Discusses the team approach to college resource development. Examines the role of grants and contracts, foundations, business and industry donations, alumni associations, and planned giving in community college financial resource development. (AYC)

A planned giving recognition program lets donors know how much they are appreciated. The Forsyth Heritage Society at Texas A&M was formed in 1989 for donors who had their wills on file with the university. Recognition program descriptions include those at University of Miami, Amherst College, Dartmouth College, etc. (MLW)

Through $33 million in gifts, Michael W. Louis has helped convert century-old National College of Education (Illinois) into a multicampus, nationwide university pioneering ways to make education available to working adults. The process began with a friendship between a college president with a vision and an industrial heir who appreciated it. (MSE)

Recommends the incorporation of marketing strategies into the community college resource development function, focusing on keys to a positive institutional image, internal conditions associated with successful fund raising, and links between internal and external fund-raising components. (DMM)

Describes the National Council for Resource Development's annual Executive Institute, a team-training weekend during which presidents learn from other presidents, trustees from other trustees, etc., the skills of fund raising. Explains the roles of development team members and the issues tackled during the institute. (DMM)

The law relating to charitable gifts to schools is described, and fund raising considerations are addressed. The first of four chapters, "Education Fund Raising in the Legal Context," reviews the history of the law of charity over the past 400 years (i.e., law in England during 1500-1800 and law in America during 1800-1900). "The Donor and the…

Identifying and obtaining external funding for two-year colleges require an approach which is consistent with the particular scope and mission of such institutions and which takes into consideration the priorities of funding agencies. Faced with divergent functions and financial/staffing constraints, two-year college development officers must not…

The ingredients for making trustees effective fund raisers are agreement on the objectives of fund raising, understanding the institution, orientation for new trustees, and participation by trustees themselves. (Author)

Many people think of gifts to colleges and universities in pleasant terms, but sometimes things go wrong. When a donor's children sued Princeton University in 2002, development officers, college presidents, and trustees took note. Whoever is right and whoever prevails, the lawsuit illustrates that the feel-good images associated with major gifts…

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,…

Building a college's potential for a major gift requires that (1) faculty, administrators, and volunteer leaders share a strong sense of where they want the institution to go and how to take it there; and (2) the development professional communicate that vision and excitement to alumni, community, and other possible donors. (MSE)

Discusses reasons for declines in community college foundation donations and other causes of financial problems. Considers ways of stopping the erosion of state community college funding, and ways resource development officers can nurture private sector ties. Describes state-level resource development for North Carolina's community colleges. (DMM)

Argues that the primary responsibility of professional art education associations to their members is advocacy. Explains four areas of advocacy: (1) public awareness; (2) professional development; (3) policymaking; and (4) patronage. Concludes that art educators must join together to advance the cause of ethical art advocacy. (CFR)

With today's high cost of establishing and operating industrial technology programs and shrinking educational funding budgets, external funding agencies are a realistic source of needed income. The prospective grant writer must keep in mind that each source of funding has a need to invest money entrusted to it in ways that reflect the goals of the…

The 16 essays in this volume address the premise that the success of a college or university related foundation is directly proportional to the strength and quality of its relationship with its host institution. Papers are organized into four sections on: genesis and evolution of institutionally related foundations, their structure and function,…