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Littlefield, Julie; Glier, John – Currents, 1992
Technological advances can be very helpful in managing college development functions, including organizing information on prospective individual and group donors, managing development staff, and precise and complex recordkeeping. Continued user demands promise to spur development of further program management techniques and tools. (MSE)
Descriptors: Fund Raising, Higher Education, Institutional Advancement, Office Management
Currents, 1995
Federal regulations governing receipts from fund-raising events at colleges and universities are summarized, including rules concerning tax deductions for raffle tickets, how and when to acknowledge donor gifts (cash or non-cash), and disclosure of fair market value. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Compliance (Legal), Disclosure, Donors
Dawson, Harriet – Currents, 1994
Guidelines offered for working with college alumni volunteers in student recruitment efforts include enlisting local alumni leaders' help; communicating expectations and procedures; requiring up-to-date records on local schools; prompt response to volunteer communications; and recognizing volunteer contributions. (MSE)
Descriptors: Alumni, Expectation, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication
Taylor, John H. – Currents, 1997
Revised Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) standards for reporting college and university fund-raising income take effect in July 1997. Some of the changes affect what front-line fund raisers say to donors and what they ask them to sign. The major change is to present-value calculation of gifts, critical in reporting planned…
Descriptors: College Administration, Donors, Educational Finance, Fund Raising
Currents, 1992
A listing of new software packages appropriate to college alumni and fund-raising program administration includes 26 packages for personal computer systems and 25 for larger systems. Listings include the name and address of the vendor, contact person's name and telephone number, software titles, software cost, hardware, and intended institutional…
Descriptors: Alumni Associations, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Costs
Walker, Mary Margaret – Currents, 1996
A discussion of donor records in college and university fund-raising programs looks at a variety of issues, including who sees them (administrators, donors, volunteers, and members of the legal profession), how access to them is controlled, and what is kept in them. Suggestions are offered for managing such records, and the experiences of a number…
Descriptors: College Administration, Confidential Records, Confidentiality, Donors
Fuerst, Rita A. – Currents, 1998
Outlines four major areas of legal compliance that college and university fund raisers should be aware of: registration of soliciting organizations (solicitation type and parameters); provision of documents on demand; telemarketing and direct mail regulations (disclosure statements, calling-time restrictions); and the trustees' relationship with…
Descriptors: Advertising, College Administration, Compliance (Legal), Conflict of Interest
Macy, Heidi – Currents, 1996
The University of Missouri's alumni association is using technology to recruit new members, increase retention, and provide benefits and services. Examples include the use of members' electronic mail for communication, use of personal barcodes on membership renewal notices, and automatic membership renewal using credit and debit accounts. (MSE)
Descriptors: Alumni Associations, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Electronic Mail