Surge in Gifts by Individuals Pushes Private Aid to Colleges to $7.4 Billion.

Desruisseaux, Paul

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Publication Date: 1987

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Surge in Gifts by Individuals Pushes Private Aid to Colleges to $7.4 Billion.

Desruisseaux, Paul

Chronicle of Higher Education, v33 n35 p1,40 May 13 1987

Alumni and other individuals' contributions to colleges rose sharply in academic 1985-86, totaling 48.8 percent of all donations. Institutions' fund-raising focus on individuals has succeeded in increasing the average gift and the number of gifts, while corporate gifts have grown more slowly. (MSE)

Descriptors: Alumni, Economic Change, Fund Raising, Higher Education, National Surveys, Private Financial Support, Program Effectiveness, Trend Analysis

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