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Leak, Halima N. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have a history of "doing more with less" and this is often reflected in their effectiveness in securing financial resources from private donors. The purpose of this study is to probe and explore how the Kresge Foundation's HBCU Initiative strengthened HBCU fundraising capacity from…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Fund Raising, Educational Finance, Private Financial Support
National Center for Families Learning, 2019
As obtaining education funding becomes increasingly competitive, family literacy programs must communicate their message of success to receive public and private funding and support. A critical component of educational excellence is parental engagement, but how do communities and schools effectively implement parent engagement and family literacy,…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Parent Participation, Sustainability, Program Effectiveness
Carter, Linnie S.; Duggan, Molly H. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
This descriptive study surveyed current, lapsed, and major gift donors to explore the impact of college communications on donors' decisions to contribute to the college, the likelihood of donor financial support for various college projects, and the philanthropic motivation profiles of the donors of a midsized, multicampus community college in…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, Community Colleges, Donors, Program Effectiveness
Svensson, Per G.; Huml, Matthew R.; Hancock, Meg G. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2014
Institutions of higher education are increasingly engaging in partnerships with local communities. Within a sport context, the creation of the NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills Program has emphasized partnerships between athletic departments and local community service organizations (CSOs). Prior studies, however, have used student-athletes rather than the…
Descriptors: Colleges, Higher Education, School Community Relationship, College Athletics
Starace, Melissa D. – CURRENTS, 2012
Community colleges are often viewed as the gateway to higher education as well as institutions that can rapidly prepare students to enter the workforce. Yet, in spite of widespread acclaim for their effectiveness and success, community colleges have done very little to garner volunteer and financial support from their alumni. Admittedly, many…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Alumni, Community Colleges, Success
Brunen, Meredith Noel – ProQuest LLC, 2012
One of the largest challenges facing community colleges in the new millennium is identifying leaders who possess the necessary skills and competencies to successfully navigate the modern presidency. Facing a dynamic shift in the fiscal landscape, community college presidents are tasked with filling the gap between institutional needs and existing…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Community Colleges, Financial Support, Qualitative Research
Wagoner, Richard L.; Besikof, Rudolph J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
This article describes the Voluntary Support for Education (VSE) Survey, an instrument created by the Council for Aid to Education. Our objective is to explain VSE's potential value as a tool to inform both institutional and academic research regarding fund-raising activities at community colleges. Of particular interest is how the data available…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, Community Colleges, College Presidents, School Surveys
Mastroieni, Anita – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study sought to ascertain the specific motivations behind doctoral alumni giving. Most U.S. colleges and universities depend on alumni giving to supplement revenues from tuition and governmental support; however, relatively little alumni giving is generated from PhD graduates. The result is untapped revenue for doctoral-granting institutions.…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, Undergraduate Study, Donors, Motivation
Peeples, Yarbrah T. – International Journal of Educational Advancement, 2010
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have received inadequate funding since their inception. This has challenged the development of programs and infrastructure, the adoption of technology, and the recruitment of faculty and students. Yet among HBCUs there are standouts that, despite unequal funding patterns in comparison to…
Descriptors: African Americans, College Curriculum, Black Colleges, Liberal Arts
Meer, Jonathan; Rosen, Harvey S. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2008
An ongoing controversy in the literature on the economics of higher education centers on whether the success of a school's athletic program affects alumni donations. This paper uses a unique data set to investigate this issue. The data contain detailed information about donations made by alumni of a selective research university as well as a…
Descriptors: Team Sports, College Athletics, Research Universities, Females
Hendricks, Michael; Plantz, Margaret C.; Pritchard, Kathleen J. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2008
In 1996, United Way of America (UWA) developed and began disseminating the most widely used approach to program outcome measurement in the nonprofit sector. Today an estimated 450 local United Ways encourage approximately 19,000 local agencies they fund to measure outcomes. The authors first describe and then assess the strengths and limitations…
Descriptors: Nonprofit Organizations, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Community Programs

Weinstein, Janet – Reading Teacher, 2002
Describes the implementation of a read-a-thon for UNICEF. Addresses the value of young children becoming involved in philanthropy. Urges others to try a read-a-thon or similar projects. (SG)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Financial Support, Fund Raising, Program Effectiveness
Farquharson, Patrice E. – 1994
This practicum focused on improving the funding of a state-supported, non-profit day care center through the development of a marketing plan, enhanced fundraising techniques, increased involvement by the center's board of directors, and heightened community awareness. To accomplish these goals, board members were interviewed and encouraged to use…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Educational Finance
Mitchell, Anne – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Discusses funding from foundations as a solution to the financial problems child care centers are encountering. Examines different types of foundations and their basic characteristics, and proposes ideas for identify and pursuing the most appropriate. Suggests that the process of seeking and receiving foundation funding takes time, effort, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Budgeting, Corporate Support, Costs
Desruisseaux, Paul – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Colleges have raised their expectations about the kind of contributions they can attract from individuals, paying particular attention to "ultimate gifts" that an individual can make only once in a lifetime. Recent successful fund-raising is also due in part to improved college fund-raising capabilities. (MSE)
Descriptors: Alumni, Economic Change, Fund Raising, Higher Education