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Beat the Clock.
Webber, Ross Arkell – Currents, 1989
Steps and strategies to help senior development officers analyze activities, delegate duties, and concentrate on the central concerns of their job are provided. A distinction is made between activity urgency and importance. The techniques of selectively ignoring certain office cues and focusing on differential advantage in selecting activities are…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Decision Making, Fund Raising, Higher Education
50 Ways to Stretch Your Dollar.
Larson, Wendy Ann – Currents, 1991
Fifty alumni association administrators offer tips on how they save money or make their programs more cost effective in a variety of administrative areas including event programing, staffing, postal services, support of chapters, looking for new sources of revenue, fees for services, publications, planning ahead, and sharing resources. (MSE)
Descriptors: Alumni Associations, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Higher Education
You Made the Call.
Ryan, Ellen – Currents, 1996
Five ethical dilemmas in college and university advancement are outlined, and responses of professionals to each are cited. Dilemmas include renaming a building, originally named for a generous donor, in honor of another donor funding renovation; paying for copying of sensitive documents; use of designated donations; handling of a donation made in…
Descriptors: College Administration, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Donors
You Make the Call.
Ryan, Ellen – Currents, 1995
Five situations are posed in which a college advancement administrator must make an ethical judgment. They involve renaming a building named after a graduate, use of personal versus institutional funds for a sensitive information search, use of unrestricted gifts, respecting donor intentions, and candor in information dissemination. Readers are…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making
A Small-Shop Needs List.
Hansen, Karen K. – Currents, 1992
Fourteen principles for successful operation of a small collegiate alumni program are presented. They address such issues as planning, setting priorities, making decisions, routinizing procedures, using technology, creating a climate for cooperation and productivity, getting volunteers, keeping staff longer, and maintaining a balance between…
Descriptors: Alumni Associations, Decision Making, Efficiency, Higher Education
Global Pursuits.
McKee, Joan M.; Larson, Wendy Ann – Currents, 1991
Successful alumni travel programs require good organization, careful targeting, and attention to detail. Planning includes understanding audience demographics, choosing an appropriate tour, knowing current travel trends and constraints, selecting the best host for the group, calculation of costs and tax limitations, choosing a good agent, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Alumni Associations, Alumni Education, Budgeting