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AFP eWire
March 14, 2005 |
Colleges and Universities See Increased Giving But Lower Alumni Giving Rates Contributions to colleges and universities in the United States increased by 3.4 percent in 2004, according to an annual survey.   |
AFP eWire
February 24, 2006 |
Contributions to Colleges and Universities Grow by Nearly 5 Percent Contributions in 2005 increased to $25.6 billion, driven strongly by individual giving that accounted for nearly half of all giving. Giving by alumni grew by 6%, however the study uncovered a downward trend in the number of alumni willing to give. |
AFP eWire
March 16, 2009 |
Colleges and Universities Raised Record Amounts in 2008, But Worry for Future Charitable contributions to colleges and universities in the United States grew by 6.2 percent in 2008, reaching $31.6 billion. Endowments, though, saw a less than 1 percent gain. |
AFP eWire
March 5, 2007 |
Schools Manipulating Alumni Giving Rates? In an effort to increase their alumni giving rates and overall school rankings, many colleges and universities have resorted to some dubious tactics. |
AFP eWire
June 23, 2008 |
U.S. Charitable Giving Surpassed $300 Billion in 2007 Foundation grant making, which made up 12.5 percent of total giving, is the fastest growing source of charitable donations. |
AFP eWire
June 9, 2010 |
Total U.S. Giving Decreased in 2009 The amount of money donated to charity by individuals, foundation and corporations decreased again in 2009, dropping 3.2 percent |
AFP eWire
June 19, 2006 |
Annual U.S. Charitable Giving Exceeds $260 Billion American donors gave more than $260 billion to charitable causes in 2005, a 6.1% increase from 2004, according to the annual report Giving USA. |
AFP eWire
June 25, 2007 |
U.S. Charitable Giving Surges Near $300 Billion in 2006 This recent data reveals several interesting trends about giving. For example, while mega-gifts made the news, they still are a small piece of overall giving pie. |
AFP eWire
October 6, 2008 |
AFP Funded Research: Instilling a Culture of Giving Among Alumni How can institutions of higher education cultivate generous alumni? Instill a focus on philanthropy and "giving back" while they are students, explains Noah D. Drezner. |
AFP eWire
August 11, 2008 |
Giving to Education Causes Expected to Grow More Slowly Giving to education in the United States is expected to grow in the coming year, but at a much slower rate, according to the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. |
AFP eWire
January 7, 2008 |
Mega-Gift Donors Focusing on Higher Education Higher education receives nearly half of all major and mega-gifts, according to new research. |
AFP eWire
June 12, 2013 |
Alumni and Friends Do It Again on May 10 at Saint Peter's University Angeline Boyer, Media Relations Officer, Saint Peter's University, walks us through the successful campaign. |
AFP eWire
September 24, 2007 |
New Organization to Help Higher Ed Donors Attach Strings to Gifts Citing concerns over accountability and donor intent, three foundations have created a nonprofit group that will assist donors in attaching legally enforceable conditions to their gifts to colleges and universities. |
BusinessWeek
December 20, 2004
William C. Symonds |
Rich College, Poor College For the most part, the wealth of the private sector is likely to flow to those that already have the most. So fever-pitch fund-raising at top-tier universities leaves the others way behind. |
AFP eWire
November 23, 2010 |
Wealthy Gave in Large Number in Downturn, Though Gift Size Decreased According to a recent study by Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, high net worth households in the U.S. continued to support charitable organizations in 2009 at levels that were remarkably consistent with those seen in 2005 and 2007. |
AFP eWire
June 20, 2005 |
Charitable Giving Rises Five Percent in 2004 Charitable Giving in the U.S. exceeded $248 billion in 2004, according to the new Giving USA report. |
AFP eWire
July 21, 2008 |
Pay to College Fundraisers, Staff Shows Strong Growth Salaries of fundraisers at U.S. colleges and universities have seen strong growth in recent years, according to a recent survey. |
AFP eWire
October 21, 2004 |
Community Foundations See Strong Gains in 2003 Two new surveys by the Columbus Foundation and the Council on Foundations show that the community foundation field had a strong year in 2003, primarily because of the steadily improving economy. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Community Foundations and Philanthropy Learn how local groups can enhance your giving experience. |
Financial Advisor
November 2011
Eric Rasmussen |
One From The Heart As the economy sputters, charities try to keep their footing. Advisors who understand the world of philanthropy will find themselves better positioned with high-net-worth clientele. |
AFP eWire
December 18, 2013 |
Top Ten: 7 Tips for Nonprofits to Avoid Social Media Burnout in 2014 Donors: What `No' Means for Fundraisers... Donors: 7 Things You Need to Know About 2013 Online Donors... Fundraising Strategy/Approach: Oxfam Canada's `Threads of Change' Campaign... |
Registered Rep.
November 17, 2015
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
What Public Universities Cost at the State Level Public universities, where most students attend, charge significantly different prices. And the policies that dictate who receives financial aid and merit scholarships also vary dramatically. |
Information Today
April 30, 2015 |
EBSCO Releases Databases for Alumni EBSCO Information Services introduced a set of research support resources for alumni of colleges and universities. |
AFP eWire
December 3, 2007 |
2007 Donations Good So Far, But What About the Holidays? A new survey shows that giving in the first nine months of 2007 was strong. However, will the U.S. housing crisis and overall economic conditions across North America affect giving in the last quarter of the year? |
| AFP eWire |
53 Percent of U.S. Charitable Organizations Surveyed Say Contributions Rose in 2011 A new report shows first signs of increase in contributions in four years. |
Registered Rep.
January 23, 2015
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Five Secrets Colleges Are Keeping From You While universities may lure students with fancy brochures, luxury housing and scenic architecture, the reality is that colleges are high-stakes businesses preoccupied with enhancing their own prestige. |
AFP eWire
November 13, 2006 |
Majority of Wealthy Unaffected by Tax Incentives, Not Interested in Leaving a Legacy A new study reveals that a strong majority of wealthy donors in the US would maintain or increase their charitable giving if the estate tax was repealed, and only 25% of those donors are motivated to leave a legacy in their giving. |
AFP eWire
November 10, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of November 10, 2014): The Two-Part Major Gift Conversation Why Your Brain Wants to Help 1 Child in Need But Not Millions... Why All Nonprofits Should Embrace #GivingTuesday... Key Facts on U.S. Foundations 2014... |
Reason
February 2008
Shikha Dalmia |
Legacies of Injustice Alumni preferences threaten educational equity and no one seems to care. |
BusinessWeek
December 20, 2004
William C. Symonds |
Stealth Fund Drives: Where The Real Money Is These days, an elite university's development office is one of the most sophisticated operations on campus. They employ cutting-edge data mining to develop detailed profiles of the wealth of alumni and other prospective donors. |
AFP eWire
August 21, 2006 |
New Survey Profiles Canadian Fundraisers A new survey of Canadian fundraisers shows that a large majority abides by a code of ethics, but only half have a Donor Bill of Rights in place as a formal measure in their organization. |
Information Today
November 5, 2015 |
ARL Promotes Excellence in Assessment Program EIA is the first national initiative to recognize colleges and universities that successfully integrate assessment practices across their campuses. |
AFP eWire
September 2, 2008 |
Presidential Campaigns Have Little Impact on Direct Mail Fundraising While charities are facing numerous challenges in the current fundraising environment, the presidential election isn't one of them, according to a new research report. |
AFP eWire
October 25, 2011 |
New Web Portals Turn Birthdays, Anniversaries or Holidays into Fundraising Events In the era of social networking, there are many new online tools that supporters can use to spread the word about your organization and creatively turn well wishes and gifts into donations for worthy charitable causes. |
AFP eWire
May 15, 2006 |
Charities Face Major Challenges in Finding Funds for Capital Projects A new survey has found that while numerous charities have significant investment capital needs, including technology, program development and strategic planning, they face substantial challenges in accessing that capital. |
AFP eWire
February 2, 2013 |
New Study Examines Charitable Giving Trends in Canada In a report recently released by The University of Calgary's School of Public Policy, author Abigail Payne examines the landscape for charitable giving in Canada. |
On Wall Street
April 1, 2012
Michelle Lodge |
Five Questions With King McGlaughon King McGlaughon of Foundation Source, which provides back-room support for foundations, tells how a financial advisor's knowledge of philanthropy gives him or her an edge. |
AFP eWire
May 29, 2007 |
Become Complacent at Your Peril While the fundraising environment is great, fundraisers shouldn't get too impressed with their own accomplishments and press releases. |
CRM
August 2012
Leonard Klie |
CRM Comes to Campus at a Frantic Pace Colleges and universities are starting to use CRM solutions to manage relationships with students at every stage. |
| AFP eWire |
Charitable Fundraising Takes Another Hit Just 43 percent of charities raised more money in 2009 than in 2008, marking it the worst year for charitable fundraising in a decade. |
AFP eWire
December 22, 2009 |
Trends: In 2010, Expect Charitable Donors to Keep Giving Through Long-Term Pledges Businesses and individuals hit hardest by the economy's slide have shifted charitable giving patterns to longer-term pledges and gift commitments rather than ceasing to give altogether. |
Investment Advisor
October 2005
Robert Bingham |
The IA Soapbox: Giving with Head as Well as Heart A massive national tragedy will prompt your clients to make financial gifts from the heart. It is the financial advisor's job to help prepare clients to make those decisions from the head with assets set aside for this purpose. |
AFP eWire
February 25, 2008 |
Fidelity Gift Funds Attracts, Grants Record Amounts The Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, the fourth largest public charity and the largest donor-advised fund program in the United States, attracted record contributions and granted the largest amount in its history last year. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 25, 2011
Christensen & Eyring |
How Disruptive Innovation is Remaking the University Online learning is a disruptive technology that is making colleges and universities reconsider their higher education models. |
Chemistry World
November 9, 2012
Laura Howes |
Council to defend UK universities launched A group of 65 of the UK's thinkers, from scientists to authors, have joined forces to launch the Council for the Defence of British Universities, which will campaign for autonomy for universities to allow them to pursue research 'without regard to its immediate benefit'. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2011
David Juliano |
Financial Aid Pie: Getting a Big Slice Although billions of dollars in financial aid and scholarships are available, applying and qualifying remains a daunting task. Financial advisors can assist clients through it. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Jan/Feb 2005
Lee Draper |
Where the Money is: Tapping Overlooked Sources of Support for Nonprofits Where will the funding come from to enable nonprofits to serve more people? How can nonprofits find the capital to reorganize for greater efficiency and economies of scale or to invest in new ways to address growing social needs? |
Sports Illustrated
January 17, 2001
Frank Deford |
Our college samurai A privileged athletic class is caustic to college life... |
AFP eWire
October 7, 2014 |
REPORT: New Data Shows Canada's Largest Foundations Give over $1 Billion Annually to Canadian Charities Philanthropic Foundations Canada and Imagine Canada recently released a first-ever report about the assets and giving trends of Canada's largest grantmaking foundations. |
AFP eWire
May 29, 2007 |
Fundraising Remains Top Challenge for Charities Despite improved financial situations for many charities, fundraising remains the chief concern for most organizations, according to a new study. |
