The basic issues a college capital campaign feasibility study should resolve are discussed, and the major players are described. The feasibility study seeks to answer six questions: the campaign's case, leadership, the goal, the institution's ability to raise the money, timing, and the plan of action. (MLW)

In an unprecedented agreement with the government, leaders of British universities have promised to tighten tenure requirements, raise academic standards, and increase the institutions' managerial efficiency in trade for a seven percent increase in the government's previously announced university funding for 1987. (MSE)

Ways to involve faculty in fund raising are identified including: faculty should have a role in determining fund-raising priorities, and are in best position to articulate needs to donors and to identify prospective donors; alumni form an international constituency that travelling faculty can contact. (MLW)

Discusses various sources of private funds available to community colleges, including foundations, alumni, life-income gifts and annuity programs, corporations, and auxiliary enterprises. Identifies key members of a college's resource development team and warns of risks of increasing dependency on private funds. (DMM)

Examines how InterAid, a private-sector relief agency, responded to the false charge that it had misappropriated $20 million purportedly raised for Ethiopian famine relief. Suggests that it was not primarily negative reporting that retarded the strength of InterAid, but InterAid's inability to demonstrate shared common interests with its primary…

The intertwined fortunes of the Danforth Foundation and Washington University are discussed. The foundation has phased out its regular programs in higher education in favor of secondary education and regional projects, leaving for higher education only the Dorothy Danforth Compton Minority program and support of Washington University. (MLW)

An annual survey by the Council for Aid to Education of voluntary support for education is reported. The survey does not take into account the October 19 stock market crash, and several colleges indicate a slowdown in the flow of gifts since then. (MLW)

Four college administrators who are well acquainted with the resource development process (Lora Conrad, Bill Davis, Edward Duffy, and Jayne Whitehead) suggest ways that two-year colleges can stimulate private gift giving, focusing on corporate giving, philanthropic foundations, and community support. (DMM)

The book "Great Good Fortune: How Harvard Makes Its Money," written by Carl A. Vigeland, is critical of some of the policies and methods the university has adopted to help strengthen its financial position. Harvard's $350-million campaign is the backdrop for the examination of how the university raises money. (MLW)

There is a growing breed of academic administrator: faculty members, often with titles such as associate or assistant dean, whose primary responsibilities are in fund raising. An academic background helps fund raisers play a more important role in planning the future of their institutions. (MLW)

A better understanding of the skills and knowledge needed by the grants coordinator in seeking prospective funding agencies can contribute to both more efficient use of that function and better use of new computer technology for pre-award management. (MSE)

Data processing applications in the collection, maintenance, and use of faculty scholarly interest files for pre-award sponsored project functions are discussed, and suggestions are made for database organization and management. (MSE)

Identifies initial steps for Catholic elementary schools to take in establishing a development program; i.e., full understanding of the development concept by the school board and administration; commitment to a long-range development plan; and appointment of a director of development. Offers an example of a successful program. (DMM)

A study of successful strategies used by several hundred small, private, liberal arts colleges for fund raising, a fund-raising model developed from the results, and suggestions for enhancing fund-raising capabilities in this sector are reported. (MSE)

A fund-raising phonathon can only be as good as the people who work the phones. Development directors were asked to name their most productive callers. They included alumni, faculty, staff, and students. Secrets of five highly successful phonathon volunteers are presented. (MLW)