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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220137103321

Titolo

Intelligent giving [[electronic resource] ] : insights and strategies for higher education donors / / Jonathan P. Caulkins ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2002

ISBN

9780833033832

0-8330-3383-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (105 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CaulkinsJonathan P <1965-> (Jonathan Paul)

Disciplina

378.1/06

Soggetti

Universities and colleges - United States - Endowments

Benefactors - Charitable contributions - United States

Education, Higher - United States - Finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"MR-1427."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Contents; Executive Summary; 1 Introduction; Who Are Higher Education's Major Donors and What Motivates Them?; Why Donors Need More Information; What This Book Is, and How It Can Help; 2 Understanding the U.S. Higher Education System; Origins and History of Higher Education; Governance: Who's in Charge?; Finances: Who Pays for What?; Norms and Values: What Does It All Mean?; Understanding Today's Students: Who Are They and What Do They Care About?; Making Sense of the Complexity: The Carnegie Classification System; 3 Fundraising Inside the Ivory Tower; Basic Fundraising Programs

The Principal PlayersMajor Gift Fundraising; 4 The What, How, and When of Giving; What to Fund?; Funding Programs in the Present or in Perpetuity?; When to Give-Now or Later?; What You Can Buy-Recognition and Access, but Not Influence; 5 Selected Giving Strategies; The Loyal Alum; The Philanthropic Angel; The Alum with an Agenda; The Social Entrepreneur; 6 Conclusion; The Intelligent Donor's Coda; You Have an Opportunity to Make Your Gift Count; APPENDIX A Additional Resources for Donors APPENDIX; APPENDIX B Interview Protocol; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

Provides an intellectual framework for guiding prospective major donors in giving more effectively to higher education.Although most



major gifts are profoundly motivated by charitable intentions, the noble impulse to give to higher education can quickly generate complicated choices.  Which school?  Which program? Under what terms or conditions?  Even very talented people who have  enjoyed exceptionally successful careers in business and other fields can become disoriented by academe's idiosyncrasies.  This book provides an intellectual framework for guiding prospective major donors in giving m