Founding instrument for centers of economic freedom

ACCORD

Found a center · Sign a compact · Teach the class · Show the proof

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Curriculum: The American Dream Project

Found a center. Sign a compact. Teach the class. Show the proof. A founding instrument for centers of economic freedom

INSTITUTION FOUNDED — ◆ YEAR 0% CHARTERED

The seal fills as each of the four instruments is completed

How to use ACCORD

Six instruments, in order

ACCORD walks an institution through founding a center of economic freedom — from the charter that names it to the proof that shows it worked. Fill in the two fields above, then work the six instruments left to right. Nothing you type leaves this page; when you are done, Save my work to a file you keep. Come back anytime and open it again.

I

Charter

Name the center, its purpose, its home, and the promise it makes to students. Generates a charter statement.

II

Compact

Score the fit of a partner university and assemble a draft memorandum of understanding.

III

Classroom

Build the syllabus — domestic or international venture track — and the instructor's course plan.

IV

Chapters

Plan how student chapters charter, lead, and pilot under the center's structure.

V

Proof

Record ventures formed and still operating, and generate a results report you can publish.

VI

Gates

Track the names, marks, and counsel sign-offs, and generate a transmittal memo for your lawyers.

Students building a venture in The American Dream Project

The classroom ACCORD serves

ACCORD is the founding shell. The teaching happens in The American Dream Project — a standalone curriculum where students actually start and run a lawful venture.

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Instrument I

Charter

Everything a university, a system, or a governor's office needs to stand up a center for economic freedom — from the first conversation to the ribbon cutting. Work the checklist; the seal fills as you go.

Naming gate. No center name, program name, or mark goes public until IP/trademark clearance is complete. Route the working name through ◆ R. Emmett McAuliffe, IP counsel before any announcement, domain purchase, or signage order.

Founding checklist

Eighteen steps in the order they actually have to happen. Each one names who owns it.

    Charter statement builder

    Fill these in and generate the founding paragraph that goes in the board resolution, the press release, and the donor packet.

    Governance

    Board of advisors — seats to fill

    SeatWhy it existsNamed

    Director profile

    Hire for three things at once, in this order: someone who can teach the material to a nineteen-year-old, someone who can raise money, someone whom faculty will not treat as an outsider. Candidates strong on only the second are the most common and most expensive mistake.

    Reporting line matters more than title. A center reporting to the provost survives a dean change; a center reporting to a dean does not. ◆ confirm your institution's governance rules

    Budget model

    Editable. Enter your own figures — nothing here is a quoted price. Startup is one-time; annual is recurring.

    LineStartupAnnual
    Total$0$0

    Endowment needed = annual operating cost ÷ draw rate. Most institutions raise operating gifts for years one through three and the endowment behind it.

    Eighteen-month launch timeline

    PhaseMonthsWhat must be true at the end
    Assent1–3Provost and president on record; academic home decided; director search opened.
    Instrument3–6Charter approved by the board; name cleared by counsel; budget adopted.
    People5–10Director hired; two affiliated faculty appointed; advisory board seated.
    Curriculum8–13Course approved through the curriculum committee; instructor trained; first section scheduled.
    Compact10–15International partner identified and MOU signed. See Instrument II.
    Open15–18First cohort enrolled; public launch; first report to donors and legislature.

    Curriculum approval is the step that slips. Start it in month eight, not month twelve — most curriculum committees meet monthly and stop meeting in summer.