/11\/Ted-Ladd-2048x1536.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2024\/11\/Ted-Ladd-1101x826.png 1101w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2024\/11\/Ted-Ladd-459x344.png 459w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2024\/11\/Ted-Ladd-705x529.png 705w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2024\/11\/Ted-Ladd-909x682.png 909w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2024\/11\/Ted-Ladd-1376x1032.png 1376w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2024\/11\/Ted-Ladd-1761x1321.png 1761w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2024\/11\/Ted-Ladd-917x688.png 917w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2024\/11\/Ted-Ladd-1411x1058.png 1411w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2024\/11\/Ted-Ladd-1819x1364.png 1819w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2024\/11\/Ted-Ladd-1333x1000.png 1333w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2024\/11\/Ted-Ladd-1600x1200.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">Giving<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy We Give\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar magazine-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">November 8, 2024<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-comments\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#comments\" class=\"wp-prepress-component-comment-counter label has-no-comments\"><span class=\"wp-prepress-component-comment-counter-zero\"><span>0<\/span><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"By\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/bu-author\/ted-ladd\/\">Ted Ladd<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p>I have always been inspired by BU Wheelock\u2019s mission, particularly its leadership in early childhood education and its commitment to having a positive societal impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I joined the Wheelock College board of trustees in the mid-1970s, and in the subsequent decades served as chair of the board and other senior governance positions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About a decade ago, I and others began to worry that smaller, private, tuition-dependent colleges such as Wheelock were facing major financial head winds. This ultimately led to the Wheelock\u2013Boston University merger. Those of us on the board were so grateful to Dean David Chard for the courage, wisdom, dedication, and diplomacy he displayed during this time. I told him that while he has had many triumphs in life, his execution of the Wheelock\u2013Boston University merger may have been his finest hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the course of my work with BU Wheelock I have tried to be philanthropic, donating to<br>capital campaigns and special causes, and making a bequest gift. Most recently, I created a charitable gift annuity for the Lucy Wheelock Fellowship Fund as a way to recognize David as he steps down as dean.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Established to help preserve the legacy of Lucy Wheelock as a leader in early childhood education and development, this fund supports graduate students studying in BU Wheelock\u2019s early childhood programs. I am pleased to join others in the initiative to build the Lucy Wheelock Fellowship Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am so proud of what we have collectively done. Now under the Boston University umbrella and with good leadership and philanthropy, BU Wheelock can pursue its mission in perpetuity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have always been inspired by BU Wheelock\u2019s mission, particularly its leadership in early childhood education and its commitment to having a positive societal impact. 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