Results of the 1984-1985 Survey of Voluntary Support of Education are presented, including a narrative summary and detailed statistical tables. Reports of voluntary support are presented for 979 four year colleges and universities, 135 two year colleges, and 434 independent precollege schools. The tables for each institution cover: total financial…

Results of the 1985-1986 Survey of Voluntary Support of Education are presented, including a narrative summary and detailed statistical tables. Reports of voluntary support are presented for 1,194 two-year and four-year colleges and universities and 473 independent precollege schools. The tables for each institution cover: total financial support,…

This directory provides information on foundations, corporations, religious organizations, and federal agencies that award grants to Native American tribes, schools, colleges, community services, and nonprofit organizations. Chapter 1 describes how to find funding sources, develop and write a proposal, apply for a grant, and follow through.…

Gives information on how Duke University (North Carolina), Purdue University (Indiana), Severn School (Maryland), Spelman College (Georgia), Syracuse University (New York), University of California/Los Angeles, and University of Massachusetts/Amherst structure their corporate relationships, including program administration, staff, number of…

The County College of Morris (CCM), in Randolph, New Jersey, was established in 1968-69, and over 20,000 students have received degrees or certificates from the college since its founding. In an effort to improve alumni involvement, a new alumni program was established under the Division of College Advancement, and a part-time Alumni Director was…

This book offers practical advise and specific tools and strategies for both new and veteran fund raisers. Chapters cover issues such as how to recognize and approach a potential donor, how to organize a capital campaign committee, how to arrange successful meetings for advisory boards, how to approach foundations, and how to write compelling…

This volume offers 36 papers on higher education fundraising. Major topics treated are the development function, foundations of fund raising, annual giving, major gifts, campaigns, corporate and foundation support, special constituencies, managing development programs, special considerations for institutions, and special considerations for the…

In an effort to identify and tap new sources of funds for community colleges, this monograph presents a series of descriptive articles on the most successful alternative funding ventures. In addition, the sourcebook provides a sense of where and how new ventures have aided two-year colleges and how other institutions might follow in this pursuit.…

This resource guide aims to assist local Texas family literacy projects in acquiring resources to better serve their clients in the areas of adult literacy education, early childhood education, parent education, and learning disabilities. Funding resources--corporate and foundation-- are listed. Each area is approached from national, state, and…

In response to disturbing trends in child poverty levels, leaders in business and philanthropy collaborated to address the problems faced by children and families, concluding that to improve the education of children, the larger family issues of poverty, health care, and social services must be addressed. As part of this effort, across the United…

This resource directory lists a total of 255 foundations, corporations, and associations that are actively committed to assisting not-for-profit groups and that appear to target their financial support toward youth, education, guidance, vocational and career education, volunteerism, and mentoring. Twenty-six of the 255 possible sources of…