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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Higher education fundraising"”.
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Tensions and Metaphors in Higher Education Fundraising Profession
<p>This research examined the language used by higher education development professionals, specifically similar and dissimilar tropes and how they shape the perception of those development professionals. By studying these linguistic devices, insight is provided into this particular occupation and …
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Factors and Characteristics of Alumni Role Identity: Implications for Practice in Higher Education Fundraising and Alumni Relations
… 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 …
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“It’s like a big freaking fake circus”: An exploration of intersectionality and women’s experiences in higher education fundraising
<p>Women in higher education fundraising navigate the broad forces of sexism and racism in society and their profession, a profession in which they are being paid less than their male counterparts and are under-represented in leadership roles, despite being the majority of fundraising …
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Stakeholder management in university fundraising projects
… trend in state funding support to public higher education has resulted in many higher education institutions undertaking large-scale, coordinated fundraising projects or capital campaigns in order to increase third stream income. There is a dearth of research which explores stakeholder …
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Women and Philanthropy in Higher Education: A Collective Case Study of Major Donors
… essential to ensuring access to quality public higher education, the need exists to better understand women’s philanthropic patterns, motivations, and behavior so that practitioners of higher education fundraising can apply the knowledge tools that will facilitate more effective strategies when …
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The human capital campaign: the relationships of burnout and investment in employee development on intent to leave
Fundraising for higher education institutions continues to increase in importance. Relatedly, turnover among major gift officers may negatively impact institutional fundraising performance. This study investigated if burnout, perceived investment in employee development, employee alumni status of …
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Fundraiser turnover in higher education advancement: should I stay or should I go?
… of the phenomenon of turnover in the higher education advancement field. To understand this phenomenon, the study investigated the attitudes and factors contributing to turnover through in-depth interviews of front-line fundraisers at two institutions of higher education: one public …