This study examines institution-specifi c factors that are within the control of the advancement offi ce and that predict fundraising effi ciency and total dollars raised. Using data from the Council of Independent Colleges and IPEDS, fundraising outcomes are examined at private colleges in the United States. Most of the variables of interest are not statistically signifi cant, with the exception of staff size, which is positively correlated with dollars raised. Institutional age and endowment size positively affect dollars raised; student body size positively affects effi ciency.
Evangelicals represent a growing and active culture of giving. The author defines evangelicals, discusses what we know about their giving, advances five reasons why evangelicals give, and suggests five factors that will influence future giving.
This article examines the factors that infl uence presidents ' perceptions of board effectiveness in relation to their boards ' fundraising role. Data from a survey of small college presidents are used to see what factors infl uence each of four areas of satisfaction: deciding policy, making fi nancial contributions, referring donor prospects and soliciting donors. Presidents are more satisfi ed when the boards have received training, there is a fundraising committee, the president is skilled at fundraising, the board has more female members, the college has recently conducted a capital campaign and it is diffi cult to recruit good trustees. The fi ndings suggest that presidents and fundraisers should encourage boards to receive training in fundraising and should encourage boards to have a development committee. Other factors that infl uence satisfaction are amenable to presidential intervention, but not fundraiser intervention, such as presidential skill in fundraising and the gender composition of the board.
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