Ten steps to planning a marketing strategy to increase endowments are identified: conditions of fund, ways to establish funds, guidelines for funds, good business practices, enduring nature for fund, recognition of donors, corporations, periodic reports to donors, etc. (MLW)

The 13 higher education institutions having sold or withdrawn all investments in South Africa and the 29 having made partial divestments are listed. The approximate value of the investments involved and the year(s) of divestment are provided. (MSE)

Discusses achievements of an expanding public sector in education, health, and income maintenance. Also discusses adverse consequences of developments in these areas as related to labor supply and demand and to savings and investment. Effects of government tax and spending policies on the distribution of income are also addressed. (JN)

Discusses conceptual and methodological issues surrounding the application of cost-benefit analysis to education and presents two examples of how to calculate the cost-benefit ratio of educational investments. (JG)

This paper reviews the factors and mechanisms that have been driving inequality in Mexico and finds that educational inequality accounts for by far the largest share of Mexico's variation in earnings inequality. More specifically, it examines the expansion in earnings inequality with emphasis on the role of education, establishes an analytical…

Developed to provide library directors, staff, and board members with information for performing accounting and financial management functions, this guide answers frequently asked questions, describes common practices and processes, provides examples and suggested formats for selected financial reports, and identifies issues that may require…

This document presents an economic analysis of higher education in Tennessee from a student, societal, and state perspective. The cost-benefit ratios speak favorably for the economic value of higher education in Tennessee from the student's perspective. On average, a student may expect a return of $5.44 for each dollar invested; the return for an…

The University of San Francisco financed conversion of three dormitories to solar heat by having private investors purchase and install equipment through a limited partnership. A public utilities rebate and eventual donation of the equipment also resulted. Available from California Higher Education, P.O. Box 26541, Sacramento, CA 95826, $2.00.…

The author updates his 1973 comparative study of the "rate of return" literature with 13 new country cases, revised figures for most of the original 32 countries, and further interpretation. He also discusses a series of controversial arguments associated with the rate of return literature of the 1970s. (Author/SJL)

To illustrate what a young, self-taught computer enthusiast can accomplish, 11-year-old Safi Bahcall presents two BASIC computer programs he developed. The first converts numbers from one mathematical base to another. The second monitors commodity investments. In his introduction, Harold Nelson notes some of Safi's other computer achievements.…

Using personal computer spreadsheet software, standard corporate financial analysis can help university research administrators communicate the value of research and development to sponsors and other stakeholders; balance projects, technologies, or categories of research; and continually assess the value of investing in ongoing projects. It also…

In colleges and universities, only an objective, comprehensive approach to financial planning and management can be expected to result in long-term financial equilibrium, strong investment performance, and success in achieving institutional objectives. A model integrating strategic financial management techniques and a five-step prudent investment…

A national study found private giving to colleges rose substantially in 1996, largely due to strong stock market performance. Adjusted for inflation, the rate of giving was 8.8% at a time when costs rose 2% and enrollments rose 1%. Research and doctoral universities received 67% of donations, and public institutions in this group fared better than…

Describes how, by focusing information technology (IT) resources on strategic goals, a growing number of higher education organizations and their leaders are creating new educational wealth and, in the process, increasing their return on investment. (EV)

In a report on its annual study of college endowments, the National Association of College and University Business Officers said colleges appeared to have recovered from the tumultuous stock market of 1987-88. The study includes most of the four-year colleges and universities with endowments of at least $1-million. (MLW)