Colleges’ characteristics linked to big gifts � Philanthropy North Carolina

Colleges’ characteristics linked to big gifts � Philanthropy North Carolina: Leaders’ tenure, board giving, national ranking are associated with the number and value of million-dollar gifts to colleges and universities, a new study says.

Other key factors include a school’s age, its investment in employees, endowment size, enrollment, alumni giving, and the type and location of the institution, says the study the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University and Johnson Grossnickle and Associates, a consulting firm to nonprofits.

Mulva Family Donates $60 Million to Business and Engineering Schools | News

Mulva Family Donates $60 Million to Business and Engineering Schools | News: AUSTIN, Texas — The Mulva Family Foundation has made a $60 million multiyear pledge to The University of Texas at Austin to support the McCombs School of Business and the Cockrell School of Engineering, once again demonstrating a deep commitment to the university’s future and to a continued vision of excellence in teaching and research.

College Endowments Sputter After Two Years of Sharp Growth - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

College Endowments Sputter After Two Years of Sharp Growth - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: The annual survey of more than 800 institutions by nonprofit investment manager Commonfund and the National Association of College and University Business Officers showed endowments collectively lost 0.3 percent of their value in the fiscal year that ended June 30. Schools’ assets gained 19.2 percent in 2011 and 11.9 percent in 2010.

UMass sets records for fundraising in fiscal year 2012 | masslive.com

UMass sets records for fundraising in fiscal year 2012 | masslive.com: AMHERST — The University of Masachusetts has reversed an ugly six-year trend in record-breaking fashion.

UMass announced its fundraising numbers from the 2012 fiscal year on Monday, reporting that the school took in $3.2 million in gifts, including $1.7 million in monetary gifts, a record amount of actual cash

Donations to colleges vary widely | The Clarion-Ledger | clarionledger.com

Donations to colleges vary widely | The Clarion-Ledger | clarionledger.com: Universities across the country enjoyed an increase in fundraising dollars last year, but donations to Mississippi's public institutions varied widely.

Top endowments in state now exceed pre-recession levels | Richmond Times-Dispatch

Top endowments in state now exceed pre-recession levels | Richmond Times-Dispatch: Three Virginia universities with elite endowments have recovered from the recession, and Virginia Commonwealth University wants to join their billion-dollar ranks.

The public University of Virginia and the private University of Richmond and Washington and Lee University say their endowments exceed where they were before investments took a hit four years ago.

The market value of the University of Virginia's total investment pool rose from $4.4 billion to end fiscal 2011 at $5.34 billion, according to the University of Virginia Investment Management Co.

Giving Graduates For Educational Institutions - TheNonProfitTimes

Giving Graduates For Educational Institutions - TheNonProfitTimes: "Fundraisers at educational institutions estimate that donations during the academic year that ended June 30, 2011, increased by 4.7 percent compared to the previous year, according to survey results released today by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in Washington, D.C. They also predicted further growth of 5.5 percent for the academic year that began July 1, 2011."