Provides advice to small alumni offices on how to manage alumni relations and the annual fund campaign, noting that small offices need to develop a flexible attitude, consider the benefits of performing both tasks, work with people they can count on, manage their time carefully, and balance both activities. (MDM)

Advice is offered for developing and strengthening college alumni special interest groups. These include setting clear guidelines; striving for membership quantity and enthusiasm; focusing on a mission; developing strong and creative leaders; sharing responsibility among staff; setting reasonable objectives; and finding financial support. (MSE)

Recommendations for planning a successful training workshop for college alumni volunteers include assuring the association is organized and the program well timed; making sure everyone agrees to budget and/or financial commitments; using seasoned volunteers to conduct a feasibility study and determine training needs; making training enjoyable; and…

A study was conducted to determine whether alumni who were previous scholarship recipients were more likely to pledge financial assistance to their alma mater than were alumni who were not financially assisted. A total of 140 alumni were to be contacted through a regular phonathon, with a special script for the 70 previous scholarship recipients.…

Involved alumni are alumni who will give, and then ask how they can do more. If a college knows how to cultivate and engage its alumni, it is well on the way to financial health and growth. Community colleges are particularly and favorably positioned to obtain support from their alumni, since alumni recognize the value they received as students,…

Provides advice on how to instill the giving habit in recent graduates and how to encourage them to take an active part in alumni issues. Development officers need to keep track of recent alumni, use telephone and electronic mail rather than letters to contact young alumni, and develop special programs to encourage giving by recent graduates. (MDM)

Arguments for and against formal alumni chapters are outlined. Pros include increased membership, better leadership, and strengthened development potential; cost effectiveness is possible. Cons include direct and indirect costs; informal alumni structures are seen as equally effective. (MSE)

This report examines Pittsburg State University's (PSU) Development Achievements for Fiscal Year (FY) 1992 and provides a comparison with 151 other comprehensive public universities reporting to the Council For Aid To Education (CFAE). Among conclusions are that PSU ranked in the top 27 percent of comparable institutions in total private support…

This report presents the major Development Achievements for Fiscal Year (FY) 1993 of Pittsburg State University (PSU) in Kansas and provides a comparison with 150 other comprehensive public universities reporting to the Council for Aid to Education (CFAE). Among its conclusions are that PSU ranked 27th (top 18 percent) among the comparable…

A total of 267 doctoral dissertations in institutional advancement are summarized. The dissertations are listed in six professional program areas: institutional relations (e.g., college radio and television activity), educational fund-raising, alumni administration, government relations, publications, and executive management. The dissertations…

A study was done of how educational institutions seek major gifts in their fund raising strategies. The study surveyed 57 institutions in 4 major categories: private colleges (24), private universities (6), public universities (12), and private elementary/secondary schools (15). The study sought to discover whether significant changes had taken…

A review of 1989 court decisions regarding higher education examines important trends in cases concerning the first amendment; tort liability; institutional contracts; immunities; access to records; meetings and witnesses; intellectual property; funding; employment; adverse academic, disciplinary, licensing, and related decisions; and…

This paper puts in historical perspective and reviews current policy issues unique to private, historically black college. Their historical traditions and mission of service, the paper notes black private colleges currently enroll about 17 percent of blacks in higher education and award more than one-third of baccalaureate degrees earned by…