The monograph reports on a survey of fund raiser attitudes toward issues of professionalism and stresses that professional competence is not enough if an occupational group aspires to be recognized as a true profession. Part I provides an overview of fund raising as a profession including sections on: what a profession is, the professional…

This study was conducted to examine career development and professionalization in the fund-raising vocation in colleges and universities. A sample of 500 fund raisers was drawn from over 5,000 members of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education who say their primary responsibilities and interests are in fund-raising. A two-page…