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Council for Advancement and Support of Education, 2019
The Voluntary Support of Education (VSE) annual survey collects data on fundraising outcomes in higher education institutions in the United States. It is regarded as the definitive source of information on philanthropic support of those institutions. This research brief--the first in a series--is an example of the Council for Advancement and…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, Educational Finance, Donors, Financial Support
Grantmakers for Education, 2020
How should philanthropy support young people in this perilous time in U.S. history? The confluence of a global pandemic, an economic crisis, and a nationwide call for racial justice will fundamentally alter the lives of all American learners. Change is inevitable, but whether it will widen inequity or result in systemic change that narrows…
Descriptors: Private Financial Support, Educational Finance, Social Justice, Educational Change
Roberts, Ashlee K. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Annual giving is a critical component of funding support for colleges at universities. It provides immediate funding for operations throughout the year for immediate use and provides an entry point for other types of giving. Alumni giving rates for annual gifts are a key factor in receiving corporate gifts, as they are an indicator of recipients…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, College Administration, Alumni, Private Financial Support
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Diehl, David; Marx, Robert – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
Recent years have witnessed not only the growth of charter schools, but also a surge of philanthropies acting as institutional entrepreneurs who offer both funding and legitimacy. And yet, over a short period of time, foundations' once diffuse giving has become increasingly concentrated. In order to explain these changing dynamics of philanthropic…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Private Financial Support, Educational Finance, Philanthropic Foundations
Commonfund Institute, 2016
This Study analyzes policies, practices and attitudes with respect to responsible investing among 186 U.S. private and public/community foundations. These respondents comprised 52 private/independent foundations, 49 private/family foundations, eight public foundations and 77 community foundations, together representing a total of $39.7 billion in…
Descriptors: Investment, Philanthropic Foundations, Financial Policy, Money Management
Forde, Althea A. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This study set out to examine factors that influence and motivate foundations in their decision-making strategies to support Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), and how decisions are shaped by the identity, characteristics, and institutional advancement offices at these institutions of higher learning. Twelve semi-structured interviews were…
Descriptors: Donors, Private Financial Support, Philanthropic Foundations, Minority Serving Institutions
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Steadman, Sarah; Ellis, Viv – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2021
Drawing on data from a study of the changing landscape for teachers' professional development (PD) in England, this paper addresses the provision of PD for teachers in schools serving high-poverty communities designated as 'Opportunity Areas'. Beginning with critical examination of relationships between teaching quality and social mobility, the…
Descriptors: Social Mobility, Faculty Development, Poverty Areas, Teacher Effectiveness
Russell, Christina A. – Grantmakers for Education, 2017
In this case study, Lumina Foundation and NewSchools Venture Fund, two grantmakers represented on Grantmakers for Education's Equity Impact Group, offer up strategies and learnings on their recent journeys in embedding diversity, equity and inclusion into their organizational cultures, grantmaking practices and field-building efforts. The major…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Grants, Grantsmanship, Case Studies
Achilles, Jenny; Ekwurzel, Erica V.; Perrault, Paul; Pietruszynski, Mary Ellen – Grantmakers for Education, 2019
Students are juggling multiple, competing priorities such as work pressures, parenting, debt, and degree affordability, as they seek the best educational decisions for their economic mobility and life goals. Driving questions of quality has been the recent effort of states to set and increase postsecondary attainment rates. These rates typically…
Descriptors: Credentials, Equal Education, Geographic Regions, Economic Development
Gonzalez, Naihobe; Alberty, Elizabeth; Brockman, Stacey; Nguyen, Tutrang; Johnson, Matthew; Bond, Sheldon; O'Connell, Krista; Corriveau, Adrianna; Shoji, Megan; Streeter, Megan; Engle, Jennifer; Goodly, Chelsea; Neely, Adrian N.; White, Mary Aleta; Anderson, Mindelyn; Matthews, Channing; Mason, Leana; Means, Sheryl Felecia – Mathematica, 2022
The Education-to-Workforce Indicator Framework (E-W Framework), commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and developed in partnership with leading experts representing more than 15 national and community organizations, is designed to encourage greater cross-sector collaboration and alignment across local, state, and national data…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Evidence Based Practice, Student Characteristics, Partnerships in Education
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Hedges, Samantha; Winton, Sue; Rowe, Emma; Lubienski, Christopher – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2020
New conceptions of public governance across nations have taken hold globally. In this article, we explore the involvement and expansion of a broad range of actors in public services delivery, beyond the remit of traditional government. While there are common features of this trend, variations reflect the significance of context-sensitive policy,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Governance, Trend Analysis, Public Schools
Dee, Thomas S.; Loeb, Susanna; Shi, Ying – Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis, 2020
Major philanthropic initiatives that incorporate features of venture-capital practices have become increasingly prominent, particularly in K-12 public education. In this study, we provide empirical evidence on the reach, character, and impact of the Broad Superintendents Academy, a prominent and controversial venture-philanthropic initiative…
Descriptors: Public Sector, Philanthropic Foundations, Private Financial Support, Educational Finance
Bartik, Timothy J.; Hershbein, Brad J.; Miller-Adams, Michelle; Adams, Lee; Meyers, Amy; Timmeney, Bridget F. – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2020
In this second annual summary of the their work, the Investing in Community Initiative provides practical advice for community leaders and policymakers around four critical issues. First, how should local needs be defined? Chapter 1 argues that data about local economies can show whether communities are best served by creating new jobs,…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Skill Development, Financial Support, Labor Force Development
National Association of College and University Business Officers, 2015
The industry standard for evaluating the performance and management of college and university endowments, the "2015 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments" is based on information from 812 U.S. colleges and universities endowments and affiliated foundations.
Descriptors: Endowment Funds, Colleges, Universities, Philanthropic Foundations
Worth, Michael J., Ed.; Lambert, Matthew, T., Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2019
Facing challenges and changes in the twenty-first century, universities are giving increased emphasis to institutional advancement, encompassing constituent engagement, communications and marketing, and fundraising. This book highlights the implications of change and best practices and innovations in advancement. It addresses such questions as:…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Fund Raising, Institutional Advancement, Marketing
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