Given the trend toward declining revenues from traditional funding sources, finding the dollars needed to operate a college is today's major challenge for educational leaders. One financial area that provides fertile ground for many two-year college leaders is the effective use of foundations and private sector fund raising. The approach to…

Outlines variables related to success in securing federal monies and in establishing programs of private gift solicitation for the support of community-based programs. (AYC)

Lists factors contributing to the need for increased fund raising in community colleges. Discusses advantages of a foundation as a means of obtaining private funds. Delineates specifics of establishing, organizing, and implementing the Kalamazoo Valley Community College Foundation. (DMM)

Discusses reasons for declines in community college foundation donations and other causes of financial problems. Considers ways of stopping the erosion of state community college funding, and ways resource development officers can nurture private sector ties. Describes state-level resource development for North Carolina's community colleges. (DMM)

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)

Traces the history of community college funding. Contends that state and federal appropriations will never again provide sufficient funds for innovation and excellence in higher education. Underscores the current need for resource development programs, and an institutional climate that makes resource development the business of every college…

Today many community colleges are faced with a multitude of financial problems that threaten the stability of their educational and operational programs. These problems include decreases in funding, rising costs, outdated funding formulas, and volatile enrollment patterns. The extent to which individual community college leaders understand these…

From the early 1960's to about 1970, the hunt for revenue absorbed most of community college educators' energies and ingenuity. Today, while they continue to search for new sources, educators are looking at the other side of the balance sheet--namely, better utilization of resources through improved management and cost effectiveness. This…