This report assesses the responsiveness of major private foundations, community foundations, and corporate philanthropies in the United States to Puerto Rican needs and concerns. The private sector has increased its financial support of non-profit institutions in both the United States and Puerto Rico in an effort to mitigate the effects of the…

Designed to encourage and inform community college efforts to secure private financial support, this literature review and resource guide examine the current status of fund raising at community colleges and list pertinent information sources. After introductory comments advocate increased community college involvement in fund raising, the paper…

Through a partnership between the school district and business and industry in Prince George County (MD) a new teacher recruitment program was developed that is one of the most successful in the country. (MD)

Senior development officers of the 56 member institutions of the Association of American Universities were surveyed to learn about the scope of their prospect research programs. Scope of programs, prospect research approaches, and information resources are discussed. (MLW)

The massive increase in private support of public education improvement brought important changes in the relationship between donors and applicants. The article describes the changes, noting the range of donor interests and decision-making processes. A section on lessons, trends, and dilemmas explains where the philanthropic field is headed and…

Diverse funding sources used by Literacy Volunteers of America include revenue from publishing, foundations, corporations, cause-related marketing, federated campaigns such as United Way, and long-term relationships with individual donors. (SK)

The percentage of foundation support to elementary and secondary level schools from both corporate and private sources is increasing. Projects that call for systemwide reform and/or are collaborative are more likely to be funded. Offers tips and tactics for seeking grants. (MLF)

A follow-up study by officials of the Council for Aid to Education uncovered a major error in the Internal Revenue Service's 1987 corporate-contributions data. The new figures, representing contributions from 1986 to 1989, reflect a continued but less dramatic growth in corporate philanthropy. (MLW)

This publication presents an overview of corporate support of education for 1992. The first part provides statistics on national trends in corporate contributions to education, including the following: estimated consolidated corporate contributions; education's estimated share; the distribution of shares within education; contributions as a…

A study was done of corporate support for education in 1990 using information from two surveys of business contributions and support, the Survey of Corporate Contributions (jointly sponsored by the Council for Aid to Education and The Conference Board) and the Council's Voluntary Support of Education survey (co-sponsored with the Council for the…

This report is based on data from the 16th annual (1988) Survey of Corporate Contributions and notes a slowing of growth in corporate support of education since 1985. Narrative, tables, and graphs provide detail and analysis of major trends including the following highlights: (1) corporate contributions to education for 1988 is estimated at $2.1…

Schools and businesses often form mutually beneficial partnerships to improve the quality of education. Businesses sponsor most projects by donating equipment, special awards, and corporate staff time for guest lectures. The concern for the productivity of their future work force inspires the interest of businesses in partnerships. On the national…

Voluntary support of higher education in America is investigated through regression analysis of institutional characteristics at two points in time. The assumption of donor rationality together with explicit consideration of interorganizational relationships offers a coherent framework for the analysis of voluntary support by the major…

This paper describes the process of establishing local education foundations for the purpose of raising revenues to supplement, not supplant, existing school programs. Plans to identify funding sources and define the purpose of the foundation tied to student and academic achievement must emerge in order to solicit private individuals or groups,…

Before 1944, when Great Britain's local education agencies were empowered to ensure that students were adequately clothed and fed, the Boots for the Bairns Fund sponsored by the Yorkshire Evening Post provided shoes for poor children in Leeds. This article reviews the fund's history from 1921 to 1939. (PGD)