Describes the multi-million dollar initiative announced by W. K. Kellogg Foundation in 1995 to support the Native American Higher Education Initiative, and how the Kellogg initiative deserves attention from the nation as a whole because it is attempting to fundamentally rewrite the way foundations do business with Indian communities. (VWC)

Suggests that proposed legislation to completely eliminate inheritance taxes is a radical idea that would have major negative effects on endowments of the nation's cultural institutions, including colleges/universities, hospitals, libraries, research centers, performing arts institutions, and major foundations. Urges maintaining inheritance taxes…

Literacy is a commodity of measurable value to those who acquire it. This proposition is easy to accept if the many benefits of acquiring literacy are considered: better jobs, more productive use of leisure time, greater self-sufficiency, increased ability to help one's children with school work and hobbies. The Gannett Foundation first became…

Examines the process of giving grants to fund projects in arts education, specifically the generation of funding recommendations through the peer panel system. Analyzes a National Endowment for the Arts panel as to its overall effectiveness and expense. Concludes that while the process is expensive, it works given the criteria used. (GEA)

This paper explores possible contributions of the philanthropic community to education, describing the basics of grantmaking foundations and the growing positive climate for educational support. The paper describes different types of foundations, including community, corporate, and family foundations. It is noted that there are 54,000 grantmaking…

As private fund raising becomes an agenda priority for community college foundations, the task of revamping foundation structure for successful board involvement becomes a challenge. Committee review of the foundation board's functions and revision of bylaws can aid fund raising and enlighten the whole institution as to the foundation's purpose.…

BellSouth Foundation has supported various alternative teacher certification programs. Teacher development also requires that the school be at the center of talent identification, teacher preparation, recruitment, induction, and continuing education. (SK)

Includes "Education and Training for an Ageing Society" (Glendenning); "The Beth Johnson Foundation (BJF) and Beth Johnson Housing Association" (Flynn); "The BJF: A Quarter of a Century of Research with, for and about Older People" (Bernard); "The Foundation as a Learning Organisation" (Granville); and…

The private sector is a mostly untapped source of student financial aid. Colleges and universities themselves are the largest sources of funds, but corporate sources are important. The Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America (CFSA) administers over 720 scholarship programs for corporate and other sponsors, up from 400 five years ago; other…

This issue of "The Bookmark" contains 23 essays examining the challenges facing public library trustees and changing community needs. Topics considered include: the role of the trustee, fund raising, lobbying and the legislative process, library building programs, library automation, literacy, intellectual freedom, information access, preschool…

The "needs basis" for obtaining funding for research and training grants from foundations is examined, and a model for developing research and training grants is proposed. The most important task is proving that there is an unmet need for the grant. The grant proposal should describe the unmet need, what is being done about the problem, and…

Perspectives on institutional fund raising or resource development are offered by a graduate dean. The focus is funding provided by individuals, foundations, and corporations. It is suggested that this effort must be a total institutional effort organized by professionals and best conducted by an a mixture of resource development professional,…

Topics of interest to the library manager in locating potential library support, soliciting support, and managing "friends" and volunteers are covered in the 12 papers presented at the 1979 Allerton Park Institute of the University of Illinois. The papers begin with an assessment of the library context for private financial support,…

In a philanthropic partnership, a corporation gives money to a university so the university can use it to further the corporation's philanthropic goals. Business must focus its support where it will have the most effect on targeted social problems. (MLW)

Points to revenue sources available to fund raisers, development officers, and school administrators. Analyzes three basic grants givers (i.e., government, corporations, and individuals), suggesting that development personnel use local resources to find out as much as possible about each group. Recommends specific tactics for information…