Describes how an initial $1,500 grant helped build a desperately needed health clinic on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Provides the history of the clinic, from its beginning as a small grant to its ultimate development into a $400,000 solar-heated health clinic with a staff of 9 people, including a full-time physician. (MAB)

States that, while community colleges have expanded their programs and services over the past 20 years, certain federal agencies have begun issuing regulations that challenge the rights of colleges to conduct some activities as part of their nonprofit status. Urges institutions to examine the legal and financial implications that might confront…

Greene County, near Charlottesville, is a predominantly farming community with little commerce and about 15,000 residents. It has been more adversely affected by recent economic conditions than counties with a stronger tax base. Yet it is also among the most rapidly growing counties in Virginia. County resources alone would not be enough to build…

Describes the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (NAFWS) and its activities and fund-raising efforts. NAFWS was formed in 1982 to help tribes protect and manage fish, wildlife, and environmental resources. Funded largely by federal grants, NAFWS provides culturally based training, education, and technical assistance to federally recognized…

This planning guide explains in detail how to set up and run a consumer week program in a school or organization. It begins with 10 golden rules for an effective consumer week. A section on planning a program analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of a week-long or weekend event, discusses balancing the major event categories, and describes…

Supported work is an employment program operated primarily by locally based nonprofit corporations that serve as the temporary employer for people who have traditionally had great difficulty in getting or holding a job. This article describes program operations, target groups, funding sources, and program impact research. (Author/SJL)

This summary presents data derived from the Survey of Federal Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions: Fiscal Year 1989. The 15 federal agencies surveyed for the report provide virtually all funding for science and engineering (S/E) research and development (R&D) at universities and colleges, and the data presented in the…

Defense Department contracts to colleges, universities, and other non-profit organizations were for research, development, testing, and evaluation for military projects and for civilian water-resource projects. A list of those with contracts of $500,000 or more is presented. (MLW)

The resourceful response of nonprofit organizations to recent economic problems is characterized by more professional fundraising and management of assets and greater accountability. Generally optimistic projections are made for individual, corporate, and foundation giving from 1983 to 1988, with giving to educational and health care organizations…

This directory profiles 39 private sector grant makers that are prominent funders of Native American programs. Since this directory is national in scope, grant makers whose philanthrophy is limited to one state or a single metropolitan area are not included. The first section lists 24 private family charitable foundations established by wealthy…

The Cumberland Valley Girl Scout Council is funded primarily by the United Way of Middle Tennessee. Approximately 5 years ago, the United Way of Middle Tennessee adopted an "outcome-based investment model" whereby agencies receive funding based on their ability to specify and monitor program outcomes based on genuine client and community…

This report presents revenue and expenditure data on the nation's accredited institutions of higher education over the 9-year period from fiscal year (FY) 1983 through FY 1991. Data are from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System "Finance" surveys from FY 1987 through FY 1991 and the Higher Education General Information…

This paper follows the course of the National Coalition for Campus Child Care through its 20-year history. During this period, the organization has pursued its belief that child care should be provided as an integral part of higher education in America. The crises which the organization has overcome are typical of those frequently encountered by…

The origins and progress of the British effort to develop the private sector of higher education to provide educational diversity are discussed. Issues include private schools as non-profit organizations, capital funding and student-derived revenues, and mission and academic integration. (MSE)

Nonprofit management centers, dedicated to teaching the management of nonprofit organizations have become a mechanism through which higher education can become more responsive to the communities it serves and move beyond the boundaries of academic departments. This paper examines how centers can become more permanent or sustainable parts of their…