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Donations to higher ed had biggest boost in 20 years

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Sixty-one percent of charitable donations to higher ed came from organizations, 22 percent came from alumni and 16 percent came from individuals who were not alumni. While philanthropic foundations have dominated the boost in giving to higher education, increased contributions from alumni have also played a big part.

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Lieberman Expected to Lead La Verne to Next Stage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The early days of her presidency were not without bumpy moments and naysayers, including alumni who objected to a president not of the university’s founding faith and others who questioned having a woman president, but as she retires in August of this year after a remarkable 12 years, she leaves a legacy in terms of student support and diversity.

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5 New Solutions that Improve the Student Experience

Campus Groups

This starts with enrollment through to graduation, and beyond with alumni management. Our suite of solutions serves the entire Higher Ed community, helping students, staff, and alumni: ? Fundraising ? Communicate & Collaborate with Fundraising This feature enables campus community members to fundraise.

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A public university wants to privatize advancement jobs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“The University will submit a plan that necessitates ensuring that the UMass Amherst Foundation, not UMass Amherst, performs most of the advancement and fundraising work to maintain legal compliance moving forward,” Duffy wrote. Advancement employees, some of whom have been at the university for decades, were shocked and upset.

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How to Enhance Your Next Alumni Event Experience

Campus Groups

Higher education technology for alumni engagement is no exception. Alumni Engagement Technology With a busy event season upon us, this is a great time to evaluate the event experience for attendees and administrators alike. There are many benefits, for both alumni and administrators, to have a dedicated mobile-app for alumni events.

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A small college needs $2.6M to survive. It's raised $178K

Confessions of a Community College Dean

million to meet immediate needs, warning that the small evangelical institution located in the heart of Wall Street is at risk of closure if it can’t quickly fundraise its way out of a dire situation. Fundraising is stagnant. “That type of fire alarm fundraising very often is not successful. million was Feb.

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It’s time for wealthy colleges to share the wealth (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The competition for revenue and wealth began 130 years ago among elite colleges and universities that devised now-conventional practices such as annual alumni funds , national fundraising campaigns and aggressive endowment investing. How, then, can that rivalry be curtailed in order to restore public esteem?