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Orkodashvili, Mariam – Online Submission, 2007
The paper compares and contrasts higher education funding sources and systems in the U.S. and the UK. The issues raised in the paper pertain to the major challenge of academia: finding financial support in times of limited resources and enhanced competition. The issues discussed throughout the paper are: funding and quality assessment of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Privatization, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Molnar, Alex – 1996
Corporate involvement in public education is nothing new. This book offers a critique of the growing corporate control and commercialization of public schools. Chapter 1 describes the history of business influence on American education with a focus on the case of Wisconsin, in which the corporate-led restructuring of the American economy has…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Charter Schools, Corporate Support, Educational Vouchers
Safranek, Thomas W.; Usyk, Patricia A. – 1996
The capital campaign in the Catholic elementary and secondary school must be viewed as an essential component in the total development program. This document addresses many of the specifics regarding the proper positioning steps and procedures for a capital campaign. The introductory chapter provides a historical overview of the capital campaign.…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Corporate Support, Donors, Elementary Secondary Education
Mosser, John Wayne – 1993
This dissertation focuses on predicting alumni gift giving behavior at a large public research university (University of Michigan). A conceptual model was developed for predicting alumni giving behavior in order to advance the theoretical understanding of how capacity to give, motivation to give, and their interaction effect gift giving behavior.…
Descriptors: Alumni, Colleges, Doctoral Dissertations, Donors
Turner, Molly; Kober, Nancy – 1997
The Viburnum Foundation, a family foundation based in New York, is currently in the fifth year of giving grants to rural library-sponsored family literacy programs in Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The libraries involved in the Viburnum Family Literacy Project are in areas with high levels of poverty and illiteracy. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Budgets, Family Literacy
Smoot, Joseph G. – 1993
This report presents the major Development Achievements for Fiscal Year (FY) 1993 of Pittsburg State University (PSU) in Kansas and provides a comparison with 150 other comprehensive public universities reporting to the Council for Aid to Education (CFAE). Among its conclusions are that PSU ranked 27th (top 18 percent) among the comparable…
Descriptors: Alumni, Comparative Analysis, Donors, Educational Finance
Budetti, Peter; And Others – 1993
This document describes a comprehensive service delivery model for drug-exposed infants and their families, provides a compendium of programs and funding sources that target the needs of these families, and delineates areas in need of financial support and further exploration. Development of the model required a literature review, interviews, and…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Congenital Impairments, Delivery Systems, Drug Abuse
American Camping Association, Martinsville, IN. – 1983
The 1983 annual report of the American Camping Association (ACA) reviews trends and successes of the year. ACA President Charles Kujawa specifies trends affecting ACA which are paralleled by salient ideas in John Naisbitt's book, "Megatrends." Armand Ball, ACA Executive Vice President, notes changes, including a positive financial…
Descriptors: Camping, Environmental Education, Facility Guidelines, Finance Reform
Maryland State Board for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1983
Guidelines adopted by the State Board for Higher Education concerning private foundations at Maryland public colleges and universities are reviewed, along with an assessment of institutional efforts to comply with the guidelines. The primary purposes of these foundations are to generate, manage, and distribute funds to the institution to support…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Alumni, Capital, Compliance (Legal)
Boyer, Laura M., Comp.; And Others – 1982
An annotated bibliography of publications providing information on grants and proposal writing is presented. University of the Pacific offices at which each publication can be obtained are also indicated. The publications are categorized as follows: basic grant directories; additional directories/books; how-to-do-it; foundation grants and sources…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Databases, Directories, Federal Aid
Leslie, James W. – 1983
A guide to policies and procedures of the University of Rhode Island Foundation is presented. Attention is directed to the following concerns: fund-raising policies, the act incorporating the University of Rhode Island Foundation, by-laws, dual signature system, nominating committee responsibilities and procedures, policy and guidelines for the…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Responsibility, Agency Role, College Administration
Chion-Kenney, Linda – 1989
This document contains the proceedings of a conference for educators, business leaders, and government officials involved in school reform. The speakers at the conference were involved in city-wide partnerships that establish long-term, measurable goals for school improvement in exchange for business' pledge of employment opportunities for youth.…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Cooperative Programs, Corporate Support
Swedish Information Service. – 1989
This paper presents a compendium developed as a result of a series of seminars held during 1988 to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the first Swedish colony in North America. The seminar of which this is a follow-up was specifically focused on people with disabilities. It consists of interviews with four prominent Swedish and American experts…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Educational Policy
Juffras, Jason; Sawhill, Isabel V. – 1989
This paper examines the government's role in financing human capital investments. It first examines why private investments in education, training, and other forms of human capital are likely to fall short of socially desirable levels. It then reviews past trends in public support for human resource investments. Finally, it discusses current…
Descriptors: Educational Economics, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs, Federal Government
Salloum, Kirk – 1985
This study examines major issues in, and effective practices for, private funding for elementary and secondary public education in British Columbia. The sources and allocation of funds for school districts and schools were investigated, along with their funding practices. Using data on funds obtained from a representative sampling of 13 districts…
Descriptors: Donors, Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
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