Strategic cultures of philanthropy: English universities and the changing geographies of giving

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Citation: WARREN, A.P., HOYLER, M. and BELL, M., 2014. Strategic cultures of philanthropy: English universities and the changing geographies of giving. Geoforum, 55, Additional Information:• NOTICE: this is the author's version of a work that was accepted for publication in Geoforum.Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this docu- 1 The Ross-CASE Survey Report 2012 -13 did not break down income by countries within the UK. However, as 113 out of the 136 participating HEIs (or 83%) of that cohort were based in England, it can surmised that this trend is indicative of English universities.

From ‘shadowy cabal’ to new profession: Networks of cooperation and competition in UK Higher Education fundraising

“…This needs to be embedded in all major corporate publications so that people see that this is a strategic priority for the university, not for the development office, for the university. So I always like talking in terms of the university rather than us […] The fact that professionals were beginning to make an impact in this area indicated their increased influence in informing and shaping philanthropic fundraising in UK universities, to the extent that the outcomes were being broadcast in institutional publications including recruitment, research and graduation brochures (Warren and Bell, 2014). To return to the second professional quoted above:…”

“…Whilst geographers have considered knowledge circulation within the established domains of academia (Jöns, 2008(Jöns, , 2009Larner, 2015;Taylor et al, 2008) and law and advertising (Faulconbridge, 2007a(Faulconbridge, , 2007b, the sharing of knowledge amongst this subset of non-academic HE professionals, to facilitate their role as intermediaries between academic and donor, has received far less attention. Given the recent transformations in the UK -most notably, English -HE policy landscape, and the increased necessity for universities to engage in philanthropic fundraising in order to fulfil their institutional mission (Huggins and Johnston, 2009;Warren et al, 2014), this represents a significant omission. In this paper, we commence by highlighting the related literatures on the changing geographies of professional networks and learning, and on neoliberalisation and competition among UK universities.…”

Fundraising for primary schools in England—Moving beyond the school gates

“…Attracting more major donations from philanthropists than any other sector, U.K. universities are well versed in acquiring philanthropic support (Coutts, Co, & Breeze, ). Distribution of these donations is not evenly spread: Universities with access to more elite networks obtain greater amounts of philanthropic income (Ball, ; Warren, Hoyler, & Bell, ), and in 2014–2015, the universities of Oxford and Cambridge received more than all the Russell Group universities combined (Ross‐CASE, 2016). Universities are increasingly seeking philanthropic income in order to deliver their core institutional missions (Huggins & Johnston, ) and are employing a range of different strategies to establish multiple and nuanced cultures of philanthropy that build upon both alumni and wider networks (Warren & Bell, ; Warren et al, ).…”

“…Distribution of these donations is not evenly spread: Universities with access to more elite networks obtain greater amounts of philanthropic income (Ball, ; Warren, Hoyler, & Bell, ), and in 2014–2015, the universities of Oxford and Cambridge received more than all the Russell Group universities combined (Ross‐CASE, 2016). Universities are increasingly seeking philanthropic income in order to deliver their core institutional missions (Huggins & Johnston, ) and are employing a range of different strategies to establish multiple and nuanced cultures of philanthropy that build upon both alumni and wider networks (Warren & Bell, ; Warren et al, ). More recent research suggests higher education has succeeded in securing philanthropic income based upon their capacity to utilise significant funding, the variety of activities they can offer that meet personal interests of donors, and having a track record of delivering change through innovation and education of the next generation (Coutts et al, ).…”

Giving and Refusing: The Contested Reception of Transnational Philanthropy in the Case of the Prague Central European University Foundation

“…There are other potentially useful concepts that the article does not consider, such as organizational change and efficiency, the internationalization of higher education, and processes of globalization. Transnational private philanthropy at universities has been a subject of interest as a way of studying the internationalization of higher education institutions (Warren & Bell, 2014; Warren, Hoyler, & Bell, 2014). There is a long tradition of historical studies of philanthropy, but most have been either descriptive or laudatory (Ris, 2017; Walton, 2017).…”