Central issues of the International Labour Organisation meeting were financing workers' education in Africa, identification and development of special training programs, and the role of trade unions in labor education. (SK)

Describes the success of the Cooperative Education Service in obtaining government funding at all levels. Points out that other adult education agencies must duplicate their success by developing a mechanism for getting funding. (JOW)

Four places to look in order to identify those who have the best potential as fund raisers for a college are the best givers, corporate heads, salespersons, and the deeply dedicated. Team solicitation is advocated and is seen as more powerful than an appeal made by an individual. (MLW)

Volunteers are seen as essential to the success of a major giving program. Of equal importance, however, is the support a volunteer gets from the development office: volunteer research, prospect research, volunteer recruitment, supervision, training, and solicitation. (Author/MLW)

Deferred gifts are defined as gifts a donor arranges in the present in a legally binding way, but which are deferred as far as the recipient's full enjoyment is concerned. Four roles for volunteers in deferred giving programs are considered--introducing, authenticating, advising, and soliciting. (Author/MLW)

Gives a short history of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), a broad-based program of Federal aid to public libraries. Several outstanding programs exemplifying the types of library programs funded with LSCA money are also discussed. (LLS)

After defining marketing, describes the application of strategic marketing planning to community college funding problems. Delineates alternative sources of funding and creative techniques for tapping them. A marketing index for higher education is appended. (AYC)

Relying upon grant-supported salaries, many medical schools have greatly expanded their faculties; but if new funding devices are not discovered, retrenchment will occur. Physicians, who are trained to look at the big picture, must continue to be an essential element in the biomedical research team. (MLW)

Underscores the importance of community college commitment to resource development, defines resource development and discusses the role and responsibilities of the development office, and suggests ways of strengthening the resource development function. (AYC)

Suggests a nationwide Canadian online bibliographic system for improved access to research publications, especially scholarly journals and papers produced by university departments and research institutes, similar to the ERIC system. Also discussed is funding of this abstracting and indexing service, possibly through the Canadian government. (SW)

The Bureau of Social Science Research reports on information obtained on the number of organizations doing educational research and related work in 1977, the nature of the institutions in which these organizations were located, staffing patterns, use of finances, and topics investigated. (RLV)

Funding sources and uses, and major expense categories are discussed. Trends indicate most academic libraries get funding from their own universities and in some instances from substantial gifts and endowments. Materials budgets have been redistributed in favor of serials at the expense of books. (Author/MBR)

Summarizes the history and major activities of the Foundation Library Committee, created in 1975 to coordinate grants from major foundations so that they best assist library development. The Committee's role in aiding the Research Libraries Group in development of its network is discussed. (SW)

The success of the annual fund-raising campaign is seen to depend in large part on a careful search for and cultivation of a select group of generous donors. Leadership giving is defined, and creating gift clubs, solicitation, competition and challenges, pitfalls, and renewal are discussed. (Author/MLW)

A sound method of recognition is seen as necessary for any annual giving program. The donor deserves an expression of the school's appreciation, and that recognition is part of the cultivation which will encourage a donor's continuing support. Recognition includes the thank-you process, donor reports, social events, letters, etc. (MLW)