Download or read book A Study of Predictors of Alumni Philanthropy in Public Colleges written by Holly Lynn Shadoian and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Study of Predictors of Alumni Philanthropy in Private Universities written by Karl Joseph Beeler and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Student Government Participation as a Predictor of Alumni Philanthropy at a Public Research University written by Jason Aebig and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Faced with declining government support, public research universities are turning to alumni-donors for the resources they need in order to achieve their strategic research and academic goals. Like other students who were once involved in time-intensive extracurricular activities, student government leaders are frequent targets for solicitation. The study ... seeks to explore the relationship between student government participation and alumni philanthropy, and to assist universities engaged in strategic fund development"--Introduction.

Download or read book Predictors of Alumni Philanthropy in a Public University in South Mississippi written by Tara Leigh Odom and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Analyzing Factors that Predict Alumni Giving at a Public University in California written by Ginger Tierney Hashimoto and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As California's financial commitment to higher education continues to waver amidst fiscal crises and competing policy priorities, it is important that public institutions explore other strategies to cope with budget shortfalls (Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), 2012). Such strategies have generally consisted of tuition and fee increases, expenditure reductions, and enrollment management (PPIC, 2012). There are numerous consequences related to each. Tuition and fee increases heighten worries about affordability. Expenditure reductions raise concerns about quality. Enrollment maiJagement practices threaten to limit access. One less explored strategy in the California State University (CSU) system is the solicitation of philanthropic support. Unlike private colleges and universities who have relied on philanthropic support for generations, most CSU schools lack a culture and tradition of giving back. Indeed, it has only been since the state legislature began cutting back support in the 1990s and 201 Os that CSU schools started becoming interested in philanthropy and expressing the need for more money than the state provides. Given this, many higher education administrators view philanthropic support as a promising way for public institutions to continue funding university initiatives no longer supported by the state. Focusing specifically on the CSU system, this study used a mixed-methods approach of both quantitative and comparative research to further examine philanthropic support through the lens of alumni giving. For the quantitative research, I utilized data from a CSU Advancement Office to conduct a two-part regression analysis and examine alumni giving patterns over a five-year period. The quantitative research also included a forecast prediction model. For the comparative research, the study compared its predictions on donor likelihood and target gift amount to that of a third party analytics company which conducted similar research with the same dataset. Corroborating past literature, the study overwhelmingly found that the type of degree earned and the number of degrees earned impacted alumni giving. Master, doctoral, and second-degree earners were significantly more likely to be donors. Similarly, student athletes and students who participated in at least one university-sponsored activity were more likely to be donors. In terms of total amount given, the results again substantiated that higher educational attainment and student involvement corresponded with larger gifts. The variables of age, median household income, and proximity to campus also had an effect on total amount given. When comparing the study's predictions to a third party company's predictions, the analysis revealed that the study's model may lack a robust indicator for high-end donors. Yet for low-end donors, the study may provide a more nuanced prediction that could prove to be helpful for annual funds. Based on these findings, there is evidence to suggest that regression analysis can assist CSU University Advancement Offices to understand the factors that predict alumni giving. Learning more about the influences that cause an alumnus/na to make a financial contribution in support of the CSU can help inform policy decisions about state general fund allocation. The study can also help CSU Advancement Offices engage in more fruitful, meaningful, and strategic fundraising.

Download or read book Early Predictors of Alumni Giving written by Randall Wilson Dahl and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstracts of dissertations available on microfilm or as xerographic reproductions.

Download or read book Mining Philanthropic Data written by James Carroll Schmidt and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Study of Predictor Variables for Alumni Giving in a School of Engineering and Technology Using a Phonathon as a Vehicle for Analysis written by Walter W. Buchanan and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Predictors of Alumni Donor Behavior in Graduates of the Traditional MBA and IMBA Programs at the Pennsylvania State University written by Jason W. Ketter and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Who Gives Characteristics of Community College Alumni Donors written by Lisa Ann Skari and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Factors and Characteristics of Alumni Role Identity Implications for Practice in Higher Education Fundraising and Alumni Relations written by Jay Le Roux Dillon and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now more than ever, colleges and universities are relying on funds raised from alumni to support their operations. At the same time, the percentage of alumni donors is in decline and new research suggests that higher education fundraising strategies are overly reliant on alumni behaviors and demographics as predictors of giving. A 2011 study by McDearmon addressed this issue by establishing a psychometric measure of a graduate's self-identification with his or her role as an alumnus/a, dubbed "alumni role identity." Based in role identity theory (Stryker 1968, 1980; Callero, 1985), McDearmon's research demonstrated that alumni role identity was associated positively with alumni participation in giving. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors and characteristics that influence alumni role identity, and thereby improve the ability of colleges and universities to solicit alumni donations. Four research questions were investigated by fielding an alumni role identity questionnaire to graduates of a mid-size, Jesuit university on the West coast. Institutionally-held data on communications, social media use, behavioral, demographic, and giving attributes of the 4,094 respondents were appended to survey responses. Using correlation, principal component analysis, independent samples t-tests, and multiple regression techniques, 11 of the 18 attributes studied were found to be unique and statistically significant predictors of alumni role identity. Most notably, participants who had "liked" the university's Facebook page or joined the university's LinkedIn group reported levels of alumni role identity comparable to those reported by participants who had attended a university event. This suggests that higher education fundraising professionals could boost alumni giving by implementing social media strategies to increase the alumni role identity of graduates. Low effect-size results in the regression models of this study indicated that alumni role identity, while influenced by behavioral and demographic factors and characteristics to a degree, is not behavioral, nor demographic in nature. Additionally, a methodological comparison with McDearmon's 2011 study revealed that institutionally sourced data on participant donation history is more exact than donor information collected from participants via self-report. Further research into the antecedents of alumni role identity should take both of these findings into account.

Download or read book Engagement as a Predictor of Charitable Giving to One s Alma Mater written by Kelly Basden Lawrie and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years institutions of higher education have received increased pressure to enhance private charitable gift support in divisions of university advancement (Drezner, 2013). Divisions of university advancement frequently depend on tracking past gifts to predict future gifts and not consistently consider whether alumni engagement is a predictor of future giving (Kelly, 1998). Alumni engagement is defined as, "Activities that are valued by alumni, build enduring and mutually beneficial relationships, inspire loyalty and financial support, strengthen the institution's reputation and involve alumni in meaningful activities to advance the institution's mission" (CASE, 2018, p. 5). The purpose of this study was to evaluate how engagement as a student and as an alumnus relates to alumni charitable giving. The study considered engagement factors that specifically related to the undergraduate student experience as well as factors related to alumni. This study considered which factors may be predictive of charitable giving as an alumnus. This study also considered whether the stage of relationship between the alumnus and the university, when a charitable gift was made, predicted lifetime charitable giving amount. The study examined engagement as it pertains to giving using forward logistic regression analysis and forward multiple regression to examine variables and their relationships. The population of this study was alumni of a small private religiously-affiliated university in the Midwest and utilized a secondary data set. Results of the forward logistic regression produced a three-factor model, indicating that receiving a university scholarship more than doubled the odds of an alumnus making a gift to their alma mater. The result of the forward multiple regression did not indicate that participation in a team sport or membership in a registered student organization increased the odds of charitable giving to one's alma mater. Forward logistic regression generated a three-factor model that significantly impacts charitable giving as an alumnus; -2 Log Likelihood = 42,604.74, X^2(3, 32119) = 1919.39, p

Download or read book How Do Tier One Public Research Universities Build Relationships with Latino Alumni Major Gift Donors written by Celeste Marie Mendoza and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alumni giving is a primary revenue stream for higher education institutions (Blackbaud, 2013; Council for Aid to Education, 2015; Marr, Mullin, & Siegfried, 2005). Conley and Tempel (2006) state that gifts from alumni have emerged as the primary vehicle to give institutions an advantage over other colleges. In addition, large gifts from alumni, such as those at a level of $25,000 or more, are critical to higher education institutions (Troop, 2014). The National Center for Education Statistics (2014) reports that from 1976 to 2012, Latino enrollment at public institutions grew faster than non-Latino whites, African Americans, and Asian Americans. Considering this growth, and that higher education institutions rely so heavily on philanthropy to remain competitive, colleges and universities must consider the impact that Latino philanthropy will have on their institutions. The purpose of this exploratory, qualitative study is to examine how development personnel at public higher education institutions cultivate relationships with Latino alumni. The findings indicate that relationships with Latino major-gift-level alumni are built through one-on-one meetings, providing opportunities for Latino alumni to serve on leadership committees and join affinity groups, and disseminating an annual report that acknowledges donors’ contributions. Strong relationships also are built by the implementation of certain techniques, including: gaining and maintaining trust of the alumni and providing specialized giving opportunities for them. The findings also suggest that the failure to engage major-gift-level Latino alumni in the Gallo (2012, 2013) IA cycle of engagement, compromises an institution’s ability to successfully cultivate and solicit Latino alumni in order to ensure that their support will help offset the lack of federal and state funding that is sure to persist in the future (Conley and Tempel, 2006)

Download or read book Who Gives written by Thomas Micheal Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Institutional Advancement written by E. Proper and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Institutional Advancement comprehensively reviews and evaluates the published empirical research on advancement in higher education of the last 23 years, covering fundraising, alumni relations, public relations, marketing, and the role of institutional leadership in all of these.

Download or read book Factors that Influence Alumni Giving at Three Private Universities written by Tyson L. Pinion and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: State and federal funding for higher education is becoming more restrictive at the same time competition for donations to non-profit and educational institutions grows. As such, university development departments are challenged with identifying potential donors and with adopting more efficient practices so as to ensure successful fund-raising campaigns. This study used de-identified alumni donation information from three, private, Ohio-based universities over a 10-year period, 1995-2005. Using Astin's Theory of Student of Involvement (1984) as its framework, the researcher sought to determine what influence, if any, alumni demographic information, undergraduate fields of study, and undergraduate experiences in on-campus academic, social, and athletic pursuits have on alumni donations. A significant finding from this study is the fact that having alumni involved in more than one on-campus academic, social, or athletic pursuit was the most significant predictor of alumnus total donations, the study's criterion variable. This study is believed to be the first to have applied Astin's student involvement theory to alumni donation patterns. Future researchers may identify even more opportunities to target philanthropic opportunities among alumni so as to ensure more efficient, effective higher education donor campaigns..