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Download full textMcKersie, Bill – 1992
The role of Chicago foundations in school reform from 1987 to 1990 is examined in this paper, with a focus on the paradoxical relationship between the city's philanthropic community and the Chicago Reform Act of 1988. Data were derived from three surveys conducted since 1987 on the levels and targets of educational grantmaking by Chicago…
Descriptors: Donors, Elementary Secondary Education, Foundation Programs, Grants
National Puerto Rican Coalition, Inc., Alexandria, VA. – 1987
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…
Descriptors: Corporate Support, Foundation Programs, Grants, Hispanic Americans
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC. – 1977
The report describes regulation of philanthropic organizations by federal, state, and self-regulatory groups within the organizations. It is the final volume in a five volume series examining the relationship between nonprofit institutions and their donors. Topics discussed in the first part of this volume are regulation of the philanthropic…
Descriptors: Accountability, Bookkeeping, Federal Legislation, Financial Support
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC. – 1977
Survey data and background information about foundations and corporations are presented. The report, which contains 19 papers, is Volume III in a series examining the relationship between nonprofit institutions and their donors. In the first part of this volume, past and present activities of private foundations are surveyed. A comparative…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Capital, Comparative Analysis, Costs
Ottley, Alford H. – 1978
If community colleges expect to effectively serve their diverse constituency, they must develop and refine effective fund-raising capabilities. Institutional development, which encompasses fund raising and other activities, often begins with the Development Office, which is considered in the document in terms of its purpose and functions in…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Alumni, Community Colleges, Educational Finance
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1978
Federal research grant activities at the University of Rochester for the year ending June 30, 1977, during which the university received $38.6 million in grants and contracts, are reviewed. The report includes: (1) a review of the university's system for administering and accounting for these funds; (2) an analysis of selected major grants awarded…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agency Cooperation, College Administration, Contracts
