Intelligent Givinginsights & - Softcover

Johnson, David E; Caulkins, H Guyford Stever Professorship Of Operations Research And Public Policy Jonathan P

9780833031341: Intelligent Givinginsights &

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0833031341 ISBN 13: 9780833031341

Publisher: RAND Corporation, 2002

Provides an intellectual framework for guiding prospective major donors in giving more effectively to higher education.Although most major gifts are profoundly motivated by charitable intentions, the noble impulse to give to higher education can quickly generate complicated choices. Which school? Which program? Under what terms or conditions? Even very talented people who have enjoyed exceptionally successful careers in business and other fields can become disoriented by academe1s idiosyncrasies. This book provides an intellectual framework for guiding prospective major donors in giving more effectively to higher education. It supplies some insight into the higher education sector, donor opportunities, the development process, and how to think about and get the most from a 3negotiation� with the institution of the donor1s choice. The insights and strategies are culled by a RAND research team mainly from interviews with development officers, institutional leaders, and donors themselves. Ultimately the giving process that works best for any donor will depend on his or her individual interests and needs. The best advice is to be clear on what effect the donor wants his or her gift to have, to seek as much information on the school/situation as possible, and to consult with an attorney and a good financial advisor at all stages of the giving process.

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About the Author:

Jonathan P. Caulkins (Ph.D., Operations Research, M.I.T.) is the Director of the RAND Pittsburgh Office, and a social scientist whose research includes developing mathematical models of social policy problems, and problems and policies concerning drugs, crime, and violence.

DONNA J. KEYSER (YALE UNIVERSITY, New Haven, CT PhD, May 1990 Department of Political Science) is a communications analyst at RAND.

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