Community college students are being forced to delay future educational goals,
due to the lack of financial support. Grants, student loans and financial aid support from
government sources are in short supply. While past resources from state legislative
bodies are being restricted and have been reduced to historic levels; educational
organizations –community college foundations - have had to associate themselves with
numerous outside sources. Collaborative partnerships with business, government, and
industry have helped to relieve financial short- falls and student scholarship pressures
while building long term and sustaining relationships.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the process of annual giving within
Texas Gulf Coast Community Colleges. A framework for the study was structured inside
of five different institutions in the Gulf Coast region. Additionally, this study set out to examine the overall context of annual giving and whether college foundations were
utilizing annual giving as a relationship tool for development and fundraising purposes.
The research design followed an interview, case study format utilizing qualitative
data. The study had several major findings. First, all colleges adhere to inputs, processes,
and outputs. Second, by analyzing each of the inputs and processes, a set of output
relationships- were discovered. Third, all institutions have a set of functions – financial,
organizational, operational, and structural – which are in alignment with inputs, process
and outputs. Fourth, brand identity helps to integrate donors and thereby, builds sustained
and long-term support.
Annual giving within Texas Gulf Coast community colleges has become a major
fixture as a fundraising practice. Foundations are making the most of this tool by
positioning themselves with their community and thus, reaping the benefits of donor
relationships. / text
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UTEXAS/oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/7523 |
| Date | 27 May 2010 |
| Creators | Warren, Alexander Charles |
| Source Sets | University of Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | electronic |
| Rights | Copyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works. |
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