Stagnant economy forces Alberta post-secondary schools to get creative with fundraising

By Juris Graney. Alberta’s stagnant economy has post-secondary institutions scrambling to retain existing donors and encourage new ones.
Reported gifts, contributions and fundraising dropped 35 per cent — $352 million — between 2015 and 2016, with many of the province’s colleges the hardest hit.
Having survived the May wildfire that devastated Fort McMurray and with oilsands companies struggling with slumping oil prices, Keyano College is facing a tough start to the academic year. More...