Examples of "partnerships" between corporations and educational institutions are presented. The partnerships range from research collaborations to on-the-job training programs, student internships, advisory councils, and membership associations that offer benefits to paying corporations. (MLW)

New state laws governing charitable solicitations may soon place restrictions on college phonathons and other fund-raising activities. The Supreme Court will hear arguments in March on a 1985 North Carolina solicitations law and the decision could affect many fund-raising activities of colleges and nonprofit organizations. (MLW)

Following recent abuse, educational institutions and gift-giving corporations have become more attentive to misuse in matching gift programs and more active in making sure ethical abuses or crimes don't occur. Resources of information on matching gift administration are listed. (MLW)

Chronicles the professional life of Carter G. Woodson, the person often credited with the rise of Afro-American history. Describes how white philanthropic organizations aided Woodson in his efforts to educate black citizens and establish black history as a legitimate field of study in U.S. colleges and universities. (JDH)

Examines the determinants of state aid and voluntary contributions to higher education institutions. State aid results suggest that quality, demand, equity, and intercollegiate athletics are valid determinants. Voluntary support results are mixed; corporate giving is more influenced by quality and size than alumni giving. Both favor successful…

Examines ways parishes or schools can promote deferred gifts, payable on death to the parish or institution. Suggests that financial planning seminars and will clinics, planned-giving promotion committees, and dissemination of free pamphlets on estate planning are good ways to promote these bequests. (DMM)

A questionnaire was sent to recipients listed in the "Gifts and Grants" section of "The Chronicle of Higher Education" to learn more about recent challenge grant experiences. The formulas for earning the matching funds were diverse. Some experiences with challenge grants are described. (MLW)

Privatization is one way the Reagan Administration is restructuring the welfare state. Intervention in the economy was historically conceived to modify the market in behalf of social justice. In contrast, privatization channels public dollars into private hands, strengthens the two-class welfare state, and reproduces the inequalities of the free…

Community colleges are making more aggressive and sophisticated efforts to raise funds from private sources because of federal, state, and local funding cutbacks, and some institutions are having substantial success. (MSE)

Offers a checklist of characteristics of sound and vigorous college foundations. Explores ways of revitalizing foundations, including qualifying for tax-exempt status, activating a board of trustees, appointing dedicated professional staff, acquiring seed money, developing a fund-raising plan, and planning fund-raising strategies. (DMM)

The bonding authority and bond bank concepts have evolved as effective and efficient methods of assisting local education agencies in financing school facility construction and other capital improvement programs. This discussion defines bonding corporations and reviews their historical development, current status, and potential. (TE)

School energy costs will increase dramatically in coming decades, according to a new Department of Energy report. In the year 2000, most schools will spend nearly $900 per student for energy. Moreover, energy inflation will divert funds from conservation measures. One solution may be private financing. (MCG)

The case statement ranks as the most important piece of literature in a fund-raising campaign. It describes the purpose, program, and financial needs of the institution. Ways to approach writing case statements are provided. (MLW)

The pattern of educational expansion and retrenchment and the growing effects of the scientific-technical revolution on corporate-university relations in the province of Ontario are summarized. The authors argue that corporate-university collaboration appears to be a one-sided partnership, oriented primarily to the needs of the corporation. (MT)

The promise of wide commercial applicability of, and large profits from, important technologies has attracted industrial interest in and support for research on an unprecedented scale. With the number of National Institutes of Health awards for research declining, new sources of financial support must be found. (MLW)