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Cullen, Sarah A. – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study examined characteristics, structure, communication, and donor behavior related to young alumni at top research institutions with a specific focus on young alumni donor behavior at institutions with or without dedicated young alumni programs. The purpose of this study was for institutions to learn from peers and determine if a dedicated…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Donors, Alumni, Behavior
LanLan Alvarado – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Higher education institutions are increasingly relying on funding from the private sector (Council for Aid to Education, 2013) as state funding to higher education has decreased in recent years. Bridging the gap between university financial needs and available funding has become a high priority. In the process, higher education institutions have…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Minority Serving Institutions, College Seniors, Graduation
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Francioni, Barbara; Curina, Ilaria; Dennis, Charles; Papagiannidis, Savvas; Alamanos, Eleftherios; Bourlakis, Michael; Hegner, Sabrina M. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2021
Higher education institutions (HEIs) have experienced severe cutbacks in funding over the past few years, with universities examining options for alternative funding streams, such as alumni funding. Identifying the factors influencing their alumni's intentions to invest in their alma mater can be of significant importance when establishing a…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Donors, Educational Finance, Private Financial Support
Decker, David E. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this mixed method study was to explore the philanthropic giving behaviors of international alumni to a state public university (University of Kansas) once they graduated from the university. The primary data sample consists of degree holders from 2006 to 2015 who attended the University of Kansas as an international student…
Descriptors: Alumni, Foreign Students, Private Financial Support, State Universities
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Kathleen Smithers – Critical Studies in Education, 2024
Schools in southern Africa use tourism partnerships as a source for establishing philanthropic funding and philanthropic networks. In these partnerships, there is often an exchange of funds for use of the school for tourism purposes. Little is known about the influence of tourism on schools. Drawing on interviews with teachers and tourism…
Descriptors: Private Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Tourism, Networks
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McDougle, Lindsey M.; Li, Huafang; Rossi, Gabrielle – Journal of Public Affairs Education, 2022
Globally, public affairs programs are designed to meet dual educational purposes. On the one hand, these professional degree programs are intended to educate students for careers in service to the public. On the other hand, these programs are also intended to educate students about our common responsibility to contribute to the betterment of…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Public Affairs Education, Private Financial Support, Philanthropic Foundations
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Taggart, Gabel – Journal of Public Affairs Education, 2023
This article presents a case study on Giving Games (GG), which are single-session experiential philanthropy lessons where students learn about, deliberate, and decide which of a set of pre-planned nonprofit organizations should receive smaller sums of sponsored money. Findings reveal that participants' prioritized considerations for giving changed…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Nonprofit Organizations, Pretests Posttests, Student Attitudes
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Cencula Olberding, Julie; Kim, Suk-hee – Journal of Social Work Education, 2023
Experiential philanthropy, or student philanthropy, is a type of service learning that helps students actively learn about community needs and non-profit organizations. This "learning by giving" approach has the potential to enhance various social work competencies identified by social work scholars and associations, such as the Council…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Private Financial Support, Experiential Learning
Jon, Jae-Eun; Fry, Gerald W. – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2021
In this study, we address the question of whether and how the internationalization of higher education, particularly its study abroad aspect, has contributed to the common good. Much of the past discussion on study abroad impact has been largely concentrated on outcomes at the personal level. Using qualitative data from the Study Abroad for Global…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Higher Education, Educational Benefits, International Education
Global Partnership for Education, 2021
Global Partnership for Education (GPE), the largest global fund dedicated to transforming education, now offers the GPE Match. Through the GPE Match, GPE will double qualifying philanthropic investments made in education in GPE partner countries by the business community or private foundations. That doubles the impact on getting more girls and…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Investment, Foreign Countries, Developing Nations
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Kathleen Smithers; Kasey Hillyar – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2024
In Zimbabwe, a range of actors are involved in education due to ongoing challenges of resourcing and funding schools. There are complex socio-political arrangements that result from private-public partnerships in the education system. Some schools are created and funded by individuals, and little is known about the tensions these funding…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Power Structure, Schools, Advantaged
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Reardon, Laura – Teachers College Record, 2023
In an increasingly individualistic society in which the economic forecast has been uncertain for the past several years, independent schools have struggled to understand donors' motivations for giving. In addition, schools continually examine the way their annual giving campaigns articulate how donors' gifts align with the schools' missions and…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Educational Finance, Donors, Private Financial Support
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Tachine, Amanda R.; Patel, Pooja R.; Daché, Amalia Z. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2022
In order to understand our present and future work in planting the seeds of solidarity, we excavate the past, through an exploration of transnational solidarity and the vestiges of U.S. legislative policy and philanthropy. Through life notes and sharing circles, we examine policies (Morrill Act of 1862, Refugee Act of 1980, and the Gates…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Private Financial Support, Group Unity, Educational Legislation
Tori McLean Good – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Institutions of higher education are partially funded by philanthropic gifts to support various initiatives on campus ranging from student scholarships, specific programmatic needs, construction, and everything in between. As Generation Z becomes the predominant generational cohort graduating from colleges and universities, advancement teams must…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Age Groups, Donors, Fund Raising
Amy Francis Betancourt – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This research study sought to better understand what motivates and influences young alumni to engage with their alma mater. For many development and alumni relations departments, alumni have become a source of private funding to assist in the decreased burden of tuition and the cost of attending college. Frequently, alumni who are reached out to…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Graduates, Learner Engagement, Motivation
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