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Advancing Ethical Critical Thinking throughout the World
Our non-profit is the world's oldest think tank dedicated to critical thinking. Our mission is to foster
fairminded critical societies that value ethical rationality, open inquiry, and freedom of expression.
With respect to critical thinking, we have: founded the first-ever annual world conference on the subject
(now beyond its 40th year); authored dozens of scholarly publications and hundreds of articles; conducted landmark
research at all levels of education; and shipped millions of desk copies of our books and guides. These are mere
examples of the scope of our work.
We are entirely funded by our own operations and through donations from the public. We allow no external influences on our scholarly work and mission. Your contributions to the Foundation for Critical Thinking support the following:
- Scholarships for students, educators, and others to study with us and help advance our mission.
- Outreach to educators, and to others who are in positions to promote
critical thinking within their respective spheres of influence.
- Expansion of learning opportunities and content in
the Center for Critical Thinking Community Online, which is the world’s
largest repository of critical thinking content and interactive exercises.
- Complimentary learning opportunities for the public, such as our open webinars.
- Educational resources for prisoners who cannot otherwise afford them.
Our intellectual independence has never been, and will never be, for sale. We thank everyone who, through
charitable contributions, make possible this movement toward fairminded critical societies.
Giving Levels and Benefits
Level 1 Friend of the Foundation for Critical Thinking
$5 - $199
- Mention in Conference Program and/or Annual Report
Level 2 Ambassadors for Critical Thinking
$200 - $399
Level 3 Advocates for Critical Thinking
$400 - $699
Level 4 Scholars Circle
$700 - $1,099
Level 5 Leadership Circle
$1,100 - $1,599
Level 6 President’s Circle
$1,600 - $4,999
- Mention in Conference Program and/or Annual Report
- 1 year of free membership on the Center for Critical Thinking Community Online
- $150 scholarship to attend a future event or online course
- Receive framed limited-edition copy of Thoreau
Level 7 - Benefactor
$5,000 - $14,999
- Mention in Conference Program and/or Annual Report
- 1 year of free membership on the Center for Critical Thinking Community Online
- $250 scholarship to attend a future event or online course
- Receive framed limited-edition copy of Thoreau
Major Gifts - Sustainer
$15,000 and above
- Mention in Conference Program and/or Annual Report
- 1 year of free membership on the Center for Critical Thinking Community Online
- $350 scholarship to attend a future event or online course
- Receive framed limited-edition copy of Thoreau
- Receive one additional framed limited-edition copy of your choosing from Dr. Linda Elder’s art available at lindaelderart.com
- Receive functional art piece of acknowledgement ‐ artistic clock
- Receive personal invitation to annual VIP dinner with Senior Fellows and Scholars of the Foundation for Critical Thinking
- Sponsorship mention on our international website www.criticalthinking.org
We invite gifts and bequests of any kind. To gift upon your death, please email us.
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CRITICAL THINKING IS AT RISK.
Here are some of the big reasons why:
- Many people believe that critical thinking should be free and that scholars qualified to teach critical thinking should do so for free. Accordingly, they do not think they should have to pay for critical thinking textbooks, courses, or other resources when there is "so much free material online" - despite how erroneous that material may be.
- There are many misguided academicians, and some outright charlatans, pushing forth and capitalizing on a pseudo-, partial, or otherwise impoverished concept of critical thinking.
- Little to no funding is designated for critical thinking professional development in schools, colleges, or universities, despite the lip service widely given to critical thinking (as is frequently found in mission statements).
- Most people, including faculty, think they already know what critical thinking is, despite how few have studied it to any significant degree, and despite how few can articulate a coherent, accurate, and sufficiently deep explanation of it.
- People rarely exhibit the necessary level of discipline to study and use critical thinking for reaching higher levels of self-actualization. In part, this is due to wasting intellectual and emotional energy on fruitless electronic entertainment designed to be addictive and profitable rather than educational and uplifting.
- On the whole, fairminded critical thinking is neither understood, fostered, nor valued in educational institutions or societies.
- People are increasingly able to cluster themselves with others of like mind through alluring internet platforms that enable them to validate one another's thinking - even when their reasoning is nonsensical, lopsided, prejudiced, or even dangerous.
- Critical thinking does not yet hold an independent place in academia. Instead, "critical thinking" is continually being "defined" and redefined according to any academic area or instructor that, claiming (frequently unsupported) expertise, steps forward to teach it.
As you see, increasingly powerful trends against the teaching, learning, and practice of critical thinking entail extraordinary challenges to our mission. To continue our work, we must now rely upon your financial support. If critical thinking matters to you, please click here to contribute what you can today.
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO CONTINUE OUR WORK.
Thank you for your support of ethical critical thinking.
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