Describes how historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are adopting advancement models allowing a more cohesive and lucrative approach to development. The opportunities that HBCUs are exploring now include: non-alumni donor development, online contributions, alumni giving, endowment development, challenge grants, faculty and staff…

Historically black colleges and universities need subject expertise and aggressive tactics to win Department of Defense research contracts, despite Pentagon efforts to target black colleges. The colleges compete with institutions whose minority group populations, alone or combined, are a majority of total enrollment. Several approaches useful in…

Examines the growing trend of professional black athletes to include institutions of higher education in their charitable giving. Examines motivations for giving (such as honoring a loved one), examples of gifts by prominent athletes, the appeal for postsecondary giving, and giving by athletes who failed to graduates. (DB)

Discusses fund raising, accreditation, and quality as key concerns for business schools at historically Black colleges. (EV)

Discusses how as competition grows for philanthropic dollars, and federal and state funding decreases, colleges and universities are launching record-breaking capital campaigns. Explores whether historically Black colleges and universities face different fundraising challenges than their White counterparts. Includes several tables on gifts and…

Describes how traditionally White colleges and universities are increasingly looking to minority communities for institutional support. Provides examples of these efforts at several institutions, such as George Mason University. (EV)

Discusses the relative lack of African Americans in organizational development/fund-raising executive positions at institutions of higher education. Notes several new initiatives, including the National Center for Black Philanthropy and a minority division in the National Society of Fund-Raising Executives. Suggests that need for colleges and…

Threatened with closure or reduction to community college status due to severe retrenchment, the University of the District of Columbia is working hard to repair morale, raise funds, and regroup to open with more strength in the fall. The university's interim president feels the institution would have had a better chance if its administration had…

The highly successful Spelman College (Georgia) fund-raising campaign was due in part to large donations by celebrities, but also to the participation of alumni and students. Development of long-term support for the college was a major objective of the campaign, which targeted three areas: endowment enhancement; funding for new science facilities;…

A recent report on University of California admissions practices over the last five years reveals that it is not uncommon for college admissions offices to admit otherwise unqualified students based on special admissions considerations, such as relationship to alumni or large donors. Experts feel the practice is nationwide. Survey data on relative…

In a videoconference on the future of the U.S. college presidency, focus was on problems faced in dealing with smaller budgets, faculty attitudes, and tensions surrounding affirmative action and campus diversity. Several participants saw the president as spending time fundraising, lobbying, and acting as peacemaker among constituencies rather than…

New Mexico's Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development has survived major loss of federal funding and subsequent retrenchment, watched enrollment rise, and begun construction of a new campus. The institute is dedicated to study, creative application, preservation, and care of Indian arts and culture, and houses…

While foundation support for higher education is expected to remain strong, fundamental changes in giving strategies are influencing which institutions and program types are funded. Trends include increased attention to precollegiate education, less direct support to historically black institutions and more to initiatives supporting cultural…

The University of Texas at Austin has established a highly successful graduate training program for community college administrators, with a high rate of participation by minorities and women. Aggressive fund raising, outreach, recruitment, leadership education, and quality faculty characterize the program. A number of distinguished administrators…