"The Intelligent Donor's Guide to College Giving" is a signature ACTA publication designed to help higher education donors navigate the giving process. This third edition features stories behind gifts that are bringing intellectual diversity and academic rigor to campuses across the country as well as lessons from controversies over past…

The "Guidelines for the Transitional Education Plan Preparation" are the result of an extensive consultation process and the product of fruitful guidance and contributions from key partners active in the field of education in emergencies and protracted crises. The new global education agenda 2030 places strong emphasis on countries…

This report highlights the critical role family literacy and learning play in breaking down barriers between different learning contexts and engaging hard-to-reach adults and children in education. This report was developed as part of a family learning project initiated by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) in 2016. Based on the…

How can colleges and universities best plan for international programs? Where are applications made for funding? This brochure is an attempt to provide an initial response to these questions and to offer some general guidelines. The list of sources of funding are suggestive, not exhaustive. It is geared to the institution that has not been…

Presents a worksheet for use in costing small research projects proposed for library questions. The areas covered are: (1) planning, (2) setup, (3) data collection, (4) data reduction, (5) analysis, and (6) reporting. Sources of funding on both the local and national levels are also discussed. (BK)

Intended for special education proposal writers, the manual focuses on planning, organizing, and writing Part D (personnel preparation) proposals to the federal government. Chapters on the following topics are included: getting ready to write a Part D proposal (conceptual models for needs assessment, program planning, and evaluation); writing the…

In this document, the author lists nine things that he would look for in a performance-based teacher education (PBTE) program requesting funds for implementation. The nine items are: (a) in addition to a brief statement of rationale, a fairly explicit statement of total program goals including competencies a teacher candidate would be expected to…

This guide provides an in-depth treatment of the various aspects of yearbook production. Sections include the following titles: "Organizing the Staff,""Organizing the Yearbook,""Covering the Year,""Reporting the Year,""Organizing for Photography,""Creating Captions,""Writing Expressive Headlines,""A Basic Approach to Design That…

Describes activities of Gustavus Library Associates, begun in 1977 to support advancement of resources of Bernadotte Memorial Library at Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, Minnesota) and achiever of national reputation for skill at raising money and for quality of its activities. Definable goals and conditions for success are noted. (EJS)

This book provides information to prospective graduate students on how to acquire financial assistance for their graduate programs by explaining (1) what the difference is between undergraduate and graduate aid; (2) aid eligibility; (3) where to go for funding and how much is available; (4) how to be "marketable" to targeted funding sources; (5)…

Reviewed are program guidelines for the use of additional apportionment provisions of New York State aid for pupils with special educational needs, students with handicapping conditions, and severely handicapped pupils. Considered in three sections are general information (including an overview of 1975-76 requirements, department policies, and…

The handbook is designed for use when requesting State or Federal vocational education funds for projects concerning research and development, teacher education, education professional development, exemplary programs, dissemination-diffusion programs, vocational guidance, planning, data collection and utilization, evaluation, and curriculum…

The secret for obtaining project funding is to find the appropriate source and to identify clear goals. Advice for scholars and researchers seeking grants is offered with focus on sources of information dealing with financial support programs and funding for female researchers. (JMD)

This publication is intended to aid local public officials and interested citizens in planning how to best manage rapid population growth resulting from construction and/or development of new energy-related facilities. In particular, it discusses what the impact of an energy project on a community is likely to be, shares ideas for action based on…

Procedures for organizing and planning a request for a research grant are presented in the document. The guidelines are divided in five sections with related subsections and contain information on what areas each section should cover: (1) a narrative statement of objectives and major tasks of the study including a list of current work in progress…