By Matt Reed. As this New York Times profile of an organization called ImpactMatters notes, the usual question of nonprofits is the percentage of costs spent on “overhead.” The question is well intended, but at a basic level, it misses the point. Lowering overhead is not the purpose of an organization. More...
29 novembre 2019
Fundraising and "Overhead"
01 mars 2019
Bennett Exceeds Key Fund-Raising Goal
By Scott Jaschik. Bennett College, which has been at risk of losing its accreditation, set Monday as a deadline for it to raise $5 million, believing that doing so would demonstrate enough financial strength to hold on to accreditation. More...
06 janvier 2019
Partners in Advancement: Marketers and the Challenges of 24/7 Fundraising
Higher ed marketers must work closely with fundraisers to ensure their institution’s success in the era of 24/7 fundraising. More...
21 décembre 2018
University gets bacon vending machine just in time for finals
Ohio State University is temporarily hosting a bacon vending machine as a fundraiser through Dec. 13. More...
16 décembre 2018
Partners in Advancement: Marketers and the Challenges of 24/7 Fundraising
Higher ed marketers must work closely with fundraisers to ensure their institution’s success in the era of 24/7 fundraising. More...
Fund-Raising Amid Scandal
By Marjorie Valbrun. The confidential world of high-dollar college fund-raising doesn’t usually make national headlines unless a major donor makes a record-breaking gift. More...
01 novembre 2018
Michigan Sets Record for Public University Campaign
By Scott Jaschik. The University of Michigan announced Thursday that it has become the first public university to raise $5 billion in a fund-raising campaign. The campaign, started in 2013 with a goal of raising $4 billion, still has until the rest of this year to add to the total. More...
29 septembre 2018
Its fundraising goal met, Northwestern raises its target to $5B
In a sign of just how flush major universities have become in their fundraising, Northwestern University has soared past its five-year capital campaign goal months ahead of schedule and now has a new target: $5 billion. More...
25 septembre 2018
Diverse Fund-Raisers for Tomorrow's Donors
By Marjorie Valbrun. Colleges with increasingly diverse student bodies are recognizing that development staff members remain overwhelmingly white. More...
23 août 2018
Punting on Football Fund-Raising
By Rick Seltzer. Long-running tensions between athletics and academics are on display once again at Vanderbilt University, with charges surfacing that the athletics side is being prevented from raising money from some donors courted by university fund-raisers. More...
