This book is intended for individuals who work in the operations side of campus fundraising, and addresses such issues as accounting and Internal Revenue Services rules and regulations, new technologies, gift processing, and prospect tracking and management. The 21 chapters are organized around five topics: prospect research, gift processing,…

This paper provides student materials for a course project in which students read, analyze, and interpret the information in an actual comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) of a government entity (a city with a population greater than 40,000), and is based on the actual reviewer's checklist used by the Government Finance Officers…

Encourages educational institutions to strengthen their financial positions by taking advantage of the current "marketing war" among United States banks. Suggests increasing the yield of available funds, reducing idle cash balances, and increasing available investment funds as three criteria for choosing the right bank or combination of…

When community groups assume stewardship of underused properties and turn them into recreational spaces, park agencies can save money on overhead and construction. Three stewardship projects in New York State, involving a playing field, gardening areas, and a historical restoration, are described. Criteria for successful projects are included. (PP)

Examines the legal aspects and problems of school ownership, school closing, and reuse of school property. Proposes new legislation establishing "community/schools" that vests ownership of school property in the municipality in which the property is located. (Author/MLF)

Offers guidelines for the accounting teacher in planning, organizing, and controlling a successful accounting class. Includes suggestions for getting to know the students, establishing a business atmosphere, outlining material by grading periods, simplifying the grading system, student checking of practice sets, and teaching methods of finding and…

Describes the history, rules and regulations, organizational chart, and accomplishments of Maryland's full state funding of school construction. Recommendations are made for other states. (MLF)

Shows how the proposed model (an individualized competency based learning system) can be used effectively to produce a course in accounting principles which adapts to different entering competencies and to different rates and styles of learning. (TA)

Describes the budget models and guidelines of the schools in the Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan, which are designed to provide consistency among the schools and to enable the schools to operate on sound business principles. Discusses the process' key components: policy development, budget calendar implementation, and budget preparation. (AJL)

The Single Audit Act of 1984 was amended in 1996. Consequently, the Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-133, which brings together all recipients of federal money under one circular. Discusses these changes and the effect they will have on audits of school districts. (MLF)

The practice of dividing up a group of students on the basis of previous educational experience or achievement, and subjecting the different groups to different educational experiences is defended. Two case-studies of streaming in the departments of accountancy and physics at a university in New Zealand are presented. (Author/MLW)

Four articles report ideas for improving fund-raising techniques, beginning new initiatives, and maintaining donation momentum. They are: "At Centre Stage" (Shawn Lyons); "By Hook or By Crook" (Sherwood C. Haskins, Jr.); "Small Miracles" (C. Jeffery Wahlstrom); and "The Price of Participation" (Margaret A.…

Discusses the development, testing, and implementation of videotapes to deliver hospital accounting courses in a nontraditional format to students at Southwest Texas State University. The use of videotapes for nontraditional students is discussed, the production process is explained, and the survey questionnaire used to determine student attitudes…

Many colleges and universities have found introduction of a student technology fee troublesome. At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a carefully designed explanation of what the fee buys has won the endorsement of both student leadership and trustees. The plan articulates costs, distribution of fees, and accounting. (MSE)

Although student-activity funds usually represent a small portion of school-system monies, their very nature makes them a high risk. Outlines three steps for maintaining an efficient and effective system of controls over student-activity funds: (1) identifying control issues; (2) designing a control system; and (3) using checks and balances.…