Fundraising

Colleges and universities interested in ramping up their fundraising targets must update their strategies to meet pace with a digitized age, according to a report from Salesforce.

As the saying goes, you have to spend money to make money, and EAB senior director Dr. R. Fleming Puckett believes that quitting philanthropy efforts in times of crisis will prove more costly than fueling schools' "revenue growth engine" with finances and resources.

More than $8.5 million was raised by higher education institutions, with nearly 250 institutions receiving 30 or more donations in the span of one day.

Enrollment, funding and employee recruitment are among the top priorities for leaders across 47 higher education institutions.

Temple University and The University of Alabama both share prominent values necessary for fundraising: persistence and relationship-building.

In June, education provider Anthology conducted a survey and received more than 2,300 responses from college graduates. The mission, and the title of its resulting report, was to find "Opportunities for Institutions to Refine Existing Strategies and Grow Alumni Engagement." And potentially, increase donations. The latter being one of the most difficult but essential tasks, […]