Giving to American higher education has enjoyed a significant increase over the last decade, far exceeding inflation. Despite the recession in 2008-10, giving to higher ed grew steadily from $23 billion in 2006 to $34 billion in 2015, a healthy increase that’s highlighted by a significant and continuous stream of megagifts (more than $50 million). More...
Où en est le fundraising dans les grandes écoles?
Blog "HEDway" d'Olivier Rollot. La Conférence des grandes écoles (CGE) vient de publier la deuxième édition de son étude sur le fundraising au sein de ses écoles membres. 49 établissements ont participé à cette enquête sur la collecte qu’elles ont réalisée en 2015. Parmi elles les 30 écoles ayant collecté des fonds ont levé au total 54,5 millions d’euros, soit 4 % de leur budget total et 13,7 % de leur subvention publique. Cela représente une collecte moyenne par étudiant de 770 €. Plus...
At smaller universities, fundraising is a challenge of scale, not technique
With a limited alumni pool and resources, small- and medium-sized universities leverage personal connections to find donors. More...Fundraising dans le supérieur : cinq conseils pour séduire les mécènes
Les entreprises, fonds et fondations privées ont donné en 2014 quelque 200 millions d'euros aux universités et grandes écoles, essentiellement pour financer de la recherche, fondamentale ou appliquée. Plus...Leading edtech investor backs company to accelerate innovation in higher ed fundraising
EverTrue, a software company that aims to modernize fundraising efforts at educational institutions, announced that it has secured $6MM in additional funding led by University Ventures with participation from existing investor Bain Capital Ventures. More...
5 major challenges to your institution’s fundraising goals
Traditional approaches to fundraising management are not meeting new challenges in higher education, according to a recent survey. Those approaches also fail to address increased demands on advancement professionals to be more productive. More...
Edtech investors back software to accelerate innovation in college fundraising
EverTrue, a software company that is modernizing fundraising efforts at educational institutions, today announced that it has secured $6MM in additional funding led by University Ventures with participation from existing investor Bain Capital Ventures. More...
The blessing and curse of fundraising for higher ed
If Harvard topped your list, you’re right. The nation’s oldest institution of higher education raised $1.87 billion in the 2016 fiscal year. More...
Universities raise their investment in fundraising
Universities in Australia and New Zealand are investing more in their advancement operations – specifically fundraising and alumni engagement – amid growing institutional awareness of the “powerful impact” of philanthropy, according to a new report. More...How Purdue blew fundraising records out of the water-in 1 day
Purdue University is a large research university based in West Lafayette, Indiana, and each year we host a fundraiser called Purdue Day of Giving. The event invites the Purdue community to come together for 24 hours to grant opportunities and transform lives. More...