US-Insights to professionalize Higher Education Fundraising
Journal
Internationalisation of Higher Education
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Abstract (De)
US universities are very successful in fundraising. In Europe,
such level of professionalism is still in its infancy. This article sheds light on the organisational characteristics of three
US universities’ fundraising departments and aims to provide
recommendations for European higher education institutions.
The fundraising entities are at a high hierarchical level in the
institution and have strong ties with faculty members. This
set-up has implications for the structure of the teams. Ideally
they are highly diverse and the members have strong interpersonal and communication skills. As managing diverse teams
can be challenging, leaders of such fundraising entities need
to be “multirationally competent”–being able to collaborate effectively with representatives of different rationalities, or ics. This article formulates a set of recommendations for practitioners, fundraising managers and university management.
such level of professionalism is still in its infancy. This article sheds light on the organisational characteristics of three
US universities’ fundraising departments and aims to provide
recommendations for European higher education institutions.
The fundraising entities are at a high hierarchical level in the
institution and have strong ties with faculty members. This
set-up has implications for the structure of the teams. Ideally
they are highly diverse and the members have strong interpersonal and communication skills. As managing diverse teams
can be challenging, leaders of such fundraising entities need
to be “multirationally competent”–being able to collaborate effectively with representatives of different rationalities, or ics. This article formulates a set of recommendations for practitioners, fundraising managers and university management.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to practical use / society
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
DUZ Academic Publishers
Publisher place
Berlin
Volume
3
Start page
69
End page
82
Pages
14
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
263148