A study was conducted at the University of Miami to identify factors that might distinguish between donors and nondonors to the financial support of private universities. The theoretical framework for the study was based largely upon Lecky's self-consistency theory of personality. Three groups of donors and a group of nondonors to the University…

Contents include: government and independent higher education (James L. Buckley); equal opportunity and government discrimination (Leonard J. Theberge); civil rights regulations, hindsight and foresight (Martin H. Gerry); preserving the voluntary nonprofit sector (George Romney); and legal and legislative problems in higher education (Dallin H.…

This document is directed toward those undergraduate colleges and universities in West Virginia currently accredited by the Board of Regents, through which a majority of the total student aid dollars directed to students in West Virginia continues to be channeled. Colleges included in the document have been called upon to furnish statistics…

Small private colleges are in the midst of a grave financial crisis that may force mergers and even closures in some cases. The purpose of this workshop was to suggest and discuss solutions to the fund-raising problems of small private colleges. The first three papers deal with the roles of the development office and development officer, the…

A national survey of more than 1,l00 two-year colleges was conducted to determine current trends in obtaining outside financial support. Areas focused on were financial resource development methods, staff organization and administrative support for development, and resource development efforts. A response rate of 73% was achieved. Results…

This article examines the dimensions and the significance of "corporate giving" to Canadian universities between 1957 and 1965, the role played by the private sector in contributing to the development of postsecondary education, which sectors of Canadian business contributed the most, and which areas of academic life were emphasized. (JN)

After an intensive study, Smith College decided on outside management as trustee for their pooled income fund. Responsibilities of the trust department are listed and a description of how the planned giving program works is provided. Management is seen as crucial to the overall success of the program. (MLW)

Fund raising effectiveness in 10 types of higher education institutions and for four major donor groups was studied. Separate analyses were undertaken for public and private institutions of five types (research, doctoral, comprehensive, baccalaureate, and two-year). Donor types were alumni gifts, non-alumni gifts, corporate gifts, and foundation…

Private colleges and universities are now under pressure from many directions. The potential benefits of statewide planning agencies in building cooperation between the public and private sectors of higher education are examined. This compendium of suggestions for finding alternatives to often wasteful competitive relationships is drawn from a…

Prospect Identification, Research and Staff Service is described as a system to identify and provide information in depth on the 20, 50, or 200 individuals or organizations who can make impact on the institution if motivated to help. Usually an institutional prospect research system will limit its efforts, in the interest of cost effectiveness, to…

Data on voluntary giving to private and public higher education institutions include information on the purposes of the support (operations, capital, endowment, and loan funds), sources (alumni, parents, other individuals, foundations, industry, and religious and other organizations), forms of giving, annual fund support, property gifts, and…

Data collected by Group Attitudes Corporation as part of a nation-wide survey of public attitudes toward higher education is discussed. Twenty-six percent of all respondents who had been to college said that they had made some sort of donation to the undergraduate institution they attended. (MLW)

The costs and revenues of 25 of the nation's most effective development and university relations programs are analyzed. Insights into organizational structures, comparative costs, support strengths and weaknesses, and campaign goals are noted. (Author/SF)

The function of institutional advancement in higher education is seen as enabling individual institutions to succeed in a highly competitive environment. Institutional advancement that includes fund raising, governmental relations, alumni relations, liaison with educational coordinating commissions, liaison with the business community, and…

Factors affecting fund raising potential and effectiveness at 575 higher education institutions were investigated, based on fund raising information reported to the Council for Financial Aid to Education for the years 1982-1983, 1983-1984, and 1984-1985. The following types of public and private colleges were studied separately: research,…