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Sources of Financing for Community Colleges.
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Graham, Steve; Anderson, Duane – Community College Review, 1985
Reports on a nationwide survey of community college funding sources to determine the level of overall college budgets, the percentages of funds received from various sources for operating and capital expenses, the funding role of college foundations, administrator responsibilities, and fund-raising methods used by two-year colleges. (DMM)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Budgets, Community Colleges, Educational Finance
An Idea Whose Time Is Come: Not-for-Profit Foundations for Public Community Colleges.
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Kopecek, Robert J. – Community College Review, 1983
Sees not-for-profit, tax-exempt foundations as a means for community colleges to increase flexibility of services, build strong ties with community leaders, and permit supporters to show their appreciation. Discusses the foundation's purpose and mission and the foundation board, its members, and relationships with other members of the college…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Governing Boards, Philanthropic Foundations
The Search for Alternative Sources of Funding: Community Colleges and Private Fund-Raising.
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Bock, Daniel E.; Sullins, W. Robert – Community College Review, 1987
Discusses various sources of private funds available to community colleges, including foundations, alumni, life-income gifts and annuity programs, corporations, and auxiliary enterprises. Identifies key members of a college's resource development team and warns of risks of increasing dependency on private funds. (DMM)
Descriptors: Alumni Associations, Ancillary School Services, Community Colleges, Fund Raising
An Essay: Reflections of a College President.
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Dempsey, John R. – Community College Review, 1992
Suggests that community colleges might consider emulating four-year college models of collegial governance, faculty employment policies, resource development, and intellectual life. Contends that community colleges can teach four-year institutions much about value-added education, teaching, creative administration, and commitment to service. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Administration, Colleges, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Alumni, Foundationae, et Boosterum: E Pluribus Unum.
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Fuller, Jack – Community College Review, 1988
Offers guidelines for establishing alumni programs, college foundations, and booster clubs at community colleges. Includes brief histories of these kinds of groups; discusses organizational, administrative, and operational concerns; and suggests ways the groups can support the college. (DMM)
Descriptors: Alumni Associations, College Athletics, Community Colleges, Community Support
Fund Raising to Assure College Library Vitality.
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Bender, Louis W. – Community College Review, 1989
Describes a national survey of library development and fund-raising practices in community colleges. While 55 percent of the responding colleges had no library development programs, several libraries carried out their own fund-raising, and college foundations raised funds on behalf of the library at other schools. Describes several library…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Fund Raising, Library Administration
Resolving the Financial Crisis in America's Rural Community Colleges.
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Nazari-Robati, Ali; Zucker, Jacob D. – Community College Review, 1981
Discusses the special funding problems of small/rural two-year colleges, whose main supporters are the state and private donors. Reviews funding options and models, various formulas, and criteria. Suggests the differentiated flat grant as a funding approach and that specific formula dimensions be determined legislatively. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Equalization Aid, Financial Problems