A school foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization that finances school projects not covered by the district budget. Legal requirements and accounting procedures; the board of trustees and fund manager; use of volunteers; capitalization and sources of capital (gifts, bequests, fundraising activities); marketing the foundation; examples of…

A foundation official offers practical advice for making a grant application more appealing. Pointers are given for the preparatory stage (planning a precise request, setting priorities, selecting proposal writers), making the presentation (precision, punctuality, polish), and preventing awkwardness in style and tone of writing. (MSE)

A public education foundation is a third-party, nonprofit entity whose agenda consists of developing supportive community and private-sector relationships with a public school system. Outlines steps in creating an educational foundation. (MLF)

This issue of "The Evaluation Exchange" describes new developments in evaluating advocacy and policy change efforts that attempt to inform or influence public policy at the local, state, or federal levels. Heather B. Weiss introduces the themes in this issue in "From the Director's Desk," examining how evaluation of advocacy…

Libraries facing diminishing budgets and increasing demand for services must explore all funding sources, especially the more than $6 billion available in annual foundation and corporate giving. The easier and greater access to information on prospective givers provided simplifies this task. It profiles 1,471 library grant givers, compiled from…

Designed to assist practitioners serving young children and their families, this book contains information about methods of raising money and managing nonprofit organizations. Following the first chapter's introductory definition of important terms associated with the fundraising process, chapter 2 discusses some prerequisite steps required before…

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…

The literature on trustees of private, non-profit institutions and their fund-raising role almost always advises the institution that is having trouble raising money to look to its board of trustees. Oddly enough, there has been very little research or writing on the fund-raising role of public institution trustees, despite the fact that about 70%…

A year-old foundation at the Georgia Institute of Technology is the first in the country that is entirely student-operated. Students have raised over $150,000 for its endowment, managed its assets, and used interest on the money to finance almost $6,000 in grants for 10 new student projects. (MSE)

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 chief executive of almost any corporation has little or no ability to commit corporate resources in traditional philanthropic ways. A new set of internal dynamics changes a corporation's relationship with people seeking support for colleges and universities. American higher education and economics are on a collision course. (MLW)

State governments recognize higher education's need to reach out aggressively to industry and other private donors for financial support, but may also closely regulate the activities of private foundations that seek and manage funds for public institutions of higher education. Both private and public higher education institutions should be…

Foundations created by public institutions to aid in fund-raising activities and to gain flexibility in managing private gifts are discussed. The partnership between the university and its foundation, including policy and management problems, is addressed. (MLW)

Presents the results of a 1980 study of community college foundations. Reports an increase in the number of foundations and total assets and that actual dollar support is evident. Recognizes the possibility of private funding as a stop-gap between higher education's expanding financial needs and regular funding sources. (DMM)