Describes how private philanthropies are abandoning higher education, citing other priorities and a sense that colleges are not needy. (EV)

In this article, the author describes how Change magazine finds new editorial home after the demise of the American Association for Higher Education (AAHE). The demise of the AAHE is an incalculable loss to higher education. But the Change transition team approached the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching about the possibility of…

Enrollment pressures, unstable state appropriations, and increased public scrutiny about higher education's commitment to serving societal needs have created significant challenges for university advancement professionals at public colleges and universities in the United States. In this paper, I describe how current responses to these challenges…

This booklet for trustees of institutions of higher education addresses the role of boards of related non-profit fund-raising foundations. The booklet begins with an explanation of four advantages of such foundations to host institutions, such as separating gift funds from public funds. Suggestions for making foundation boards more effective…

This is the 1981 report of the Inter-American Foundation, a public corporation created by the United States Conqress in 1969 to support the self-help efforts of poor people in Latin America and the Caribbean. The report provides an overall review of 1981 grants provided by the Foundation in Latin America and the Caribbean in the areas of: (1)…

The Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for students who went to college with inferior preparation to supplement their education by studying for 1 year at an academically demanding liberal arts college before entering graduate or professional school. The post-baccalaureate fellows take regular courses in a program that is…

Several special programs have been recently developed to make graduate study possible for Negroes who have potential but do not meet educational requirements of national scholarship or fellowship programs. The Southern Fellowships Fund, created by the Council of Southern Universities, Inc., administers several programs of the Council, including…

The promotion of research and training by various philanthropic foundations served a crucial function for the development of science in the United States. A historical review and assessment of their programs and personnel are presented. (LBH)

This book traces the history of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching from its founding in 1906 through 1979. A 1999 foreword by the current president of the Foundation notes the influence of the book and briefly updates the foundation's history. The foreword reiterates the book's judgment that the foundation's policies typically…

This statewide study of Illinois foundations indicates that by researching where foundation grants have gone in the past, a pattern of giving can be deduced. (Editor)

The citation frequencies found in the journal literature for 51 Carnegie Commission sponsored research reports were compared with 51 Jossey-Bass publications. Little or no difference was found in the quality of the journals that cite either type of publication. (Author/MLW)

Gardner discusses efforts to organize America's diverse nonprofit groups. Two organizations, the Coalition of National Voluntary Organizations (CONVO) and the National Council on Philanthropy (NCOP), are merging to form a new alliance where people can discuss common problems. (MLW)

Two books on private donor decision-making are reviewed: "Decision Making in Foundations: A Case Study" by A. Hope Williams and "Factors Accounting for Variations in Levels of Private Giving to Higher Education in the United States" by Sally Spaid Drachman. (MSE)

Interviews with 30 million-dollar donors to colleges and universities, including 17 individuals and representatives of 8 corporations and 5 foundations, revealed that donors gave with the expectation of receiving some return but sought indirect rather than direct benefit: enhancement of the institution, community, or society at large. (MSE)

The dollar amounts of grants made by 50 large foundations in 1992, and their assets for the same period, are listed. The organizations are ranked by grant totals. (MSE)